R.Selvaraj, v. The District Collector

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 and W.M.P(MD)Nos.19891 & 19892 of 2017 R.Selvaraj ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector District Collector Office, Sivagangai, 2.The District Forest Officer Sivagangai Division, 18, Master Plan Complex, Sivagangai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, O/o. Revenue Divisional Office, Sivagangai,

4.The Tahasildar Ilayankudi Taluk Office, Ilayankudi, 5.R.Thangam ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the Impugned order in Na.Ka.A4/436/2017 dated 09.10.2017 on the file of the respondents No.3 and quash the same as illegal and consequently forbear the respondent No.5 from cutting of Seemai Karuvelam / Veli Karuvelam trees in Forest Division situated in Survey Nos.45/1 to a total extent of 244.4 Hectares at Saalaigramam, Ilayankudi Taluk, Sivagangai District For Petitioner : Mr.S.Rajasekar For Respondents : Mr.N.SAtheesh Kumar - for R1 to R4 Additional Government Pleader Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai - for R5

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] The learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the relief claimed has become infructuous.

2. The Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [S.V.G., C.J.] [P.D.B., J.] 29.02.2024 Index : Yes / No RM

To 1.The District Collector District Collector Office, Sivagangai, 2.The District Forest Officer Sivagangai Division, 18, Master Plan Complex, Sivagangai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, O/o. Revenue Divisional Office, Sivagangai, 4.The Tahasildar Ilayankudi Taluk Office, Ilayankudi,

THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE and P.DHANABAL, J .

RM 29.02.2024