W.P.No.18618 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02.06.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.18618 of 2026 Chinnapaiyan S/o. Venkatraman 5/373, Semmanatham Village Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The District Collector Dharmapuri District. 2. Joint Chief Environmental Engineer Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board Opp. to Auxillium College Gandhi Nagar, Vellore -632 006. 3. District Environmental Engineer Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board S.F. No.415/1 Adhiyaman Kottai Hosur Bypass Road, A. Reddihalli Village Dharmapuri District. 4. Chinnasamy Semmanatham Village, Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18618 of 2026 5. Murugesan S/o. Perumal Semmanatham Village, Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District. 6. P. Shanmugam S/o. Perumal Semmanatham Village, Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District. Respondent(s) Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus to direct the Respondents 1st to 3rd to forthwith shut down or relocate the poultry farm operated by the 4th to 6th Respondents in Survey No.1130/4 of Sembaratham Village, Palacode Taluk, and Dharmapuri District within a time frame. For Petitioner(s): Mr. J.Pradeep For Respondent(s): Mr. K.Kumaran Government Pleader for R1 Mr. V.Gunasekar Standing Counsel for R2 & R3 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the petition. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18618 of 2026 2. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI,CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 02.06.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No kpl To 1. The District Collector Dharmapuri District. 2. Joint Chief Environmental Engineer Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board Opp. to Auxillium College Gandhi Nagar, Vellore -632 006. 3. District Environmental Engineer Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board S.F. No.415/1 Adhiyaman Kottai Hosur Bypass Road, A. Reddihalli Village Dharmapuri District. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18618 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J. (kpl) W.P.No.18618 of 2026 02.06.2026 __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis