Arockiasami v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.07.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA Arockiasami : Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Environment and Forest Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Member Secretary, No.76, Mount Salai, Cuindy, Chennai - 600 032.

3.The District Collector, Office of the Collectorate Building, 1/6

4.The District Environmental Engineer, Pudukkottai, 5.Mohamed Meera 6.Ajeesh : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 4 to take necessary action against fifth respondent and close down the poultry farm situated in Survey No.183/6 at Pannaiyar Kudiyiruppu, Perunavalur Post, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District and restrain the sixth respondent from putup the poultry farm in Survey No.191/1A at Pannaiyar Kudiyiruppu, Perunavalur Post, Arnathangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District by considering the petitioner's representation dated 30.09.2021. For Petitioner : Mr.D.S.Haroon Rasheed For Respondents 1 & 3 : Mr.A.K.Manikkam Special Government Pleader For Respondents 2 & 4 : Ms.Vijayakumari Natarajan For Respondents 5 & 6 : Ms.D.Saranya 2/6

O R D E R

************ [Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] Alleging that the fifth and sixth respondents who are running poultry farms in Pannaiyar Kudiyiruppu in Aranthangi Taluk are not burying the dead chicken and are instead throwing them around, the present Public Interest Litigation has been filed for a direction to the authorities to take action against them. 2.Learned Counsel for the fifth and sixth respondents submitted that the petitioner has a motive, inasmuch as in the recently concluded election, the petitioner and the fifth and sixth respondents were in the opponent political camps. That apart, the petitioner is said to hail from a neighbouring village and not from the village where the fifth and sixth respondents are having their poultry farms.

3.Be that as it may, the petitioner has not filed any sufficient materials to show that the fifth and sixth respondents are illegally running the poultry farm.

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4.In such view of the matter, we do not find any public interest involved in this writ petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. [P.N.P.,J.] & [R.H.,J.] 11.07.2022 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No MR 4/6

To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Environment and Forest Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Member Secretary, No.76, Mount Salai, Cuindy, Chennai - 600 032.

3.The District Collector, Office of the Collectorate Building, 4.The District Environmental Engineer, Pudukkottai, 5/6

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

and R.HEMALATHA, J.

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