Krishnamurthy. P Vs The District Collector

Krishnamurthy. P vs The District Collector

Type Court Judgment Court Chennai Orders Decided Jan 30, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1663717
Court: Chennai Orders High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr Justice Krishnan Ramasamy
Decided On: Jan 30, 2026
Case Number: WP(MD)/19411/2023

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Krishnamurthy. P

Respondent

The District Collector

Excerpt

before the madurai bench of madras high court dated : 30/01/2026coramthe honourable mr. justice krishnan ramasamy and wmp(md)no.16046 of 2023 p.krishnamurthy ... petitioner vs.3. vinayagam ... respondentsprayer :- writ petition filed under article 226 of the constitution of india, praying this court to issue a writ of mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to cancel the permission granted to the 3rd respondent in na.ka.no.415/mines/2021 dated 21.03.2023 in connection with the permission to quarry 20000 cubic meter of gravel in the lake comprised in survey no.209/2 part over an extent of 2.280 hectares out of 46.68.00 hectares in kadhapatti pwd tank, pazhaiyapatti north village, boodhalur taluk,thanjavur district. for petitioner : mr.m. muthappan for r1 & r2 : mr.m.sarangan additional government pleader for r3 : mr.r.maheswaranorderthe prayer in this writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to cancel the permission granted to the 3rd respondent in na.ka.no.415/mines/2021 dated 21.03.2023 in connection with the permission to quarry 20000 cubic meter of gravel in the lake comprised in survey no.209/2 part over an extent of 2.280 hectares out of 46.68.00 hectares in kadhapatti pwd tank, pazhaiyapatti north village, boodhalur taluk, thanjavur district.2. learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the prayer in this writ petition has become infructuous.3. recording his submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. no costs. consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 30.01.2026 index : yes / no neutral citation : yes / no tokrishnan ramasamy, j.order made indated : 30.01.2026

Full Judgment

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 30/01/2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY and WMP(MD)No.16046 of 2023 P.Krishnamurthy ... Petitioner Vs.
3. Vinayagam ... Respondents
PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to cancel the permission granted to the 3rd respondent in Na.Ka.No.415/Mines/2021 dated 21.03.2023 in connection with the permission to quarry 20000 cubic meter of gravel in the lake comprised in Survey No.209/2 Part over an extent of 2.280 Hectares out of 46.68.00 Hectares in Kadhapatti PWD Tank, Pazhaiyapatti North Village, Boodhalur Taluk,
Thanjavur District. For Petitioner : Mr.M. Muthappan For R1 & R2 : Mr.M.Sarangan Additional Government Pleader For R3 : Mr.R.Maheswaran

ORDER

The prayer in this writ petition is to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to cancel the permission granted to the 3rd respondent in Na.Ka.No.415/Mines/2021 dated 21.03.2023 in connection with the permission to quarry 20000 cubic meter of gravel in the lake comprised in Survey No.209/2 Part over an extent of 2.280 Hectares out of 46.68.00 Hectares in Kadhapatti PWD Tank, Pazhaiyapatti North Village, Boodhalur Taluk, Thanjavur District.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the prayer in this writ petition has become infructuous.

3. Recording his submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 30.01.2026 Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No To

KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J.

ORDER MADE IN

DATED : 30.01.2026

Same Court & Year Chennai Orders · 2026 Same Parties Krishnamurthy. P vs The District Collector Same Judge Honourable Mr Justice Krishnan Ramasamy