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.9808 of 2011 and M.P.No.1 of 2011 S.Venkateswaran : Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur. 2.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Muthupet Road, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur District. : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to restore the northern bund of agni river in S.No.112 Sendakkottai Village, Maaliyakkadu post 614 602, Pattukkottai Taluk, Thanjavur District. For Petitioner : Mr.Prasanna Vinoth For Mr.G.R.Swaminathan For Respondents : Mr.R.Karthikeyan Additional Government Pleader O R D E R [Order of the Court was made BY P.JYOTHIMANI, J] The grievance of the petitioner is that there has been an indiscriminate quarrying of sand in S.No.112 Sendakkottai Village, Maaliyakkadu post, Pattukkottai Taluk, Thanjavur District.. Therefore, the petitioner has made a representation on 11.07.2011. 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 (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 petitioner 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 petitioner approaches 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(AS) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur. 2.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Muthupet Road, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur District. +one cc to Special Government Pleader, Sr.No. 29777 ORDER MADE IN W.P.(MD).No.9808 of 2011 30.08.2011 NB SMA/16.9.2011/4C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/