IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated 24.3.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR Writ Petition No.7586 of 2011 1 L.THIRUPATHI THIRUPATHI SAW MILL ALANGAYAM CROSS ROAD PERUMALPET BYE PASS VANIYAMBADI 2 S.RAJA RAJA PLANNING SAW MILL 9/4 NEW BYE PASS ROAD RAILWAY FLYOVER BRIDGE VELLORE 4 3 R. THIRUNAVUKKARASU NEW MODERN WOOD MAKER, 689/2 AVINASHI ROAD PLS NAGAR, CHINNIYAMPALAYAM, COIMBATORE-641 062 4 S. MAHADEVAN SRI SRINIVASA TIMERS AND SRI SUDHARSHAN SAW MILL 164/5A/164/5B LAKSHMIPURAM MAYILADUTHURAI TK NAGAPATTINAM DT 5 D.STEPHEN ADAIKALASAMY SAW MILL WEST ST PUTHUR KOKKERI POST AMMARPET PAPANASAM 7 THANJAVUR 6 J.DURAIRAJ DURAIRAJ SAW MILL 59A PALAMANERI SALAI THIRUKAKTTUPALI THIRUVAIYARU TK https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 7 K.LAKSHMI LAKSHMI SAW MILL ARANTHANGI ROAD THIRUCHITHRAMBALAM PATTKOTTAI TK TANJORE DT 8 R. SEKARAN JAYARAM SAW MILL OLD NO.4 NEW NO. 74/31 POST OFFICE ROAD MAYILADUTHURAI 9 A. PONMALA ANNAMALAI SAW MILL 151 MUTHU VAKIL SALAI MAYILADUTHURAI 10 S. ASIA BEGUM SOUNDARARAJA PERUMAL SAW MILL 1842 DINDIGUL ROAD VADAMADURAI POST DINDIGUL DT 11 L.CHRIST FERNANDAS JENIFER SAW MILL MADURAI ROAD SEMPATTI DINDIGUL DT 12 MA. SIVAKUMAR JOHNSON SAW MILL 19/1A SEMPATTI ROAD NILLAKOTTAI TK DINDIGUL DT 13 A.S. GNANATHESIGAN THESIGAN TIMBERS SAW MILL MADURAI ROAD NILAKOTTAI OPP BUS STAND 14 A.S. REGUNATHAN THESIYAN SAW MILL PERIYAR COLONY NILAKOTTAI 15 KAVITHA L LINGAM SAW MILL GUDALUR https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 16 MOHANLAL PATEL PATEL SAW MILL D.NO. 415/C TRICHY MAIN ROAD MELUR MADURAI DT 17 A.GOVINDAN GOVINDAN SAW MILL M.B.T. ROAD RAMAPURAM KAVERIPAKKAM ARAKKONAM 18 A. SEKAR ASS TIMBER TRADERS 79/1 E.H. ROAD SALAIMA NAGAR VYASARPADI CHENNAI 39 19 N.K. AHAMMED 73/77 DR. NATESAN ROAD CHENNAI 5 20 N.K.AHAMMED NIZAR WOOD WORKS 43 OLD KAZHIPATTUR LINK ROAD PADUR VILLAGE KELAMBAKKAM KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT 21 NILESH K SHAH KALPANA TIMBER DEPOT NEW NO. 471 (OLD NO.253) SYDENHAMS ROAD APPA RAO GARDEN CHENNAI 112 22 MOHANLAL K. PATEL ANUPAM TIMBER DEPOT 1/16 GIRIJA NAGAR REDHILLS HIGH ROAD KALATHUR CHENNAI 99 23 PRAKASH N PATEL LAXMI TIMBER DEPOT 7 BB ROAD CHENNAI 79 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 24 S. VEERABATHIRAN SREE VINAYAGA TIMBER AND PLYWOOD OLD NO.10/NEW NO.41 SRI GANAPATHY RAO NAGAR REDHILLS HIGH ROAD CHENNAI 99 25 K.SANKARAKRISHNAN KUTTY FLUSH DOORS AND FURNITURE CO. PVT. LTD 1167 POONAMALLEE HIGH ROAD KOYAMBEDU CHENNAI 107 26 N. CHENNA KESAVAN NATARAJA TIMBER INDUSTRIES 603 MTH ROAD AMBATTUR CHENNAI 53 27 V. MARIAPPAN SARAVANA TIMBER TRADING CO PLOT NO.8/7 REDHILLS ROAD NEAR RAKKI THEATRE AMBATTUR CHENNAI 53 28 NATHUBHAI J PATEL SRI KANNIAH SAW MILL 129 DR. NATESAN ROAD KRISHNAMPET CHENNAI 5 29 M.ANAND KUMAR SREE VENKATESWARA INDUSTRIES OLD NO.67, NEW NO.139 DR.NATESA ROAD TRIPLICANE CHENNAI 5 30 P.SUNDARESAN SRI RAM TIMBERS 20 ARCOT ROAD SALIGRAMAM CHENNAI 93 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 31 S.PARIMALA SRI GAENSH TIMBERS 22 POZHICHALUR MAIN ROAD PAMMAL CHENNAI 75 32 BHAVANILAL D PATEL KALPANA TIMBERS 210 VELACHERY MAIN ROAD KAMARAJAPURAM CHENNAI 73 33 DHARMENDRA B. PATEL UMIYA TIMBERS AND PLYWOOD 63 MEDAVAKKAM MAIN ROAD VEERAMANI NAGAR NANMANGALAM CHENNAI 117 34 SHANTHILAL K PATEL SREE LAXMI TIMBER DEPOT 60/61 MEDAVAKKAM MAIN ROAD VEERAMANI NAGAR NANMANGALAM CHENNAI 117 35 BHARAT KUMAR N PATEL SRI GANESH SAW MILL 1/92 A MEDAVAKKAM MAIN ROAD VEERAMANI NAGAR NANMANGALAM CHENNAI 117 36 DHANSUKH N PATEL SRI GANESH TIMBER MART 12 AND 13 RR COMPLEX NANMANGALAM CHENNAI 117 37 DINESH L PATEL MAHALAKSHMI TIMBER DEPOT 50/A MEDAVAKKAM MAIN ROAD KILKATTALAI CHENNAI 117 38 K.N.NAMASIVAYAM SRI KRISHNA SAW MILL 95/4 KUNRATUR MAIN ROAD GERUGAMBAKKAM PORUR, CHENNAI https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 39 M.GOWTHAM PATEL MARUTHI TIMBER DEPOT 5 G.S.T. ROAD VALLACHERI VILLAGE GUDUVANCHERI 40 S.MANIMEGALAI SIVASANKAR TIMBER AND SAW MILL OLD NO.284, NEW NO.2/422 KUNDRATHUR MAIN ROAD GERUGAMBAKKAM CHENNAI 41 K. SOUNDARAJAN VIGNESH SAW MILL 68 PARTHASARATHY ST CHINNASEKKADU MANALI CHENNAI 68 42 D. HANARTHANAM SREE ARUNACHALALA TIMBERS 2-349 MUDICHUR ROAD MUDICHUR CHENNAI 48 43 M.BASKAR BASKAR TIMBER INDUSTRIES 85/23 M.T.H. ROAD PADI CHENNAI 50 44 PARBAT VISHARAM PATEL SRI BHAGAVAN TIMBER MART 12/8 AND 9 TONDIARPET HIGH ROAD MOOLAKADAI CHENNAI 118 45 J. SUBRAMANI SRI VINAYAGA SAW MILL 146/6 UNION SALAI M.R. NAGAR CHENNAI 118 46 J. VENKATESAN SRI BHAVANI SAW MILL 32 PARTHSARATHY ST PULIANTHOPE CHENNAI 12 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 47 BABU VARGHESE S.B. TIMBER AND SAW MILL OLD NO.14 NEW NO.2 BAKTHAVATCHALAPURAM AVADI CHENNAI 54 48 S. RAMESH THIRUVINAYAGA SAW MILL 702 E.H. ROAD ERUKKANCHERRY CHENNAI 39 49 P.K.YAYATHI SREE AMBIKA TIMBER TRADERS 9/5 (10) NORTH WALL ROAD CHENNAI 79 50 A. SHENBAGAMOORTHY STANDARD TIMBER TRADERS 12 PRASANNA VINAYAGAR KOIL ST MYLAPORE CHENNAI 4 51 AMRUT PATEL SRI RAJLAXMI TIMBER TRADERS 103/1A 200 FEET INNER RING ROAD PONNIAMMANMEDU CHENNAI 110 52 ISWARLAL N PATEL SRI RAJLAXMI TIMBER CORPORATION 353 (15/1 MEDHAVARAM REDHILLS HIGH ROAD GRANLAYON VILLAGE CHENNAI 52 53 L. CHANDRAN SRI KRISHNA TIMBER DEPOT 449 GNT ROAD PANPAKKAM KAVARAPETTIA GUMMIDIPOONDI THIRUVALLUR DT 54 R.MURALI MAHESH TIMBER AND SAW MILL 309/1B ALAPAKKAM MAIN ROAD CHENNAI 95 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 55 G.SANKAR GANESH TIMBER TRADING CO 474 MTH ROAD AMBATTUR CHENNAI 53 56 PURUSHOTHAMAN NEW KRISHNA SAW MILL 549 BEHRU TIMBER MARKET CHENNAI 112 57 R. GOPALAKRISHNAN KALAIVANI TIMBERS 7 NORTH WALL ROAD CHENNAI 79 58 K.B. GOPINATHAN P.K. BALAKRISHNA KURUP AND SONS 1 SECRETARIAT OFFICERS COLONY MADHAVARAM CHENNAI 60 59 S. LAVANYA ANAND TIMBER TRADING CO NO.2/160 MOUNT ROAD POONAMALLEE ROAD KATTUPAKKAM CHENNAI 56 60 G.PALANI JOTHI SAW MILL 34 DEMELLOWS ROAD CHOOLAI CHENNAI 112 61 MANJI NARAYAN PATEL HARI OM SAW MILL NO.106 GST ROAD CROMPET CHENNAI 44 62 MANJI NARAYAN PATEL DURAIRAJ SAW MILL NO.6 6TH CROSS ST NEW COLONY CROMPET CHENNAI 44 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 63 MADHAV L. PATEL SRI MAHESWARI TIMBER MART NO. 278/4 S.F. NO.1122/6 KANCHEEPURAM HIGH ROAD THIMMAVARAM VILLAGE CHENGALPATTU TK 64 VALJINANJI PATEL SRI BHAVANI SAW MILL S.NO. 1428/1A GNT ROAD PUZHAL MATHAVARAM CHENNAI 6 ... Petitioners Vs 1 THE ADDL.PRL.CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND CHAIRMAN STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE O/O. THE PRL. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS PANAGAL MAALIGAI SAIDAPET CHENNAI 15 2 MEMBER SECRETARY CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE II ND FLOOR CHANAKYA BHAWAN CHANKYAPURI NEW DELHI 3 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER CHENGALPATTU DIVISION KANCHEEPURAM 4 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER THIRUVALLUR 5 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER URBAN FORESTRY DIVISION CHENNAI 6 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER DINDIGUL 7 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER THENI https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 8 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER THANJAVUR 9 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER COIMBATORE 10 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER MADURAI ... Respondents Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the applications of the petitioners given during February 2010 and the representation 18.2.2011, in the light of the instructions of the Central Empowered Committee dated 11.12.2008 and notification of the 1st respondent dated 26.11.2010, as applied in the case of all similarly placed persons and consequently include the name of the applicant in the final list of saw mills and issue licence under Rule 11 of the Tamilnadu Regulation of Wood Based Industries Rules 2010 to run the Saw Mills of the petitioners. For petitioners : Mr.K.Venkataramani, Senior Counsel for J.Venugopal For respondents : Mr.S.N.Kirubanandham, Special Government Pleader (Forest) O R D E R Writ Petition is filed praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the applications of the petitioners given during February 2010 and the representation dated 18.2.2011, in the light of the instructions of the Central Empowered Committee dated 11.12.2008 and notification of the 1st respondent dated 26.11.2010, as applied in the case of all similarly placed persons and consequently include the names of the applicants in the final list of saw mills and issue licence under Rule 11 of the Tamilnadu Regulation of Wood Based Industries Rules 2010 to run the Saw Mills of the petitioners. 2. Mr.S.N.Kirubanandham, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent of both parties, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal. 3. Heard Mr.K.Venkataramani, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 4. Mr.S.N.Kirubanandan, learned Special Government Pleader (Forests) appears for the respondents who states that the authority will consider the petitioners claims as may be directed by this Court. 4. Without going into the merits of the case as stated by Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, the first respondent is directed to consider the representation of the petitioners on its own merits and in accordance with law. The authority shall give opportunity of hearing the petitioners preferably on or before 7.4.2011 so as to avoid the allegation of violation of principles of natural justice. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. No costs. 5. Learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioners states that petitioners will pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- voluntarily to the Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority, High Court Campus, Madras today. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar ts To 1 THE ADDL.PRL.CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND CHAIRMAN STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE O/O. THE PRL. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS PANAGAL MAALIGAI SAIDAPET CHENNAI 15 2 MEMBER SECRETARY CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE II ND FLOOR CHANAKYA BHAWAN CHANKYAPURI NEW DELHI https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER CHENGALPATTU DIVISION KANCHEEPURAM 4 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER THIRUVALLUR 5 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER URBAN FORESTRY DIVISION CHENNAI 6 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER DINDIGUL 7 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER THENI 8 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER THANJAVUR 9 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER COIMBATORE 10 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER MADURAI. 11.TAMIL NADU LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, HIGH COURT, CHENNAI. 1 cc To Mr.J.Venugopal, Advocate, SR.21067 1 cc To The Government Pleader, SR.21074 W.P.No.7586 of 2011 mbs(co) pmk.25.3.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/