Devaraj v. The Government Of Tamilnadu (Deleted)
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.07.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY Devaraj ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by its Chief Secretary, Public Works Department, Secretariat, Chennai.
2.The Chief Engineer, Office of the Chief Engineer, Water Resource Development, Public Works Department, Subramanyapuram, Trichy-20.
3.The Superintending Engineer, Office of the Superintending Engineer, Water Resource Development, Public Works Department, Subramanyapuram, Trichy-20.
4.The Executive Engineer, Office of the Executive Engineer, Water Resource Development, River Protection Division, Public Works Department, Trichy-1.
5.The Director of Geology and Mining, Guindy, Chennai.
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6.The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals Department, Old Collectorate Buildings, Trichy.
7.The Chairman, TWAD Board, Chennai.
8.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Trichy Collectorate, Tricy.
9.The Revenue Divisional Officer/Sub Collector, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy District.
10.The Tahsildar, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy District.
11.The Commissioner/Block Development Officer, Manikandam, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy District.
12.The Revenue Inspector, Panchayat Union Office, Somarasampettai, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy District.
13.The Village Administrative Officer, Navalurkottappattu, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy.
14.The Director General of Police, Police Head Quarters, Mylapore, Chennai.
15.The Inspector General of Police, Trichy Central, Trichy.
16.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Srirangam Region, Trichy.
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17.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Trichy.
18.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jeeyapuram, Anandanallur, Trichy.
19.The Inspector of Police, Ramji Nagar Police Station, Trichy.
... Respondents [RR1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12 to 16 and 18 are deleted vide order dated 27.09.2019 made in W.M.P.(MD) No.17526 of 2019] PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to initiate necessary and appropriate action not only to protect the two water bodies namly Periyakulam comprised in survey No.184 and Papankulam Tank comprised in survey No. 111-1 situated at Navalur Kottapattu Village, Manikandam Panchayat Union, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy District form encroachment but also from the illegal mining.
For Petitioner :
Mr.M.Aarumugam For RR3, 6 & 8 to 11:
Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader For RR17 & 19 :
Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor RR1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12 to 16 & 18 : Deleted 3/6
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. Recording the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.
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To 1.The Superintending Engineer, Office of the Superintending Engineer, Water Resource Development, Public Works Department, Subramanyapuram, Trichy-20.
2.The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals Department, Old Collectorate Buildings, Trichy.
3.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Trichy Collectorate, Tricy.
4.The Revenue Divisional Officer/Sub Collector, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy District.
5.The Tahsildar, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy District.
6.The Commissioner/Block Development Officer, Manikandam, Srirangam Taluk, Trichy District.
7.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Trichy.
8.The Inspector of Police, Ramji Nagar Police Station, Trichy.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
and S.SRIMATHY, J.
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