Edwin Thurai C v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.08.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN and W.M.P(MD)Nos.21244, 21245 of 2022 and 2163 of 2024 C.Edwin Thurai ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forest, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

3.The Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited, Represented by its Chairman, Office of the Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited, Chennai - 600 015.

4.The District Forest Officer, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

5.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Nagercoil, 6.The Managing Director, 1/6

(A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Regd. Office - Post Box No.75, Vadasery, Nagercoil - 629 001, 7.Dinkar Kumar, Managing Director, (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Regd. Office - Post Box No.75, Vadasery, Nagercoil - 629 001, 8.The General Manager, (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Regd. Office - Post Box No.75, Vadasery, Nagercoil - 629 001, 9.The Divisional Manager, Chittar, Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Chittar, Kanyakumari District.

10.The Division Manager, Maruthamparai, (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Maruthamparai, Kanyakumari District.

11.The Division Manager, Manalodai, (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Manalodai, Kanyakumari District.

...Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the entire records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the sixth respondent in Na.Ka.No.Va1/10717/2022 dated 15.11.2022 and quash the same is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the fifth respondent to take appropriate action against the seventh respondent and his erred subordinate officials and to conduct fresh Auction cum Tender for Coupe No. 23, Bit No.III Right to do slaughter tapping of latex, felling and removal of matured rubber trees in Chithar Division of Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited and pass such further or other orders as this Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.R.Sreenivasan For R1, R2& R4 : Mr.D.Ghandiraj Special Government Pleader For R3, R6, R8 to R11 : Mr.A.K.Manikam For R5 : Mr.Vaikam Karunanidhi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R9 : Mr.A.Murali Kumar

ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioner has circulated a letter dated 12.08.2025 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect. 3/6

2. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 14.08.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No sn To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forest, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

3.The Chariman, Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited, Office of the Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited, Chennai - 600 015.

4.The District Forest Officer, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

5.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Nagercoil, 4/6

6.The Managing Director, (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Regd. Office - Post Box No.75, Vadasery, Nagercoil - 629 001, 7.The General Manager, (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Regd. Office - Post Box No.75, Vadasery, Nagercoil - 629 001, 8.The Divisional Manager, Chittar, Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Chittar, Kanyakumari District.

9.The Division Manager, Maruthamparai, (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Maruthamparai, Kanyakumari District.

10.The Division Manager, Manalodai, (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking) Manalodai, Kanyakumari District.

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C.SARAVANAN, J.

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