1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 13.09.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.JYOTHIMANI AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH W.P.(MD).No.5859 of 2011 And M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2011 P.Karupusamy : Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Collector Sivagangai District Collectors Compound,Sivagangai 2. The Assistant Director Geology and Mining Department Sivagangai District 3. The Tahsildar Manamadurai Taluk Sivagangai District 4. J.Kumar 5. R.Rajeswari : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No. 1 to 3 forthwith prevent the illegal sand mining in the land bearing Survey No. 35-2A belong to the 4th respondent abutting the Vadaku Chandanoor Village by acting on the petitioner's representation dated 05.05.2011 submitted to the first respondent. For Petitioner : M/s.Kara Associates For RR 1 to 3 : Mr.K.Mahendran Special Government Pleader For 4th Respondent: No appearance For 5th Respondent: Mr.K.R.Laxman O R D E R [Order of the Court was made BY P.JYOTHIMANI, J] https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 The grievance of the petitioner is that there has been an indiscriminate quarrying of sand in S.No.35-2A Vadaku Chandanoor Village, Manamadurai Taluk, Sivagangai District. Therefore, the petitioner has made a representation on 05.05.2011. 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 (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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 Committee to pass appropriate orders including interim orders. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(RTI) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The District Collector Sivagangai District Collectors Compound,Sivagangai 2. The Assistant Director Geology and Mining Department Sivagangai District 3. The Tahsildar Manamadurai Taluk Sivagangai District +1cc to M/S.Kara Associates, Advocate, Sr.No.31227 +one cc to Special Government Pleader, Sr.No. 31392 W.P.(MD).No.5859 of 2011 And M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2011 13.09.2011 vsg SMA/22.9.2011/6C/3P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/