W.P.No.45066 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 21.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN W.P.No.45066 of 2025 K.S.Kosimani ... Petitioner Vs 1. The District Collector, Nagapattinam District. 2. The District Revenue Officer, District Collector Office Building, Nagapattinam District. 3. The Commissioner, Department of Geology and Mining, Thiru.Vi.Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 32. 4. The Assistant Director, Department of Geology and Mining, Nagapattinam District. 5. Priya ... Respondents Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 3 and 4 to conduct an enquiry and pass appropriate orders in pursuant to the summon 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.45066 of 2025 issued by the fourth respondent vide Na.Ka.No.26/Mineral.2025 dated 18.02.2025 and thereby to take appropriate departmental and criminal action against the fifth respondent, in accordance with law, within a time to be stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Ponnambalathiyagarajan For Respondents : Mr.E.Vijay Anand, Additional Government Pleader (for R1 to R4) O R D E R This writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the third and fourth respondents to conduct an enquiry and pass appropriate orders pursuant to the summons issued by the fourth respondent vide Na.Ka.No.26/Mineral.2025 dated 18.02.2025 and thereafter to take appropriate departmental and criminal action against the fifth respondent, in accordance with law, within a time to be stipulated by this Court. 2. Without expressing any opinion on merits of the writ petition, the third and fourth respondents are directed to conduct enquiry pursuant to the summons issued by the fourth respondent dated 18.02.2025, against the fifth respondent and, after issuing notice to the petitioner and the fifth 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.45066 of 2025 respondent and affording them an opportunity of personal hearing, pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 21.11.2025 Index:Yes/No Neutral Citation/Yes/No kv To 1. The District Collector, Nagapattinam District. 2. The District Revenue Officer, District Collector Office Building, Nagapattinam District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.45066 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. kv 3. The Commissioner, Department of Geology and Mining, Thiru.Vi.Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 32. 4. The Assistant Director, Department of Geology and Mining, Nagapattinam District. W.P.No.45066 of 2025 21.11.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis