B.Sudha Sathyanand v. The Assistant Director

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.02.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL W.P.(MD)No.25365 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD)No.22959 of 2018 B.Sudha Sathyanand ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Assistant Director of Mines & Minerals, Mines and Minerals Department, Madurai, 2.The District Collector, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai, 4.The Tahsildar, Vadipatti Taluk,

5.The Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Superintendent of Police, 6.The Inspector of Police, Kadupatti Police Station, Kadupatti, 7.Selvam .. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the seventh respondent from quarrying sand or any other mineral in Survey No.431 situated at Ayan Thenkarai Village, Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District and consequently to direct the respondents 1 to 6 to take appropriate action against the seventh respondent and other officials who have permitted the seventh respondent to illegally quarry by considering the petitioner's representation dated 16.12.2018 within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar - for R1 to R4

Additional Government Pleader Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar - for R5 & R6 Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] None appears for the petitioner.

2.Learned Additional Government Pleader on instructions submits that as on date no quarrying activity is going on in the subject land.

3.In the light of that, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [S.V.G., C.J.] [P.D.B., J.] 29.02.2024 Index : Yes / No MR

To 1.The Assistant Director of Mines & Minerals, Mines and Minerals Department, Madurai, 2.The District Collector, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai, 4.The Tahsildar, Vadipatti Taluk, 5.The Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Superintendent of Police, 6.The Inspector of Police, Kadupatti Police Station, Kadupatti,

THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE and P.DHANABAL , J.

MR W.P.(MD)No.25365 of 2018 29.02.2024