WP No. 20070 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 27-05-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. R. SWAMINATHAN AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN W.P. No. 20070 of 2026 Dhasthagiri, S/o Kansa, No 1006/2 Bus stand street, Valavachanur village, thandarampattu Taluk, Thiruvnamalai ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The District Collector Office of District Collectorate, Thiruvannamalai District. 2. The Superintendent Of Police Thiruvannmalai District, Thiruvannamalai 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer Revenue Divisional Office, Thiruvanamalai 4. The Director Thiruvanamalai District, Urban Development Office, Thiruvannmalai 5. The Block Development Officer Thandarampattu Division, Thiruvanamalai 6. The Tahsildar Thandarampattu Taluk Office, Thiruvanamalai. __________ Page1 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20070 of 2026 7. The Assistant Director Mines and Minerals office, First Floor, Thandarampattu, Thiruvannmalai 8. The Inspector of police Thandarampattu Police station, Thandarampattu, Thiruvanmalai 9. The Village Administrative officer Kottaiyur, Thandarampattu, Thiruvanmalai 10.The sub Inspector of Police Vanapuram Police station, Thandarampattu, Thiruvannamalai 11.Mariyasamy Velavachanur Villagem Thiruvanmalai District 12.Rajasekar Kottaiyanur Panchayat office, Kottaiyanur, Thiruvannamali ..Respondent(s) Prayer: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India to issue a writ of mandamus, directing the respondent 1 to 10 to take action against the illegally transports the river sand in Thenpennai River situated at Thandarampattu Taluk thruvannmalai District based on the petitioner’s representation dated 25.11.2025 and fix the time frame. For Petitioner(s): Mr. M.Selvam For Respondent(s): Mr. L.S.M. Hasan Fizal Additional Government Pleader for R5 __________ Page2 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20070 of 2026 Mr.C.R.Malarvannan Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) for R1 to R4 and R6 to R9 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.L.S.M.Hasan Fizal, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the 5th respondent and Mr.C.R.Malarvannan, learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 to 4 and 6 to 9. 2. The writ petitioner is a resident of Valavachanur Village, Tiruvannamalai District and alleges that illegal sand mining is rampantly going on in the Thenpennai River, which is close to his residence. Since no action was taken on his complaint, the present writ petition has been filed. 3. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that the Tahsildar, Thandarampattu, has issued an enquiry notice to the concerned parties. Therefore, we direct the 6th respondent/ Tahsildar to conclude the enquiry and pass appropriate orders, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of three (3) weeks thereafter. __________ Page3 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20070 of 2026 4. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. (G.R.S.,J.) (V.L.N.,J.) 27-05-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No Mst/Asi To 1. The District Collector Office of District Collectorate, Thiruvannamalai District. 2. The superitendent of Police thiruvannmalai Distrct, thiruvannamalai 3. The Revenue divisional officer Revenue Divisional office, thiruvanamalai 4. The Director thiruvanamalai Distrct, urban Development office, thiruvannmalai 5. The Block Development officer Thandarampattu Division, Thiruvanamalai __________ Page4 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20070 of 2026 6. The Tahsildar Thandarampattu Taluk office, Thiruvanamalai 7. The Assistant Director Mines and Minerals office, First Floor, Thandarampattu, Thiruvannmalai 8. The Inspector of police Thandarampattu Police station, Thandarampattu, Thiruvanmalai 9. The Village Administrative officer Kottaiyur, thandarampattu, Thiruvanmalai 10.The sub Inspector of Police Vanapuram Police station, Thandarampattu, Thiruvannamalai 11.Mariyasamy Velavachanur Villagem Thiruvanmalai District 12.Rajasekar Kottaiyanur Panchayat office, Kottaiyanur, Thiruvannamali __________ Page5 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20070 of 2026 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J. Mst/Asi W.P. No. 20070 of 2026 27-05-2026 __________ Page6 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis