B.Sundar v. The Director Of Geology And Mining

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.22609 of 2019 & 1290 of 2020 B.Sundar ... Petitioner -vs1.The Director of Geology and Mining Thiru V.Ka.Industrial Estate Guindy, Chennai-32 2.The District Collector Virudhunagar District Virudhunagar 3.The Assistant Director Geology and Mining Department Collectorate, Virudhunagar Virudhunagar District 4.The Superintendent of Police Virudhunagar District Virudhunagar

5.The Revenue Divisional Officer Sivakasi Virudhunagar District 6.The Tahsildar Watrap Virudhunagar District 7.The Inspector of Police Watrap Police Station Virudhunagar District 8.M.Muthusamy ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the official respondents to take action against the 8th respondent for illegal quarrying of sand in Survey No.1282/1A, 1B, 1282/2A, 2B and 1283/1 at Maharajapuram village, Watrap Taluk, Vrudhunagar District for a period from 25.11.2019 to 9.12.2019 and consequently the lease period was extended vide proceedings of the 3rd respondent in Na.Ka.K.V.3/393/2019 dated 12.9.2019 based on the petitioner's representation dated 29.11.2019 within the time limit stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Selvanayagam

For Respondents :

Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1 to R3, R5 & R6 Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor for R4 & R7 Mr.P.Karthick for R8

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the matter has become infructuous.

2. Recording the above submission, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

[S.M.S., J.] [A.D.M.C., J.] 07.07.2025 NCC :

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1.The Director of Geology and Mining, Thiru V.Ka.Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-32.

2.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

3.The Assistant Director, Geology and Mining Department, Collectorate, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

5.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar District.

6.The Tahsildar, Watrap, Virudhunagar District.

7.The Inspector of Police, Watrap Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE , J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.22609 of 2019 & 1290 of 2020 07.07.2025