Madras High Court
P.Kanagaraj vs The Principal Secretary To Government ... on 20 September, 2016
Author: M.V.Muralidaran
Bench: M.V.Muralidaran
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.09.2016 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN W.P.(MD).No.3111 of 2015 and M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2015 P.Kanagaraj .. Petitioner. Vs. 1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-4. 2.Pollution Control Officer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, 76, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai. 3.The District Collector, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi. 4.The Pollution Control Officer, District Pollution Control Board, SIPCOT, Thoothukudi. 5.Mr.M.Rameswaro Rao, (Managing Director) Modern Building Material Private Limited, Melamaruthur Village, Ottapidaram Taluk, Thoothukudi District. .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue Writ of Mandamus for directing the Respondents No.1 to 4 to convene a 'Public Hearing' with due public announcement by 'Thandora' and by issuing Pamphlets in the Villages namly Anainthamanancheri , Kumarapuram, Arasaradi, Melmaruthur and Sekkammalpuram of Thoothukudi District to facilitate the representatives of the said villagers to register their views in view of the 5th Respondent's proposed 1.5 MTPA of Cement Clinker Grinding and Packing Unit, based on the Petitioner's representation dated 09.01.2015 within the time limit that may be stipulated by this Honourable Court. !For Petitioner : Mr.A.Kannan for Mr.S.Baskar Mathuram For Respondents : Mr.Aayiram K.Selvakumar Government Advocate for RR-1 to 4 :ORDER
(The Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU.J) When the writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner has made an endorsement stating that the writ petition has become infructuous.
2.Recording the said endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, we are of the considered view that nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petitition. Hence, the same is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed.
To
1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-4.
2.Pollution Control Officer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, 76, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai.
3.The District Collector, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.
4.The Pollution Control Officer, District Pollution Control Board, SIPCOT, Thoothukudi..