W.P.No.22608 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 01.04.2025 CORAM : THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR W.P.No.22608 of 2024 M/S.SYNTHITE INDUSTRIES PVT LTD REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER (AGM)-UNIT OPERATIONS MR.RAJARAM VEDAGIRI MARUDUR VILLAGE METTUPALAYAM TALUK COIMBATORE .. PETITIONER Vs 1 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (MoEF & CC) REP. BY ITS SECRETARY (EF & CC) INDIRA PARAYAVARAN BHAWAN, JORBAGH ROAD NEW DELHI 110 003 Email:secy-moef@nic.in & Phone No.+91-11-20819308 2 STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (SEIAA) REP.BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY 3RD FLOOR, PANAGAL MAALIGAI NO.1, JENNIS ROAD, SAIDAPET CHENNAI -600 015 Email:seiaamstn@gmail.com & Phone No.044-24359973 3 THE MEMBER SECRETARY TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD NO.76, MOUNT SALAI GUINDY, CHENNAI 600 032 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.22608 of 2024 4 THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD COIMBATORE NORTH, COIMBATORE .. RESPONDENTS Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to Minutes of the Meeting of the Technical Committee dated 07.05.2024 issued by the 3rd respondent herein and consequential Letter No.F.No.1264CBN/MIS/DEE/TNPCB/AE/CBN/2024 dated 22.06.2024 issued by the 4th respondent herein and quash the same and consequently direct the 4th respondent herein to process the petitioner's application for renewal of CTO Expansion vide Application bearing No.51697551 dated 27.02.2018 and grant renewal of CTO (Consent to Operate) for expansion to the petitioner herein. For Petitioner :: Mr.M.Vijaya Mehanath for Ms.V.Janaranjani For Respondents :: Mr.V.Chandrasekaran Senior Panel Counsel for R1 & R2 Mr.P.Muthukumar Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.V.Gunasekar Standing Counsel for R3 & R4 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J.) The contention of the writ petitioner is that the petitioner company has been wrongly categorized by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. They are the manufacturers of vegetable oil. But the Pollution Control ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.22608 of 2024 Board considered the petitioner company as if they are manufacturing synthetic oil, which is incorrect. 2. Such disputed facts between the parties cannot be adjudicated in writ proceedings. The Court cannot find out whether the petitioner is manufacturing vegetable oil or synthetic oil. It is to be found out by the expert Committee to be constituted by the Pollution Control Board. The Pollution Control Board had already conducted inspection and passed final orders in letter dated 22.06.2024 stating that the petitioner is not eligible for permission. That being so, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the appellate authority in order to establish their case under the relevant provisions. In the event of filing any such appeal, the appellate authority shall consider the same on merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, by affording opportunity to the parties, as expeditiously as possible. The writ petition stands disposed of. Consequently, W.M.P.No.24634 of 2024 is closed. No costs. Index : yes (S.M.S.,J.) (K.R.S.,J.) Neutral citation : yes/no 01.04.2025 ss ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.22608 of 2024 To 1 THE SECRETARY (EF & CC) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (MoEF & CC) INDIRA PARAYAVARAN BHAWAN, JORBAGH ROAD NEW DELHI 110 003 2 THE MEMBER SECRETARY STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (SEIAA) 3RD FLOOR, PANAGAL MAALIGAI NO.1, JENNIS ROAD, SAIDAPET CHENNAI 600 015 3 THE MEMBER SECRETARY TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD NO.76, MOUNT SALAI GUINDY, CHENNAI 600 032 4 THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD COIMBATORE NORTH, COIMBATORE ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.22608 of 2024 S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J. AND K.RAJASEKAR,J. ss W.P.No.22608 of 2024 01.04.2025 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis