Perumalkulam Kanmai And v. The District Collector,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.9188 & 9189 of 2019 Perumalkulam Kanmai and Varathu Vaikal Water Users Association rep.by its Secretary Rajendran S/o.Karuppanna Gounder Kulathukarai Virupachi Post Ottanchathiram Taluk ... Petitioner -vs1.The District Collector Dindigul 2.The Executive Engineer Public Works Department Water Resource Organization Nankanchiyaru Vadinilakottam Palani, Dindigul District

3.The Tahsildar Ottanchathiram Taluk 4.The Assistant Director Geology and Mining Department Dindigul, Dindigul District 5.Vetrivel ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent in his proceedings Na.Ka.No. 262/2019 (Mines) dated 30.04.2019 and quash the same on the ground that the same is arbitrary, illegal and without any legal basis and consequently forbearing the respondents No.1 to 4 from issuing any further quarry operation or extension in the Perumalkulam Tank, Viruppachi Village, Ottanchathiram Taluk, Dindigul District.

For Petitioner :

Ms.J.Aswini for Mr.S.Karthik For Respondents :

Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1 to R4 R5 - Dismissed for default

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the matter has become infructuous.

2. Recording the above submission, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

[S.M.S., J.] [A.D.M.C., J.] 02.07.2025 NCC :

Yes / No Index :

Yes / No Internet :

Yes / No krk To:

1.The District Collector, Dindigul.

2.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Water Resource Organization,

Nankanchiyaru Vadinilakottam, Palani, Dindigul District.

3.The Tahsildar, Ottanchathiram Taluk, Dindigul District.

4.The Assistant Director, Geology and Mining Department, Dindigul, Dindigul District.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE , J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.9188 & 9189 of 2019 02.07.2025