W.P.No.6329 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20.02.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.6329 of 2026 & W.M.P.No.6820 of 2026 M.Kamaraj S/o.Marimuthu No.20 Sivan Sannathi Street Velippalayam, Nagapattinam 611 001. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Public Works Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 2. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Revenue and Disaster Management Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 3. The Principal Secretary/ Commissioner of Land Administration Office of the Commissioner of Land Administration Chennai 600 005. 4. The Chairman/ Cauvery Technical Cell and Interstate Waters Wing Water Resources Department __________ p. 2 W.P.No.6329 of 2026 Government Museum Complex Chennai 600 008. 5. The Chief Engineer Water Resources Department Plan Formulation Chennai 600 005. Respondent(s) Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 31.12.2025 in view of the rejection order dated 17.06.2021 passed by the 4th respondent and consequently direct the respondents to strictly enforce the mandates of G.O.(Ms) No.142 dated 23.07.2014 and G.O.(Ms) No.15 dated 28.03.2023 for sinking agricultural wells in blocks categorized as “Over Exploited” and “Critical” within the district of Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur and Trichy. For Petitioner(s): Mr. I.Abrar Md. Adbullah For Mr. S.Sathish For Respondent(s): Mr. K.Karthik Jagannath Government Advocate ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Heard. __________ p. 3 W.P.No.6329 of 2026 2. Petitioner’s allegation in the petition is that all the applications which are being filed seeking permission for grant of sinking well in prohibited “over exploited area” are unnecessarily kept pending and are not being rejected, whereas as per G.O. dated 23.07.2014, such application should have been rejected. 3. Petition is without any cause of action. As and when any application is allowed, it will be open for petitioner to file petition. 4. Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the interim application is also dismissed. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 20.02.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No kpl __________ p. 4 W.P.No.6329 of 2026 To 1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Public Works Department Secretariat Chennai 600 009. 2. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Revenue and Disaster Management Department Secretariat Chennai 600 009. 3. The Principal Secretary/ Commissioner of Land Administration Office of the Commissioner of Land Administration Chennai 600 005. 4. The Chairman/ Cauvery Technical Cell and Interstate Waters Wing Water Resources Department Government Museum Complex Chennai 600 008. 5. The Chief Engineer Water Resources Department Plan Formulation Chennai 600 005. __________ p. 5 W.P.No.6329 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J. (kpl) W.P.No.6329 of 2026 20.02.2026 __________