Muthuraja v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.07.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA W.P.(MD) No.14249 of 2022 Muthuraja ... Petitioner -vs1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The Joint Chief Environmental Engineer, Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Kappalur, Thirumangalam, Madurai.

3.The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals Department, District Collector Office Compound, Madurai.

4.The Tahsildar, Melur Taluk, Melur, Madurai District.

5.Sri Syam Exports,

6.Baburam Kothari Teja Granite, 7.Pearl Exports, 8.S.Radhakrishnan Mansal Granite, 9.Yellao Granite, 10.Sri Guru Karpa Granite, 11.Aravindh Granite, 12.Rockfort Granite, 13.Sri Sivam Industries, 14.Natural Granite,

15. Sri Krishna Exports, 16.Nava Durgha Granite, 17.Sri Baba Ram Jey Baby Granite, 18.SPM Granite,

19.Sri Mahadev Granite, 20.R.K.Stone Granite, ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to take effective steps to prevent the illegal act of the respondents 5 to 20 Granite companies situated in Poonjuthi Village Panchayat into dumping granite waste and flowing waste water into the agricultural lands, tanks and water resources and to preserve the agricultural lands, tanks, water sources and right of the peoples to have quality life situated in the Poonjuthi village Panchayat and to take legal action against them on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated 18.04.2022 and to protect the people from the Environment Hazard created by the Granite companies and to ensure the peoples' quality life as guaranteed under the Constitution of India and agricultural lands within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Kaliraj For Respondents :

Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader for R1, R3, R4 Ms.Vijayakumari Natarajan for R2

O R D E R

(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the above submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to work out the remedies, if any, in the manner known to law. No costs.

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1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The Joint Chief Environmental Engineer, Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Kappalur, Thirumangalam, Madurai.

3.The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals Department, District Collector Office Compound, Madurai.

4.The Tahsildar, Melur Taluk, Melur, Madurai District.

P.N.PRAKASH , J.

and R.HEMALATHA , J.

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