Petitioners challenged an administrative order under Article 226 of the Constitution. The High Court dismissed the petition as infructuous because the counsel submitted that the lease period had already expired.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.07.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN
W.P.No.29093 of 2014
and M.P.No.2 of 2014
1.Anna Krishnamoorthy
2.Robert
3.Dhamarai Selvam
4.Dhinakaran
5.Jayakumar
6.Anandan.. Petitioners
Vs.
1.The District Collector,
Vellore District,
Vellore.
2.The Secretary,
Ministry of Water Resources,
Government of India, Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi.
3.The Secretary,
Ministry of Mines,
Government of India, Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi.
4.The Secretary,
Department of Environment and Forest,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Chennai.
5.The Secretary,
Department of Mines and Geology,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Chennai.
6.The Chairman,
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board,
76, Mount Salai,
Guindy,
Chennai 600 032.
7.The Director,
SEIAA Department,
III Floor, Panagal Maligai,
Saidapet, Chennai 600 015. .. Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution
of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorari to call
for the records made in Na.Ka.No.944/2012/Mines and dated
04.03.2014 passed by the first respondent herein and quash the
same.
For Petitioners : Mrs.S.Deepika
for Mrs.M.Mary Rani
For Respondents : Mr.G.Venkatesan for R2 to R5
Central Government Standing Counsel
Mrs.G.Hema for R7
Central Government Standing Counsel
R1 & R6 died on 08/09/2018
ORDER
The prayer made in this Writ Petition is for issuance of
Writ of Certiorari to call for the records made in
Na.Ka.No.944/2012/Mines, dated 04.03.2014 passed by the first
respondent herein and quash the same.
2. Today, when the matter was taken up for
consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner, on
instructions, submitted that the lease period itself is already
over, hence the relief sought for herein has become infructuous,
therefore, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ
petition.
3.In view of the above submission made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as
having become infructuous. No costs.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar (CS-VI)
// True Copy //
Sub Assistant Registrar
msr
To
1.The District Collector,
Vellore District,
Vellore.
2.The Secretary,
Ministry of Water Resources,
Government of India, Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi.
3.The Secretary,
Ministry of Mines,
Government of India, Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi.
4.The Secretary,
Department of Environment and Forest,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Chennai.
5.The Secretary,
Department of Mines and Geology,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Chennai.
6.The Chairman,
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board,
76, Mount Salai,
Guindy,
Chennai 600 032.
7.The Director,
SEIAA Department,
III Floor, Panagal Maligai,
Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.
+1CC to The Government Pleader, SR.No. 34649
+1CC to The Government Pleader, SR.No. 35108
W.P.No.29093 of 2014
and M.P.No.2 of 2014
VG II(CO)
B.VC (27/08/2021)
Anna Krishnamoorthy
Robert
Dhamarai Selvam
Dhinakaran
Jayakumar
Anandan
R. Mahadevan
As recorded by the court registry
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