R.Shanmugam v. the District Collector
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What is this about?
Madras High Court, WP No. 5003 of 2025, decided 10-12-2025 by N. Sathish Kumar J. Petitioner R.Shanmugam (Kaveripuram Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District) filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking mandamus against respondents 1 to 5 (District Collector Salem; Revenue Divisional Office Mettur; Tahsildar Mettur Taluk; VAO Kaveripuram; Inspector of Police, Kolathur Police Station) to act against respondent 6 (Gopal) over alleged illegal sand mining, sand theft and mud-road laying in the Kavery river bed, pursuant to his complaint dated 07.02.2025. Counsel for the petitioner withdrew the petition with an endorsement at the hearing; the petition was dismissed as withdrawn with no costs. Merits not adjudicated; no statutes beyond Article 226 and no case law engaged. Advocates: K.A.Prabaharan (petitioner); Stalin Abhimanyu, Additional Government Pleader (R1-R4); L.Baskaran, Government Advocate (Crl.Side); M.R.Jothimanian (R6).