1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.08.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.JYOTHIMANI AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH W.P.(MD).No.9872 of 2011 and M.P.No.2 of 2011 1.AR.Subramanian 2.S.Subramanian 3.KR.Ganesan 4.KR.Ramanathan : Petitioners Vs. 1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District. 2.The Sub Collector, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3.The Director, Geology and Mining Department, Sivagangai. : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents from permitting sand quarry operations in S.Nos.220, 221 in Kallankudi Village, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District, by considering the representations of the petitioners dated 29.12.2010 and 06.06.2011. For Petitioners : No Appearance For Respondents : Mr.R.Karthikeyan Additional Government Pleader ORDER [Order of the Court was made BY P.JYOTHIMANI, J] The grievance of the petitioners is that there has been an indiscriminate quarrying of sand in S.Nos.220 and 221 in Kallankudi Village, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District. Therefore, the petitioners have made representations on 29.12.2010 and 06.06.2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 The Writ Petition is filed to forbear the respondents from permitting sand quarry operations in the said Survey Numbers. 2. Inasmuch as the Government has issued G.O.(Ms)No.79, Industries (MMC-1) Department, dated 11.03.2011, constituting a State Level Monitoring Committee, consisting of the following members;- "(i) Chairman : The Hon'be Mr.Justice E.Padmanabhan, Judge (Retd.) High Court, Madras. (ii)Administrative Officer: In the rank of Under Secretary to Government (iii)Members : (1).Mr.A.S.Kannan, District Judge (Retd.), DTP-II-2 Ex.(85) "Gokulam" No.4,GRC, Chandrakanthi Nagar, Sowripalayam Post, Coimbatore 28 Phone 94426 19197 (2).Dr.R.Nagendran, (Environmentalist), Professor, Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai. Phone: 98412 73080 044 – 2490 2080. (3).Dr.N.G.Anuthaman(Geologist) Assistant Professor, Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, Chennai. Phone: 98409 94542, the Writ Petition stands disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to approach the said Committee within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As and when the petitioners approach the said Committee, it is for the said Committee to pass appropriate orders including interim orders. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 To 1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District. 2.The Sub Collector, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3.The Director, Geology and Mining Department, Sivagangai. +1cc to The Special Government Pleader Sr.No.29775 NB akm/08.09.11 /3p-5c/ ORDER MADE IN W.P.(MD).No.9872 of 2011 30.08.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/