1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.N.BASHA AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL Writ Petition (MD)No.12822 of 2011 M.Humayoon Kabeer ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagecoil. 2.The Executive Officer, Kulasekharam Town Panchayat (Selection Grade), Kanyakumari District. 3.The District Environmental Engineer, Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board, 22/15, Parvatha Varthini Street, Nagercoil-629 001. 4.The Assistant Engineer, Town Section/Distribution, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Kulasekharam & Post, Kanyakumari District. 5.E.Subbiah Pillai 6.M.Murugan ... Respondents Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of mandamus directing respondents 1 to 4 to close down the lathe workshop being unathorisedly run by the 5th and 6th respondents in Door No.17/195/1 of the 2nd respondent town panchayat. For Petitioner : Mr.C.T.Perumal For Respondents : Mr.V.Pandi, 1 and 2 Government Advocate. For Respondent-3 : Mr.C.Elaman For Respondent-4 : Mr.Kasinatha durai O R D E R [Order of the Court was made BY K.N.BASHA, J] Mr.V.Pandi, learned Government Advocate, takes notice for respondents 1 and 2. Mr.C.Elaman, learned Standing Counsel for Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, takes notice for Respondent No.3. Mr.Kasinatha Durai, learned Standing Counsel for the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, takes notice for respondent No.4. As this Court is going to pass an order directing the official respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner by giving an opportunity to the petitioner as well as to the 5th and 6th respondents, we are of the view that no notice need be sent to them at this stage. By mutual consent of the counsel on either side, the main writ petition itself is taken up for https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 final hearing at the time of admission itself. 2.Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that inspite of repeated representations preferred by the petitioner, dated 21.03.2011, 25.03.2011, 05.04.2011, 02.09.2011 and 15.10.2011, no action was taken by the official respondents against respondents 5 and 6, as they running lathe workshop unauthorisedly, without any proper permission from the competent authority and as such the petitioner has been constrained to approach this Court with this petition with the aforesaid prayer. 3.Heard the learned Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and the learned counsel for respondents 3 and 4 on the submissions made by the learned counsel for petitioner. 4.It is seen that the main grievance of the petitioner is to the effect that inspite of his repeated representations, the official respondents have not taken any action to redress his grievance, as stated above. In view of the same, without going into the merits of the representations of the petitioner, we are constrained to direct the 1st respondent to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 21.03.2011, 25.03.2011, 05.04.2011, 02.09.2011 and 15.10.2011, by affording an opportunity to the petitioner as well as to respondents 5 and 6 and other relevant parties and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5.With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) / True Copy / Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagecoil. 2.The Executive Officer, Kulasekharam Town Panchayat (Selection Grade), Kanyakumari District. 3.The District Environmental Engineer, Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board, 22/15, Parvatha Varthini Street, Nagercoil-629 001. 4.The Assistant Engineer, Town Section/Distribution, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Kulasekharam & Post, Kanyakumari District. +1CC TO THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SR : 39655 Gb SR : 25.11.2011 : 2p/6c ORDER IN WP(MD)No.12822 of 2011 Dated:11.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/