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Immediately after the suit was filed Palani Hills Conservation Coun-cil Conservation Council (Council' for short), a Society formed with she object, amongst others, of preserving and protecting hills in and around Kodaikanal and registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, filed a writ petition (W.P. No. 13231 of 1992) - one of the three out of which the instant appeals arise - seeking a writ of mandamus directing the State Government and the Committee to ensure that no illegal construction is put up by the Hotel and to demolished the illegal construc- tion, if already made. Consequential directions that no electricity and water supply are given or occupancy permitted in the Hotel building or any portion thereof, it illegally constructed, were also sought for. In contesting the writ petition and praying fin vacating the interim order of status-quo granted thereon, the Hotel contended, inter alia, that the reasons given by the Committee for rejection of the revised plan was not correct and that the Hotel had already filed an appeal lo the Government. The grounds raised in support of the revised plan and the appeal were also re-agitated. After hearing the parties the High Court passed an order on October 21, 1992 which reads, inter alia, as under ;

Perusal of the plan, also indicates that there are large extent of size is left for Car Parking. Further on pollution control point of view, necessary clearances had been obtained.
On the writ petition by Palani Hills Conservation Council the Madras High Court observed and permitted the petitioner to move for the appropriate permission on appeal for construction of build-ing.
The question now is to use the area below the building in basement area in view of Contour conditions of the site, for optimum utility. The height of the building proposed is less than 10 meters from road level to keep the site in conformity with surrounding landscape. It is considered that the use of basement floor does no! interfere with landscape of the site or its vicinity. In view of the very high cost of land, the use of site to its optimum level is also need to be considered and accepted. In the above circumstances the request of the petitioner may be considered and necessary exemption from the violated rules may be granted subject to the condition;