W.P.Nos.7519 & 8189 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 13.11.2025 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. DHANDAPANI W.P.No s . 7519 & 8189 of 2024 and W.M.P.Nos. 8430, 9139 & 9140 of 2024 1.Chinnusamy ... Petitioner in W.P.No.7519 of 2024 2.S.Sivakumar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.8189 of 2024 Vs. 1.The District Collector, Salem, Salem District. 2.The Deputy Director of Geology & Mining, 2 nd Floor, Collectorate, Salem – 636 001. 3.The Sub Collector cum RDO, Mettur, Mettur Dam – 1, Salem District. Page No.1 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.7519 & 8189 of 2024 4.The Tahsildar, Omalur Taluk, Salem District. ... Respondents in both WPs Prayer in both WPs : Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to proceeding Na.Ka.No.1870/2022/T dated 17.10.2022 passed by the 3 rd respondent and quash the same in respect of petitioner alone. For Petitioner (in both WPs) : Ms.D.Sathiya for M/s.M.Elango For Respondents (in both WPs) : Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu Additional Government Pleader ***** COMMON ORDER Challenging the orders passed by the 3 rd respondent, dated 17.10.2022, the petitioners have filed the present writ petitions. 2. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. Page No.2 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.7519 & 8189 of 2024 3. As against the impugned orders passed by the 3 rd respondent, there is an effective appeal remedy available before the 1 st respondent/ District Collector u/s 36(e) of the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959. Without doing so, filing the present writ petitions is per se unsustainable. Hence, these Writ Petitions are liable to be dismissed. 4. Accordingly, these Writ Petitions are dismissed, granting liberty to the petitioners to file an appeal before the 1 st respondent u/s 36(e) of the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959. The period pending before this Court is excluded for the purpose of limitation. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 13.11.2025 Index : Yes / No Speaking order / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation Case : Yes/No sp Page No.3 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.7519 & 8189 of 2024 To 1.The District Collector, Salem, Salem District. 2.The Deputy Director of Geology & Mining, 2 nd Floor, Collectorate, Salem – 636 001. 3.The Sub Collector cum RDO, Mettur, Mettur Dam – 1, Salem District. 4.The Tahsildar, Omalur Taluk, Salem District. Page No.4 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.7519 & 8189 of 2024 M.DHANDAPANI, J. sp W.P.No s . 7519 & 8189 of 2024 Page No.5 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.7519 & 8189 of 2024 13.11.2025 Page No.6 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis