WP No. 25881 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 07-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ WP No. 25881 of 2026 M/s GTP Granites Limited Rep by its managing Director, S. Muthu Rajan, no 4/36 bharathi Street, Swarnapuri, Salem 636 004. ..Petitioner(s) Vs State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority Tamil Nadu (SEIAA - TN) Represented by its Member Secretary, 3rd Floor, Pangal maaligai, no 1, jeenis Road, Saidapet, Chennai. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent to extend the validity of the Environmental Clearance bearing Lr. No SEIAA - TN /F.No.7177/ 1(a) / EC. No: 4633/ 2021 dated 20.04.2021 granted to the Petitioner Company in light of paragraph 9 of the EIA Notification 2006, SO. 1807(E) dated 12/04/2022 and office memorandum dated 13/12/2022 to be coterminous with the life of the mine expiring on 16.02.2034 instead of appraising it as a fresh proposal. For Petitioner(s): Mr.G.Vignesh For Respondent(s): Mr.V.Chandrasekaran, Central Government Standing Counsel https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 25881 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER By consent of learned counsel on both sides, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 2. The present Writ Petition is filed seeking a direction to the Respondent to extend the validity of the Environmental Clearance bearing Lr. No SEIAA - TN /F.No.7177/ 1(a) / EC. No: 4633/ 2021 dated 20.04.2021 granted to the Petitioner Company in the light of paragraph no.9 of the EIA Notification 2006, SO. 1807(E) dated 12/04/2022 and office memorandum dated 13/12/2022 3. At the outset, learned counsel for the respondent would submit that the prayer in the Writ Petition may not be correct factually however, they would examine the petitioner’s application dated 05.02.2026 seeking extension of the validity of the environmental clearance certificate and pass appropriate orders after issuing notice to petitioner and any other interested parties, within a time period to be stipulated by this Court. Agreed to by the learned counsel for petitioner. 4. In view of the same, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the limited relief sought for in this Writ Petition, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 25881 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 there shall be a direction to the respondent to consider the online application dated 05.02.2026 on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after issuing notice and after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to petitioner and any other interested persons within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of uploading of web copy without waiting for receipt of certified copy of the order. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any views on the merits of the case and it is open to the respondent to consider the case on its own merits and in accordance with law. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. 07-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No NHS To State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority Tamil Nadu (SEIAA - TN) Represented by its Member Secretary, 3rd Floor, Pangal maaligai, no 1, jeenis Road, Saidapet, Chennai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 25881 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J. NHS WP No. 25881 of 2026 07-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis