In a writ petition alleging illegal ground water extraction and unauthorized construction by the 8th respondent, the Court was informed of a valid No Objection Certificate renewable until March 21, 2024. Consequently, the petition was dismissed and connected matters closed.
Petition dismissed; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.
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WP No.12315 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 13.12.2023
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
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J.Revathy
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Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondetns 1, 2, 4 to 7 to forthwith take necessary and appropriate action preventing the 8th respondent from illegally, unauthorizedly and without approval extracting of ground water in its premises in No.17/1, 17/4, Kodipallam Village, Thirunilai, Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur District 600103 and further direct the 3rd respondent to initiate action as per law for the unauthorized construction of office building put up by the 8th respondent in the same premises, based on the representations dated 19.09.2022, 26.09.2022, 22.10.2022 & 07.11.2022 made by the petitioner and other villagers within a time frame fixed by this Court.
For the Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathia Chandran
For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar, State Government Pleader, for RR 1, 2, 4 to 6
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ORDER
(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)
We have heard Mr.S.Sathia Chandran, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.P.Muthukumar, learned State Government Pleader, for respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 to 6 and Mr.R.Sivakumar, learned counsel for respondent No.3 and Mr.S.P.Patel, learned counsel for respondent No.8.
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In light of that, the relief claimed cannot be granted. The writ petition as such is dismissed. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 13.12.2023 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No sra
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THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.
(sra)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking direction to prevent unauthorized ground water extraction and construction by the 8th respondent can be granted in light of existing No Objection Certificate.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
J.Revathy
State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Public Works (R2) Department
Chief Engineer, State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
District Collector, Thiruvallur District
Mettrocal Beveragers India Pvt. Ltd.
Sanjay V.Gangapurwala
D.Bhāratha Chakravarthy
As recorded by the court registry
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