B.Ramkumar Adityan, v. The Secretary,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.09.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD B.Ramkumar Adityan ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi-110 003.

2.The Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, Forests & Pollution, Government of Tamil Nadu, St.George Fort, Chennai-600 009.

3.The Registrar, Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110 001.

4.The Registrar, 5.The Chariman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar, New Delhi-110 032.

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6.Hon'ble Mr.Tarun Agrawal, The Chariman, Three-member independent committee, 7.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, No.76, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 032.

8.The District Collector, Thoothukudi District, Korampallam, Thoothukudi-628 101.

9.District Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, C7 & C9, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Meelavittan, Thoothukudi-628 008.

10.The Chairman, Vedanta Limited, (Formerly M/s.Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd., 1st Floor, 'C' Wing, Unit 103, Corporate Avenue, Atul Projects, Chakala, Andheri (E), Mumbai-400 093.

11.The Chief Executive Officer, Vedanta Limited, Meelavittan Village, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Thoothukudi-628 002.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondent Nos.5, 6 and 8 to conduct Public Meeting at Thoothukudi for Two days as 2/6

per procedures laid down in Office Memorandum No.J-15012/29/2010-1A-II (M) dated 19.04.2010 of the 1st Respondent before submitting report to the 3rd Respondent by the 6th Respondent within stipulated time. For Petitioner : Mr.Karthick Subramanian For R2, R4, R7 to R9 & R11 : Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader For R1, R3 & R5 : Mr.K.Prabhu For R10 : Mr.R.Parthasarathy

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by R.MAHADEVAN, J.) The present writ petition has been filed for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondent Nos.5, 6 and 8 to conduct a Public Meeting at Thoothukudi for two days as per the procedures laid down in the Office Memorandum No.J-15012/29/2010-1A-II (M), dated 19.04.2010, of the first respondent before submitting report to the third Respondent by the sixth Respondent within a time frame.

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Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the abovesaid public meeting is already over and therefore, the relief sought for in this writ petition has become infructuous.

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Recording the abovesaid submission, the Writ Petition is closed. No costs.

[R.M.D.,J.] & [J.S.N.P.,J.] Index : Yes / No 07.09.2022 Internet : Yes bala To 1.The Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi-110 003.

2.The Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, Forests & Pollution, Government of Tamil Nadu, St.George Fort, Chennai-600 009.

3.The Registrar, Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110 001.

4.The Registrar, 5.The Chariman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar, New Delhi-110 032.

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6.Hon'ble Mr.Tarun Agrawal, The Chariman, Three-member independent committee, 7.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, No.76, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 032.

8.The District Collector, Thoothukudi District, Korampallam, Thoothukudi-628 101.

9.District Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, C7 & C9, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Meelavittan, Thoothukudi-628 008.

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R.MAHADEVAN ,J.

and J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD,J.

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