B. Balachandran, v. The Chief Secretary,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.11.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN W.P.[MD].Nos.10547 to 10550 of 2015 B.Balachandran : Petitioner in W.P.(MD).No.10547 of 2015 M.Chandrasekar : Petitioner in W.P.(MD).No.10548 of 2015 T.Loganathan : Petitioner in W.P.(MD).No.10549 of 2015 S.Suresh : Petitioner in W.P.(MD).No.10550 of 2015 Vs.

1.The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Industries Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The Director, Geology and Mining Department, Guindy, Chennai.

3.The Chairman, TWAD Board, Chennai.

4.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur.

5.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, [Water Resources], River Safety Circle, Karur District.

6.The Tahsildar, Kulithalai Taluk, Karur District.

:Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 6 to stop all the spring water inner sand quarry activities and change the [sand quarry] stockyard on highways to another place or any other appropriate writ or and pass necessary orders on the petitioners' representation dated 21.05.2015. For Petitioners : Mr.K.M.Boopathy in all cases For Respondent Nos.1,2, 4 to 6 : Mr.M.Govindan Special Government Pleader For Respondent No.3 : No Appearance in all cases https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

COMMON ORDER ************* [Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.] The petitioners have come up with the present Writ Petitions seeking the following prayer:- "to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 6 to stop all the spring water inner sand quarry activities and change the [sand quarry] stockyard on highways to another place or any other appropriate writ or and pass necessary orders on the petitioners' representation dated 21.05.2015".

2. It is submitted by the learned Special Government Pleader that already the quarrying operation has been stopped and there is no quarrying operation going on.

3. Recording the said submission, these Writ Petitions are dismissed. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Crl.side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai-23.

To 1.The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Industries Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The Director, Geology and Mining Department, Guindy, Chennai.

3.The Chairman, TWAD Board, Chennai.

4.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur. 5.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, [Water Resources], River Safety Circle, Karur District. 6.The Tahsildar, Kulithalia Taluk, Karur District. +1cc to the Special Government Pleader, in SR.74222 W.P.[MD].Nos.10547 to 10550 of 2015 29.11.2016 nb PBK/CK/SAR-I 08/12/2016 ::2P-8C:

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