The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking direction to initiate legal action against a village respondent for storing gas cylinders in a residential area. Upon hearing that police reports confirmed no storage was currently happening, the Court found no need for further orders.
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W.P(MD)No.10565 of 2023
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 01.09.2023
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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Senthilkumar
... Petitioner
Vs.
Chennai - 600 006.
Thanjavur District.
Thanjavur,
Thanjavur District.
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Thanjavur District.
Nanjikottai Village, Nanjikottai,
Thanjavur District.
7.The Deputy Director (In-Charge) Central Region, Fire and Rescue Services Department, 92, Court Campus, Tiruchirapalli - 620 001.
Eswari Nagar, Medical College Road, Thanjavur - 613 004.
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9.The Divisional Officer
Fire Services,
Palace Building, East Main Street,
Thanjavur - 613 007.
10.The Superintendent of Police Thanjavur,
Thanjavur District.
11.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vallam Sub Division, Thanjavur District.
12.Pilavendran
.. Respondents
PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents No.1 to 11 to initiate appropriate legal actions against the respondent No.12 for storing the commercial gas cylinder in the Residential approved area in the light of the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 and to shift the commercial gas cylinder storage shed from the present place situated in Plot No.7, Comprised Survey No.238, Sirajpur - III, Nanjikottai Road, Thanjavur District, to any other place within a stipulated time that may be fixed by this Court.
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For Petitioner : Mr.R.Karunanidhi
For Respondents : Mr.K.Govindarajan - for R1
Deputy Solicitor General of India
Mr.P.Thilak Kumar-for R2 to R7, R9 to R11 Government Pleader
Mrs.Vijayakumari Natarajan - for R8
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE]
Heard Mr.R.Karunanidhi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.K.Govindarajan, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for the first respondent, Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 2 to 7, 9 to 11 and Mrs.Vijayakumari Natarajan, learned counsel appearing for the eighth respondent.
12 is keeping gas cylinders on the open plot in the Residential locality thereby, endangering the life of the persons of the vicinity.
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Police, Vallam Subdivision, Thanjavur District, no further orders are necessary to be passed.
Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
[S.V.G., C.J.] [C.K., J.]
01.09.2023
Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No RM
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To
7.The Deputy Director (In-Charge) Central Region, Fire and Rescue Services Department, 92, Court Campus, Tiruchirapalli - 620 001.
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THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE and C.KUMARAPPAN, J.
RM
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01.09.2023
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether further orders are necessary when the police report states the disputed plot is not being used for gas cylinder storage.
Senthilkumar
The Joint Chief Controller of Explosives
The District Collector cum District Magistrate, Thanjavur
The District Revenue Officer cum Additional District Magistrate, Thanjavur
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thanjavur
The Block Development Officer Nanjikottai Village
Sanjay V. Gangapurwala
C. Kumarappan
As recorded by the court registry
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