1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15-11-2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)Nos.9469 to 9471 of 2011 And M.P.(MD) Nos.1,1 and 1 of 2011 N.Balasubramanian .. Petitioner in WP 9469/2011 C.Kuppusamy .. Petitioner in WP 9470/2011 N.Swaminathan .. Petitioner in WP 9471/2011 vs. 1.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur. 2.The Director of Town and Country Planning, No.807, Anna Salai, Chennai. 3.The Member Secretary/Regional Deputy Director, Town and Country Planning, Karur. 4.The President, Thennilai East Village Panchayat, Aravakurichi Taluk, Karur. 5.Arul Murugan Polytechnic, Thennilai, Aravakurichi Taluk, Karur. .. Respondents in all WPs Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of Writs of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents from granting building approval and building planning permission in the agricultural lands comprised in Survey 484, 485 C1, 485 C2, 485 D, 486/2 at Thennilai Village, Aravakurichi Taluk, Karur without considering the objection of the petitioner. For Petitioner in all WPs: Mr.P.Saravana Sowmiyan For Respondents-1to4 : Mr.K.P.Krishnadoss, Government Advocate. For Respondent-5 : Mr.r.Anandha Raj C O M M O N O R D E R The petitioners in all these writ petitions have entered into Memos of Compromise with the fifth respondent in each of those writ petitions. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 The petitioners in these writ petitions are running Stone Crushing Units. Their grievance against the fifth respondent in all these writ petitions was that they were seeking building plan approval for lands located within the prohibited radius and that once planning permission is granted, they may seek cancellation of consent of the petitioners. 2. However, during the pendency of the writ petitions, the petitioners and the fifth respondent have entered into independent Memos of Compromise. The Memos of Compromise filed by each of the petitioners and the fifth respondent are filed before this Court. All of them are identically worded except that the Survey Number and the name of the petitioners differ. Therefore, one such Memo of Compromise is extracted as follows as an illustration:- "(1) kDjhuh; vd;.ghyRg;gpukzpad; vd;w bgahpy; fU:h; khtl;lk>; bjd;dpiy fpHf;F fpuhkk; f.r.vz;fs; 1337/1> 1337/2> 1339/1> 1339/2 vz;fs; bfhz;l g{kpapy; fle;j 20 tUlA;fshf gHdpKUfd; fpu&^h; a{dpl; xd;Wk;, fUh; khtl;lk;, bjd;dpiy fpHf;F fpuhkk; 1337/1, 1337/2, 1339/1, 1339/2 vz;fs; bfhz;l g{kpapy; fy;Fthhp elj;jp tUfpd;whh;. Bkw;go kDjhuh; 1k; vjph;kDjhuhplk; Kiwahf mDkjp bgw;Wk;, rl;lj;jpw;F cl;gl;Lk; Kiwahd chpkk; bgw;Wk; khRf;fl;Lg;ghl;L thhpaj;jpd; mDkjp bgw;Wk; fy;Fthhp kw;Wk; fpu!;!pA; bjhHpy; bra;J tUfpwhh;. (2) 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; fUh; khtl;lk;, bjd;dpiy Bkw;F fpuhkk;, 484, 485rp1, 485rp2, 486/2 vz;fs; bfhz;l g{kpfspy; ve;jtpjkhd fl;olA;fs; fl;Ltjpy;iy vd;W cWjpaspf;fpwhh;. (3) 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; Bkw;go kDjhuh; elj;jp tUk; fy;Fthhpf;F rl;lg;go tpjptpyf;fhd 300 kPl;lh; Rw;wstpYk; fpu&h; a{dpl;f;F rl;lg;go tpjptpyf;fhd 500 kPl;lh; Rw;wstpYk; ve;j fl;olA;fSk; fl;Ltjpy;iy vd;W cWjpaspf;fpwhh;. BkYk; Bkw;go kDjhuh; elj;jp tUk; fy;Fthhp fpu&h; a{dpl;fSf;F chpkk; bjhlh;ghf VBjDk; jilapd;ikr; rhd;wpjH; Bjitg;gl;lhy;, mt;thwhd rhd;wpjH;fis kDjhuUf;F mspg;gjhf 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; xg;g[f;bfhs;fpwhh;. (4) 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; jw;rkak; mUs;KUfd; ghypblf;dpf; fy;Y]hpf;fhf fl;olA;fs; bjhlh;ghf kDjhuUf;F VBjDk; jilapd;ikr; rhd;wpjH; tHA;fBtz;o Bjit Vw;gl;lhy; mj;jifa rhd;wpjH;fis tHA;Ftjhf 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; xg;g[f; bfhs;fpwhh;. (5) 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; nJtiu bra;Js;s fl;LkhdA;fspdhy; kDjhuhpd; bjhHpy; bjhlh;ghf VBjDk; jil Vw;gl;lhy; mjid ePf;Ftjw;F kDjhuUf;F KG xj;JiHg;g[k; mspg;gjhf 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; cWjpaspf;fpwhh;. (6) 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; bra;Js;s fl;LkhdA;fspdhy; kDjhuUf;F VBjDk; ghjpg;g[ Vw;gLkhdhy; me;j ghjpg;ig 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; jPh;j;J itg;gjhft[k; xg;g[f;bfhs;fpwhh;. (7) kDjhuh; bra;J tUk; bjhHpy; bjhlh;ghf ve;jtpjkhd bjhe;jut[fBsh, gpur;ridfBsh bra;akhl;Bld; vd;Wk;, mtBuh mtiur; rhh;e;jth;fs; ahh; Kykhft[k; kDjhuhpd; bjhHpYf;F nila{W vJt[k; bra;a khl;Bld; vd;Wk; 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; cWjpaspf;fpwhh;. 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; elj;jp tUk; fy;Y]hp bjhlh;ghf ve;jtpjkhd bjhe;jut[fBsh, gpur;ridfBsh bra;akhl;lBld; vd;Wk;, mtBuh mtiur; rhh;e;jth;fs; ahh; Kykhft[k; fy;Y]hpf;F nila{W vJt[k; bra;a khl;Bld; vd;Wk; kDjhuh; cWjpaspf;fpwhh;. BkYk; kDjhuh; kPJ muR mjpfhhpfs; trk; bfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s g[fhh; kDf;fis thg!; bgw;Wf;bfhs;tjhft[k; 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; xg;g[f;bfhs;fpwhh;. 5k; vjph;kDjhuh; kPJ muR mjpfhhpfs; trk; bfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s g[fhh; kDf;fis thg!; bgw;Wf; bfhs;tjhf kDjhuh; xg;g[f;bfhs;fpwhh;. 3. In view of the above, the writ petitioners seek to withdraw the writ petitions after placing on record the Memo of Compromise. Therefore, these writ petitions are dismissed after taking the Memo of Compromise on https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 record. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are also dismissed. sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl. Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur. 2.The Director of Town and Country Planning, No.807, Anna Salai, Chennai. 3.The Member Secretary/Regional Deputy Director, Town and Country Planning, Karur. 4.The President, Thennilai East Village Panchayat, Aravakurichi Taluk, Karur. + 1 cc to Mr.R.Anandaraj, Advocate, SR No.40119 W.P.(MD)Nos.9469 to 9471 of 2011 15-11-2011 Svn RJ/25.11.11 3p/6c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/