P. Dhinagaran v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.11.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL and CMP.Nos.23041, 23043 & 23044 of 2023 P.Dhinagaran

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.The District Collector, Tiruvanamalai District 2.The Director, District Town and Country Planning Office, Tiruvannamalai District-606 601 3.The Joint Director, Department of Agriculture Tamilnadu, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005 4.The Village President, Madipakkam Panchayat, Madipakkam Post, Tiruvannamali 5.Kanniyappan Maharajan S/o.Kanniyappan Gounder, 914, Annamalaiyar Street, Thiruvannamalai District-604 407

6.The Secretary to Government, Geology and Mining Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9 7.The Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 8.The Secretary to Government, Water Supply and Municipal Administration Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 9.The Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009

10. The Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 11.The Secretary to Government, Forest and Environment Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 12.The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), 3rd Floor, Panagal Maaligal, No.1, Jones Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015 (R6 to R12 are suo motu impleaded as per order dated 16.04.2024 in WP.23534/2023) ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the first respondent in proceedings No.280/Kanimam/2023, dated 02.06.2023 and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Kamalesh Kannan For Respondents : Mr.R.Kumaravel Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R3, R7, R9, R10 Mr.K.G.Senthilkumar for R5 Mr.P.Anandakumar Government Advocate for R8 and R11 Mr.K.Srinivasa Murthy, SPCG for R12 Mr.N.Naveen Kumar for R4 Mr.P.S.Raman Advocate General assisted by Mr.E.Vijay Anand Additional Government Pleader for R6

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition and has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.

2. In view of the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. No Costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

[M.S.R., J] [R.S.V., J] 19.11.2025 (2/2) Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Anu To 1.The District Collector, Tiruvanamalai District 2.The Director, District Town and Country Planning Office, Tiruvannamalai District-606 601 3.The Joint Director, Department of Agriculture Tamilnadu, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005 4.The Village President, Madipakkam Panchayat, Madipakkam Post, Tiruvannamali

5.The Secretary to Government, Geology and Mining Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9 6.The Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 7.The Secretary to Government, Water Supply and Municipal Administration Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 8.The Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009

9. The Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 10.The Secretary to Government, Forest and Environment Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 11.The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), 3rd Floor, Panagal Maaligal, No.1, Jones Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

Anu and CMP.Nos. 23041, 23043 & 23044 of 2023 19.11.2025 (2/2)