W.P. No.17746 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30.04.2026 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. DHANDAPANI W.P. No.17746 of 2026 and W.M.P. Nos.19068, 19074 and 19078 of 2026 Chettinad Academy of Research and Education Established and running Chettinad Institute of Medical Sciences, Rep. by its Authorised Signatory, Sivaramakrishnan Hariharan ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority- Tamil Nadu 3rd Floor, Panagal Maligai, No.1, Jeenis Road, Sadiapet, Chennai 15. 2. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee- Tamil Nadu 9th Floor, Metros (CMRL Building), Nandanam, Chennai 35 ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the Minutes of Meeting of the 1st respondent dated 26.03.2026 passed in respect of the petitioner’s application vide Application No. SIA/ TN/ INFRA2/ 1/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.17746 of 2026 507084/ 2024 dated 23.11.2024 and quash the same and consequently direct the 1st respondent herein to issue Environmental Clearance in favour of the petitioner forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Sriram Senior Counsel for Mr.Vaibhav R. Venkatesh For Respondents : Mr.K. Srinivasamurthy ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition. He has also made an endorsement to that effect. 2.In view of the above submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 30.04.2026 Index : Yes / No Speaking Order / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation Case : Yes / No vsi2 2/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.17746 of 2026 M. DHANDAPANI, J. vsi2 To : 1. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority- Tamil Nadu 3rd Floor, Panagal Maligai, No.1, Jeenis Road, Sadiapet, Chennai 15. 2. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee- Tamil Nadu 9th Floor, Metros (CMRL Building), Nandanam, Chennai 35 W.P. No.17746 of 2026 and W.M.P. Nos.19068, 19074 and 19078 of 2026 30.04.2026 3/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis