Madras High CourtWP(MD)/10426/2016dismissed as infructuous

T.Glastin v. The Chief Secretary

2022-09-13Honourable Mr Justice R. Mahadevan,Honourable Mr Justice J.Sathya Narayana Prasad5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.09.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD T.Glastin ... Petitioner -vs1.The Chief Secretary Government of Tamilnadu Chennai-600 001 2.The District Collector Kanyakumari District Nagercoil-629 001 3.The Superintendent of Police Kanyakumari District Nagercoil-629 001 4.The District Forest Officer Kanyakumari District Nagercoil-629 001 5.The Revenue Divisional Officer Padhmanabhapuram Thuckalay-629 175

6.The Assistant Director Mines and Minerals, Nagercoil Kanyakumari District 7.The Union of India rep.by its Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forest South Block, New Delhi 8.R.Shankar ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondents 1 to 7 to cancel the License issued to the 8th respondent in License No.87/G & M/2009, dated 16.10.2015 for quarrying rough stone and jelly in Re-survey No.804/4, 5 & 6 of Meicode Village, Kalkulam Taluk, Kanyakumari District (Quarry) and further direct the 1st respondent to initiate an investigation into the circumstances which led to the grant of the quarry license in such an illegal way.. For Petitioner :

Mr.Puhazh Gandhi.P.

For Respondents :

Mr.S.Shanmugavel Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R6 Mr.C.Nandagopal Central Government Standing Counsel for R7

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.MAHADEVAN, J.] When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the relief sought for in this writ petition has become infructuous.

2. In view of the above submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. [R.M.D., J.] [J.S.N.P., J.] 13.09.2022 Index :

Yes / No Internet :

Yes / No krk To:

1.The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamilnadu, Chennai-600 001.

2.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil-629 001.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil-629 001.

4.The District Forest Officer, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil-629 001.

5.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Padhmanabhapuram, Thuckalay-629 175.

6.The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

7.The Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Union of India, South Block, New Delhi.

R.MAHADEVAN , J.

and J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J.

krk 13.09.2022