Veeranathan v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.09.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.(MD). No.21237 of 2023 Veeranathan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

2.The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals Department, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

4.The Tahsildar, Thovalai Taluk, Kanyakumari District.

5.Sami 6.Selvakumar 7.Raja 8.Suyambu Kumar 9.Sathish 1/7

10.Chinna Nadar 11.Solarajan 12.Kaliammal 13.Jeyakumar 14.Tharmaraj 15.Nagarajan 16.Mariya Johnson 17.Umamaheswari 18.Chandran 19.Rajendran 20.Manikandan 21.Essaki Muthu 22.Tamil Kumar 23.Murugan 24.Sudalai 25.Devid 26.Nagendran 27.Murugesan 2/7

28.Prince 29.Meenakshi Sundaram 30.Jeyasingh 31.Sundaram 32.Karthick 33.Sundarrajan 34.Ramesh 35.Dhanu 36.Devid 37.Ravichandran 38.Murugan 39.Iyyadurai 40.Komala 41.Iyyadurai 42.Sivakumar 43.Rajendran

...Respondents

PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to take necessary action against the respondents 5 to 43 indulged in theft of sand 3/7

in agricultural lands in Survey Nos.10, 117, 118, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 314, 318, 321, 322, 325, 326 to 329, 332, 333 and 428 situated at Shenpagaramanpudur Village, Thovalai Taluk, Kanyakumari District, by considering the petitioner's representation dated 18.05.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ramu For Respondents : Ms.D.Farjana Ghoushia, Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action against the respondents 5 to 43 who are indulging in theft of sand in the agricultural lands in Survey Nos.10, 117, 118, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 314, 318, 321, 322, 325, 326 to 329, 332, 333 and 428 situated at Shenpagaramanpudur Village, Thovalai Taluk, Kanyakumari District, based on a representation given by the petitioner on 18.05.2023.

2. The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 4, on instructions, submits that the respondents 1 to 4 are going to conduct resurvey and would take appropriate action. 4/7

3. Recording the submission made by the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 4, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent, namely, the District Collector, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, to cause an inspection in the aforementioned survey numbers and take appropriate action, if any violations are noted within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 29.09.2023 Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No ssb To 1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

2.The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals Department, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

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4.The Tahsildar, Thovalai Taluk, Kanyakumari District.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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