WP(MD) dismissed as infructuous after lease granted by District Collector; public hearing issue not adjudicated.
Petition dismissed as infructuous; no costs awarded; connected miscellaneous petition closed. ¶¶37
The writ petition is infructuous because the District Collector has already granted the lease on 30.01.2025, and therefore the petition is dismissed. ¶¶35
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 04.03.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
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K.Periyasamy
... Petitioner
vs.
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Pugalur Taluk, Karur District.
... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to retrain the ninth respondent herein not to grand any permission/license to run the quarry survey No.683 and 686 in Kuppam Village, Pugaloor Taluk, Karur District.
For Petitioner : Ms.S.Mamtha For Respondent : Mr.N.Ramesh Arumugam Government Advocate (for R1 to R7) Mr.R.Suresh Kumar Additional Government Pleader for Mr.A.K.Jeyaseelan Government Advocate (for R8) Mr.B.Saravanan Senior Counsel for Mr.L.Prabakaran
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I have heard Ms.S.Mamtha for the petitioner, Mr.N.Ramesh Arumugam, learned Government Advocate, for the respondents 1 to 7, Mr.R.Suresh Kumar, learned Additional Government Pleader, representing for Mr.A.K.Jeyaseelan, learned Government Advocate, for the eighth respondent and Mr.B.Saravanan, learned Senior Counsel, representing for Mr.L.Prabakaran, for the ninth respondent.
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infructuous with the grant of lease, I am not inclined to go into the second plea that has been raised by Mr.N.Ramesh Arumugam. It is upto the petitioner to work out his right in the manner known to law.
dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
Index :Yes / No 04.03.2025 NCC :Yes / No Rmk
To
1.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur.
2.The Joint Director, The Department of Geology Mining, Guindy Institutional Area, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-600 032.
3.The Assistant Director, Department of Geology and Mining, Collectorate, Karur.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition for mandamus to restrain grant of quarry permission is maintainable after the lease has been granted by the District Collector.¶¶24
The writ petition is infructuous because the District Collector has already granted the lease on 30.01.2025, and therefore the petition is dismissed.ratio¶¶35
1 provisions across 1 enactments
How this case reached the court
The Joint Director, The Department of Geology Mining, Guindy Institutional Area, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-600 032¶¶11
Mr. N. Ramesh Arumugam
The Assistant Director, Department of Geology and Mining, Collectorate, Karur¶¶12
Mr. N. Ramesh Arumugam
The District Environment Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, No.96, Ramakrishnapuram West, Karur-629 001¶¶13
Mr. N. Ramesh Arumugam
The Block Development Officer, Kuppam Village, Pugalur Taluk, Karur District¶¶20
Mr. N. Ramesh Arumugam
Best Blue Metals, Promotors Manoj, Kuppam Village, Karur District¶¶22
Mr. B. Saravanan (Sr.)
V. Lakshminarayananauthor¶¶5
As recorded by the court registry
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