V.Parameswaran v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.17977 of 2024 and W.M.P.(MD)No.15406 of 2024 V.Parameswaran ... Petitioner -Vs1.The District Collector, 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 3.The Tahsildar, Sivagangai Taluk, 4.The Assistant Director of Mines & Minerals, 5.Thangapandian ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to take appropriate action against

the 5th respondent based on the representation dated 22.07.2024 by cancelling the quarrying permit if any given to the 5th respondent and to pass an order declaring that no quarrying permit will be given to anybody in future in the said village and also directing the 5th respondent to fill up the pits digged by the 5th respondent in the land in Survey No.158 of Vembankudi Village, Sivagangai Taluk within the specified time limit as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Tamilmani For R1 to R4 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader For R5 : Mr.K.Althaf Sheriff, for M/s.Ajmal Associates

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.] This Writ Petition is filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action against the 5th respondent based on the representation dated 22.07.2024 by cancelling the quarrying permit if any given to the 5th respondent and to pass an order declaring that no quarrying permit will be given to anybody in future in the said village and also to direct the 5th respondent to fill up the pits dug by him in the land in Survey No.158 of Vembankudi Village, Sivagangai Taluk within the specified time limit as fixed by this Court.

2.Today (23.04.2025), when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 4, by producing the proceedings of the Deputy Director of Mines and Minerals, Sivagangai District dated 04.07.2025, would submit that license has been granted to the 5th respondent.

3.In view of the said submission, this Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the license before the appropriate authority by raising all the objections in the manner known to law. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

[J.N.B., J.] & [S.S.Y., J.] 23.04.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva To 1.The District Collector,

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 3.The Tahsildar, Sivagangai Taluk, 4.The Assistant Director of Mines & Minerals,

J.NISHA BANU, J.

AND S.SRIMATHY , J.

Yuva W.P.(MD)No.17977 of 2024 23.04.2025