K.Thirumal v. The Member Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 27.04.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE M.SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN W.P.No.26740 of 2018 K.Thirumal ...

Petitioner Vs.

1.The Member Secretary, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Ground Floor Panagal Maligai, No.1 Jeenis Road, Saidapet, Chennai-15.

2.The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Rep. by its Chairman, No.76, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai-32.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India, praying for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the online application for Environmental Clearance made by the petitioner on 09.04.2018 vide online application No.SIA/TN/MIN/23895/2018.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.S.Viswanathan For Respondents : Mr.Venkataswamy Babu, SPC GOI for R-1 : Mr.Abdul Saleem for R-2

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by M.Sundar, J.) Mr.K.S.Viswanathan, learned counsel on record for the petitioner submitted that he has instructions from the petitioner to withdraw this writ petition. Saying so, learned counsel submitted that leave and liberty may please be granted for the petitioner to pursue other remedies that https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

may be available in law. Learned counsel on record for writ petitioner has made an endorsement in the case file which reads as follows:

'Writ petition may be permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to workout other remedies.

Sd/- 27.04.2019 Counsel for petitioner'

2.Learned counsel for petitioner reiterated the aforesaid endorsement.

3.In the light of the aforesaid endorsement made in the case file and in the light of request to grant leave and liberty to pursue other remedies, writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving the rights and liberties of the writ petitioner to pursue other remedies that may be available to the petitioner in law. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gya To 1.The Member Secretary, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Ground Floor Panagal Maligai, No.1 Jeenis Road, Saidapet, Chennai-15.

2.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, No.76, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai-32.

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