The Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by V.Ramasubbu seeking directions to inspect a construction site at Sipcot, Thoothukudi, for alleged violations of town planning laws. The Court held the matter to be publicity interest litigation.
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W.P.(MD) No.25904 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 29.10.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.K.R.SHRIRAM, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ
W.P.(MD) No.25904 of 2024 and W.M.P.(MD) No.21976 of 2024
V.Ramasubbu Petitioner
-vs-
1.The Member Secretary State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority Tamil Nadu 3rd Floor, Panagal Maaligai No.1, Jeenis Road, Saidapet Chennai-600 015 2.The Director of Town & Country Planning 2nd , 3rd & 4th Floor C&E Market Road Koyambedu Chennai-600 107
3.The Deputy Director of Town &
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Country Planning No.106J-37, Millarpuram 2nd Street Tuticorin-628 008
4.The General Manager (Project-III) Sipcot, No.19-A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road Post Box No.7223 Egmore, Chennai-600 008
5.The Member Secretary Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board 76, Mount Road
Guindy, Chennai-600 032
6.M/s.Vinfast Auto India Pvt., Ltd., rep.by the Managing Director Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Industry Plot No.B-1/1, Sipcot Sillanatham Village Ottapidaram Taluk
Tuticorin District-628 402 ... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a
writ of certiorarified mandamus directing the respondents No. 2 and 3 to carry out an inspection upon the vicinity where the sixth respondent does have his
ongoing construction activities in Plot No.B-1/1 and Survey Nos.214pt, 215pt, 216pt, 217pt, 218pt, 219pt, 220pt, 221pt, 222pt, 223pt, 223 and etc. in the SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Sillanatham Village, Ottapidaram Taluk, Thoothukudi District, Tamilnadu and consequently determine the penalties to be
paid for having violated the Tamilnadu Town Country Planning Act, 1971
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pending the disposal of the main writ petition pending on the file of this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Anand For Respondents : Mr.N.Dilip Kumar for R1 Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R2 to R4 Ms.Vijayakumari Natarajan Standing Counsel for R5
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE]
Having read the petition, we find this to be more a publicity interest
litigation.
2. Shri.P.Thilakkumar, learned Government Pleader, says that if the petitioner has a problem, he may identify the problem specifically and bring it to the notice of the authorities and naturally, the authorities will take a decision, based on the merits of the grievance raised by petitioner.
3. Writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected interim application stands dismissed.
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[K.R.SHRIRAM., C.J.] [MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ ,
J.]
29.10.2024
NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No
krk
To:
1.The Director of Town & Country Planning, 2nd , 3rd & 4th Floor, C&E Market Road, Koyambedu, Chennai-600 107.
2.The Deputy Director of Town & Country Planning, No.106J-37, Millarpuram 2nd Street, Tuticorin-628 008.
3.The General Manager (Project-III), Sipcot, No.19-A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Post Box No.7223,
Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
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THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE and MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to issue a writ of certiorari or mandamus directing authorities to inspect a site where construction activities by the sixth respondent were allegedly violative of the Tamilnadu Town Country P
1 provisions across 1 enactments
V.Ramasubbu
The Member Secretary State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority Tamil Nadu
The Director of Town & Country Planning
The Deputy Director of Town & Country Planning
The General Manager (Project-III) Sipcot
M/s.Vinfast Auto India Pvt., Ltd.
K.R.SHRIRAM
MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ
As recorded by the court registry
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