W.P.(MD)No.3331 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.06.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE W.P(MD).No.3331 of 2019 and W.M.P(MD)No.2607 of 2019 A.Esakku ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The District Collector, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Superintending Engineer, Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Tirunelveli District. 3.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department/Water Resources Organisation, Chithar Basin Division, Tenkasi, Office at Kudiyiruppu, Courtallam, Tirunelveli District. 4.The Suzlon Gujarat Wind Park Limited, C-20,24, Cross Street, Maharaja Nagar, Tirunelveli District. ... Respondents 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.3331 of 2019 Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to take action against the fourth respondent for erecting electric poles in the middle and across the Chithar River, in violation of the NOC dated 12.12.2018 granted by the third respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.H.Arumugam For R1 to R3 : Mr.P.Thilakkumar, Government Pleader For R4 : Mr.V.Karthik Raja for M/s.Ajmal Associates ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) The writ of mandamus has been instituted to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to take action against the fourth respondent for erecting electric poles in the middle and across the Chithar River, in violation of the NOC dated 12.12.2018 granted by the third respondent. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.3331 of 2019 2. The Enquiry Officer/Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli Rural Sub-division filed a report stating that the present Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed with some ulterior motives to extract money by advocates. Paragraph 6 of the report revealed that advocates demanded compensation to their client. Since the company refused to accept the claim of the advocates they told that they would recourse to take legal remedy through Court of law. There is no nexus between the petitioner herein and the advocates. It is pertinent to note that the work of erection of electric poles has already been completed by TANGEDCO. This being the factum, the present writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (S.M.S., J.) (A.D.M.C., J.) 25.06.2025 NCC :yes/No Index :yes/No Internet:yes/No rgm 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.3331 of 2019 S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. and A.D.MARIA CLETE, J. rgm To 1.The District Collector, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Superintending Engineer, Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Tirunelveli District. 3.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department/Water Resources Organisation, Chithar Basin Division, Tenkasi, Office at Kudiyiruppu, Courtallam, Tirunelveli District. W.P(MD).No.3331 of 2019 and W.M.P(MD)No.2607 of 2019 25.06.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis