B.Sarvanan v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.11.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN B.Sarvanan S/o.Bakthavachalam No.1/94, Mariamman Koil Street Kannur Village, Tiruvallur Taluk & District Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector District Collectorate, Tiruvallur District 2.The District Environmental Engineer Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Tiruvallur 3.The Assistant Director of Panchayats, Tiruvallur and District 4.The Block Development Officer Kadambathur, Tiruvallur District 5.The Revenue Divisional Officer Tiruvallur, Tiruvallur District

6.The Tahsildar Tiruvallur Taluk, Tiruvallur District 7.The Managing Director M/s.Supreme Power Equipment Limited, No.55, SIDCO Industiral Estate, Thirumazhisai, Chennai 600 124 Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 25.11.2024 seeking removal of the manufactural industry established by the 7th respondent at Kannur Village, Thiruvallur Taluk and District comprised in Survey No.234/10, 11, 12A, 13B, 235/6A2, 7, 8A, 8B2, 9B. For Petitioner:

Mr.G.Mageshkumar For Respondents:

Mr.M.Habeeb Rahman, Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1, 3 to 6 Mr.V.Gunasekar Standing Counsel for respondent No.2

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Challenge to the establishment of an industrial unit by respondent No.7 is laid through this petition, styled as 'public interest litigation'.

3. We find that respondent No.7 has established its unit after obtaining due approval from the Pollution Control authorities, as also from other State authorities. None of these permissions is under challenge in this petition. Without challenge to the legality and validity of various permissions and approvals, including consent to operate, the petition is not maintainable.

4. We also find that, if challenge is to be laid to the consent to operate order issued by the Pollution Control authorities, the remedy lies before the appellate authority constituted under the Pollution Control Board Laws.

5. The writ petition is dismissed with liberty as aforesaid. There shall be no order as to costs.

(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 14.11.2025 Index :

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To:

1.The District Collector District Collectorate, Tiruvallur District 2.The District Environmental Engineer Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Tiruvallur 3.The Assistant Director of Panchayats, Tiruvallur and District 4.The Block Development Officer Kadambathur, Tiruvallur District 5.The Revenue Divisional Officer Tiruvallur, Tiruvallur District 6.The Tahsildar Tiruvallur Taluk, Tiruvallur District

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J.

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