S.Subramanian v. The Director Of Geology And Mines Department,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.08.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY S.Subramanian ...Petitioner Vs.
1.The Director of Geology And Mines Department, Geology and Mines Department, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.
2.The District Collector, Nagarkoil, Kanyakumari District 3.The District Collector, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District 4.The Joint Director of Geology and Mines Department, Madurai Region, Madurai.
5.The Assistant Director of Geology and Mines Department, Nagarkovil, Kanyakumari District.
6.The Assistant Director of Geology and Mines Department, Tirunelveli District. ...Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to initiate detailed enquiry against crusher and quarry operators with respect to ban the unauthorized collection of amount for issuing transit pas and to issue the receipt for the payment made by the petitioner, by considering the representation dated 1/5
14.07.2025 within a stipulated time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.Aayiram.K.Selvakumar For R1 to R6 : Mr.S.Sanmugavel Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to initiate detailed enquiry against crusher and quarry operators with respect to ban the unauthorized collection of amount for issuing transit pas and to issue the receipt for the payment made by the petitioner, by considering the representation dated 14.07.2025 within a stipulated time frame fixed by this Court.
2.The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that there is a guideline for collecting the government fixed rate for which he has produced a meeting conducted by the District Collector, Kanyakumari, on 15.07.2025, wherein under Clause 8, it has been stated as under: "fdpkq;fs; nfhz;L nry;y toq;fg;gLk; Transit Pass-f;F muR eph;zapj;Js;s fl;lzj;ij kl;LNk t#ypf;f Ntz;Lk; vdTk;> $Ljyhf t#ypf;f $lhJ vdTk;>"
Therefore, there is no authorization to collect over and above the government 2/5
fixed rate. If it is collected over and above the government fixed rate, as and when the incident is reported, they would take action. 3.Regarding the said summation, this Court is of the considered opinion that the present writ petition being a blanket prayer cannot be ordered. However, if the petitioner is reporting any incident, the respondents are directed to take action as per law. In fact, the government itself has fixed the rate and online application alone is being entertained. Therefore, this order is applicable to respondents 2 and 3 and anywhere in Tamil Nadu. 4.With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
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1.The Director of Geology And Mines Department, Geology and Mines Department, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.
2.The District Collector, Nagarkoil, Kanyakumari District 3.The District Collector, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District 4.The Joint Director of Geology and Mines Department, Madurai Region, Madurai.
5.The Assistant Director of Geology and Mines Department, Nagarkovil, Kanyakumari District.
6.The Assistant Director of Geology and Mines Department, Tirunelveli District.
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S.SRIMATHY , J.
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