Court closed the public interest litigation due to petitioner's lack of diligence. Writ petition seeking quashing of quarrying permission disposed without further orders.
Petition closed; disposed of without further orders.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 04.10.2021
CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU
W.P.No.30786 of 2019
T.Nagarathinam .. Petitioner
Vs
7.The District Environment Impact Assessment Authority, rep. by its Chairman/District Collector, Department of Geology and Mining, Collectorate Complex, Collectorate, Kancheepuram District.
8.The District Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Plot No.CP-5B, SIPCOT Industrial, Growth Centre Vandalur, Wallajahbad Road, Oragadam, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District – 603 109.
9.Varun B.Patel .. Respondents
Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records of impugned order of permission granted for quarrying operation dated 04.07.2018 in Na.Ka.No.40/Q2/2015 by the third respondent and quash the same, consequently forbear the respondents 3 to 8 from allowing the 9th respondent to carry on quarrying operation in Survey No.1/1A2(P) at Aanaikundram Village, Madurantagam Taluk, Kancheepuram District.
For the Respondents : Mr.C.Harsha Raj Counsel for the State for respondent Nos.1 to 6 : No Appearance for respondent Nos.7,8 & 9
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by Hon'ble Chief Justice)
The petitioner has been obtaining adjournments for a considerable period of time though a status report has been filed by the respondent authorities.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS-VII)
//True copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
bbr
To
8.The District Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Plot No.CP-5B, SIPCOT Industrial, Growth Centre Vandalur, Wallajahbad Road, Oragadam, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District – 603 109.
WP No.30786 of 2019
AK II(CO) GMY(11/10/2021)
T.Nagarathinam
Government of Tamil Nadu
Director of Geology and Mining
District Collector, Kancheepuram
Revenue Divisional Officer
Deputy Director, Miners and Mines Department
Sanjjib Banerjee
P.D. Audikesavalu
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
