S.Ganesan v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 02.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE W.P(MD).No.9810 of 2019 and W.M.P(MD)No.7708 of 2019 S.Ganesan ... Petitioner -vs1. The District Collector,

2. The District Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, District Collectorate Complex, Dindigul.

3. The Chinnalapatti Town Panchayat, Through its Executive Officer, Aathur Taluk, Dindigul.

4. The Assistant Executive Engineer (Operations and Maintenance) Office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chinnalapatty, 1/4

5. Jyothi

6. Balasubramani ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the Respondents 1 to 4 to order closure of the factory of the private respondents 5 and 6 run under the name and style of 'M/s.Vinayaka Plastics' and seal and lock the same and also cut of the electricity supply to the factory premises by invoking their statutory powers under Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 2nd respondent and forbear the 5 and 6 respondents from running any plastic factory in the property in D.No.14/8/18E, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Mettupatty, Chinnalpatti, For Petitioner : M/s.H.Lakshmi Shankar For R1, R3 & R4 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader For R2 : Madhuri Donti Reddy For R5 & R6 : Mr.S.Vellaichamy

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1, 3 and 4 would submit that the subject unit has been closed.

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2. Recording the same, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (S.M.S., J.) (A.D.M.C., J.) 02.07.2025 NCC :yes/No Index :yes/No Internet:yes/No rgm To

1. The District Collector,

2. The District Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, District Collectorate Complex, Dindigul.

3. The Chinnalapatti Town Panchayat, Through its Executive Officer, Aathur Taluk, Dindigul.

4. The Assistant Executive Engineer (Operations and Maintenance) Office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chinnalapatty, 3/4

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and A.D.MARIA CLETE, J.

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