V. Ravichandran,President, v. The Union Of India

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.09.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD W.P(MD)No.1260, 2398 and 3601 of 2015 and M.P.(MD) No.1 of 2015 in W.P.(MD) No.2398 of 2015 W.P.(MD) No.1260 of 2015:

V. Ravichandran, President, Kalingapatty Marathoni Kanmai & Chatrapatti Therkukulam (South Kanmai) Water Users Association, Kalingapatty Post, Sankarankovil Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

1.The Union of India, 2.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, Forts St.George, 3.The State of Kerala, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, Thiruvanandapuram, Kerala.

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4.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, 5.The Department of Public Works, Government of Kerala, Tiruvanandapuram, Kerala.

6.The Chief Engineer (Irrigation), Chepauk, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1, 2 and 3 to take steps to repair, stabilize and make good the breakage in the Shenbakavalli alias Kannyamathaku Channel and ensure proper supply of water for irrigation and drinking water to the Ayacuts within the time that may stipulated by this Honble Court. : Mr.P.Subbaraj For 1st Respondent : Mr.R.Senthil Kumar Central Government Senior Panel Counsel For Respondents 2, 4 & 6: Mr.P.Thilak Kumar For Respondents 3 & 5 2/6

W.P.(MD) No.2398 of 2015:

Baskaran, aged 43, S/o.Ganapathy, Secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Thirunelveli District Committee, Thirunelveli.

1.The Union of India, 2.The State of Tamil Nadu, 3.The State of Kerala, Thiruvanandapuram.

4.The Chief Engineer (Irrigation), Madurai.

praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to do the all repair works in the Shenbagavalli dam to protect the irrigation of agricultural lands situated in Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar district.

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: Mr.S.Muthukrishnan For 1st Respondent : Mr.J.Mahendran Central Government Senior Panel Counsel For Respondents 2 & 4 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar For 3rd Respondent W.P.(MD) No.2398 of 2015:

V.Muthuvelan 1.The Chief Secretary to Government, Chennai- 9.

2.The Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State.

3.The Secretary to Government, Public Work Department, Chennai- 9.

4.The Secretary to Government, Public Work Department, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State.

praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1,2 to take steps to repair, stablize and make good the breakage in the 4/6

Shenbakavalli alias Kannayamathaku channel and ensure proper supply of water for irrigation and drinking water to the Ayacuts within the time that may be stipulated by this Honble Court pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court. : Mr.P.Srinivasan For Respondents 1 & 3 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar For Respondents 2 & 4 * * *

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by R.MAHADEVAN, J.) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in these Writ Petitions seek permission of this Court to withdraw these Writ Petitions with liberty to approach the authorities for any other relief. They have also made endorsements to that effect. Recording the same, these Writ Petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with such liberty. No costs. Consequently, connected M.P.(MD) No.1 of 2015 in W.P.(MD) No.2398 of 2015 is dismissed. [R.M.D., J.] [J.S.N.P., J.] 15.09.2022 Internet : Yes / No Index : Yes / No sj 5/6

R.MAHADEVAN, J.

and J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD , J.

sj To 1.The Secretary, Union of India, 2.The Chief Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Forts St.George, 3.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, 4.The Chief Engineer (Irrigation), Chepauk, 5.The Chief Engineer (Irrigation), Madurai.

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