M/S. Beach Minerals Sands Company, v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Represented By The Chief Secretary Of Governement,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.03.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.T.RAJA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P.

(MD) Nos.516, 517, 575 and 576 of 2017 W.P.Nos.516 and 517 of 2017:

M/s.Beach Mineral Company Private Limited rep. by its Managing Director, Harihara Mahadevan 31-2, Halls Road, Egmore Chennai-600 008, Tamilnadu.

.. Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by the Chief Secretary of Government,

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Respondents (Respondent Nos.4 and 5 impleaded vide order dated 12.11.2021 passed in the writ petitions) Prayer: W.P.(MD) No.516 of 2017 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the second respondent in G.O(Ms) No. 173 dated 17.09.2013 in respect of petitioner's company and quash the same. Prayer: W.P.(MD) No.517 of 2017 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of declaration declaring G.O(Ms) No. 173 dated 17.09.2013 passed by the second respondent as illegal, null and void, and ultra vires in respect of the petitioner's company and against the principles of natural justice. W.P.Nos.575 and 576 of 2017:

M/s.Beach Mineral Sands Company rep. by its Authorised Signatory, Senthil Arumugam 32-2, Halls Road, Egmore Chennai-600 008, Tamilnadu.

.. Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by the Chief Secretary of Government,

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Respondents (Respondent Nos.4 and 5 impleaded vide order dated 12.11.2021 passed in the writ petitions) Prayer: W.P.(MD) No.575 of 2017 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the second respondent in G.O(Ms) No.156 dated 08.08.2013 in respect of the petitioner's company and quash the same.

Prayer: W.P.(MD) No.576 of 2017 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of declaration declaring that G.O(Ms) No.156 dated 08.08.2013 passed by the second respondent is illegal, null and void, and ultra vires and against principles of natural justice in respect of the petitioner's company.

For the Petitioners : Mr.S.Anand Chandrasekar For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader assisted by Mr.P.Balathandayutham Special Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 & 5 : Mrs.Shanmugavalli Sekar for 4th respondent COMMON ORDER (Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to withdraw these writ petitions and he has also filed a memo dated 30.1.2023 that that effect.

In view of the above, these writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.(MD) Nos.423, 424, 457 and 458 of 2017 are closed. (T.R., ACJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 20.03.2023 Index :

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sasi To:

1.The Chief Secretary of Government, State of Tamil Nadu,

THE HON'BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

(sasi) 20.03.2023