R.Srikanth v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.22380 and 22382 of 2025 R.Srikanth, S/o.Ravichandran, D.No.2/199, Therkku Theru, Kondaiyampatti Village, Madurai - 625 621.

... Petitioner -vs1.The District Collector, 2.The District Revenue Officer, 3.The Tahsildar, O/o.Revenue Divisional Office,

4.The Assistant Director of Mines, 5.The President, Rep. by Special Officer, Kondayampatti Village Panchayat, 6.The Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, 76, Mount Salai, Chennai.

7.The District Environment Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Tirumangalam Road, Kappalur, Madurai - 625 008.

8.M/s.Sree Maranadu Karuppasamy Blue Metals, Rep. by its Proprietor, Kondayampatti Village, 9.The Village Administrative Officer, No.33, Kondayampatti Village, Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the entire records in order the impugned consent vide No.2205137220789 dated 04.11.2022 passed by the 7th respondent and quash the same and consequently forbear

the respondents 1 to 7 from permitting the 8th respondent to operate the stone crusher unit.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.S.Kishok Kumar For Respondents : Mr.M.Sarangan Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R4 : Ms.Madhuri Donti Reddy Standing Counsel for R6 and R7 : Mr.J.Ashok Additional Government Pleader for R5, R8 and R9

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] The allegation in this petition is that the eighth respondent has been illegally operating crusher unit within prohibited distance prescribed under B.P.Ms.No.4 dated 02.07.2004.

2. Learned Standing counsel appearing for the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board submits that the petitioner may file an appeal.

3. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. [MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, C.J.] [R.POORNIMA, J.] 14.10.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No smn2 To 1.The District Collector, 2.The District Revenue Officer,

3.The Tahsildar, O/o.Revenue Divisional Office, 4.The Assistant Director of Mines, 5.The President, Rep. by Special Officer, Kondayampatti Village Panchayat, 6.The Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, 76, Mount Salai, Chennai.

7.The District Environment Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Tirumangalam Road, Kappalur, Madurai - 625 008.

8.The Village Administrative Officer, No.33, Kondayampatti Village, Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE and R.POORNIMA, J.

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