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M/S.Pushpit Green Power Private Limited v. the District Collector

Madras HC29 Oct 2025WP/37863/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Withdrawal of writ petition with liberty to file statutory appeal; interim status quo for four weeks; rejection of warehouse building approval; Development Control Regulations Rule 35(1)(b)(A); minimum road width 9 meters; Parivesh Portal application dated 20.02.2025; Directorate of Town & Country Planning application dated 12.04.2025; appeal to Member Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department; Nemalur Village; Gummidipoondi; Thiruvallur District; writ of mandamus; Article 226; Madras High Court; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to challenge the rejection order dated 21.04.2025 in appeal within two months; status quo directed for four weeks; connected miscellaneous petition closed; no costs. ¶30

M/S.Pushpit Green Power Private Limited Vs the… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the 2nd respondent could be restrained by a writ of mandamus from proceeding against the petitioner, its business, warehouses and constructions, pending disposal of the petitioner's online applications dated 20.02.2025 (Parivesh Portal) and 12.04.2025 (Directorate of Town & Country Planning).

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Court's answer

The petitioner's request to withdraw the writ petition in order to file an appeal against the rejection order dated 21.04.2025 is granted; per the terms of that order, the petitioner may challenge it within two months from the date of this order.

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Ratio / Principle

Status quo as on the date of the order is to be maintained for a period of four weeks, and it is open to the petitioner to move the appellate authority for interim orders.

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Key takeaways

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the above liberty; consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed, with no costs.ratio¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (V. Lakshminarayanan, J.), W.P.No.37863 of 2025, decided 29.10.2025: Pushpit Green Power Pvt. Ltd. sought a writ of mandamus to restrain the Block Development Officer, Gummidipoondi Union, from proceeding against its business and warehouses at Nemalur Village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, pending its online applications dated 20.02.2025 (Parivesh Portal) and 12.04.2025 (Directorate of Town & Country Planning). During pendency, its application for approval of the warehouse building was rejected on 21.04.2025 for non-compliance with Development Control Regulations Rule 35(1)(b)(A), which specifies a minimum road width of 9 metres; an appeal lies to the State of Tamil Nadu through the Member Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department. The Court permitted withdrawal with liberty to challenge the rejection order within two months, directed status quo for four weeks with liberty to seek interim orders from the appellate authority, and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, closing the connected miscellaneous petition, with no costs. No issue on the merits was adjudicated.

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W.P.No.37863 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 29.10.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN

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W.P.No.37863 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.42314 of 2025

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M/s.PUSHPIT GREEN POWER PRIVATE LIMITED, Represented by its Authorised Signatory, Navratan Gour, Having its Registered Office, No.163/1, K Sons Complex, Prakasam Salai, Broadway, Chennai – 600 108.

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.. Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The District Collector, Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur – 602 001.

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2.The Block Development Officer, (V.P.), Gummidipoondi Union, Gummidipoondi – 601 201, Thiruvallur District.

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3.The District Forest Officer, Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur – 602 001.

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4.The Forest Range Officer, Gummidipoondi Taluk @ Madharpakkam, Thiruvallur District – 601 202. .. Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the 2^nd respondent, its men, agents, servants and subordinates from proceeding in any manner

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.No.37863 of 2025

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against the petitioner, its business and commercial activities and also its warehouses and other constructions located in S.Nos.464/1, 464/2A, 464/2B, 464/3A and 463/1 all at Nemalur Village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Thiruvallur District pending disposal of the online applications dated 20.02.2025 under Parivesh Portal by the petitioner made to the Government seeking approval in respect of the Mud Strip Road in S.No.470 of Nemallur Village and also online application dated 12.04.2025 pending before Directorate of Town & Country Planning in respect of the petitioner's warehouse constructions detailed above.

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For Petitioner : Mr.N.R.Anantha Rama Krishnan For RR 1 & 2 : Mr.L.S.M.Hasan Fizal Additional Government Pleader For RR 3 & 4 : Dr.T.Seenivasan Special Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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Pending the writ petition, the application filed by the petitioner for approval of the warehouse building has been rejected on the ground that the proposal does not meet with the requirements of Development Control Regulations Rule 35(1)(b)(A), specifying the minimum road width to be 9 meters.

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2.An appeal is provided for against the said order to the State of Tamil Nadu, through its Member Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department.

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W.P.No.37863 of 2025

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3.A copy of the order passed by the authority on 21.04.2025, has

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been served on Mr.N.R.Anantha Rama Krishnan today. In terms of the order, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the said order within two months from today. Hence, the request of Mr.N.R.Anantha Rama Krishnan to withdraw this writ petition to file an appeal challenging the said order is granted.

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4.For a period of four (4) weeks, status quo as on today has to be maintained. It is open to the petitioner to move the appellate authority for interim orders.

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5.In the result, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with

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the above liberty. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs.

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Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No

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