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W.P.No.20701 of 2025IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED : 11.06.2025CORAMTHE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESHW.P.No.20701 of 2025ANDW.M.P.No.23349 of 2025 Tvl. YessarexProprietary ConcernRep. by its Power of AttorneyAR.Akbar Sharieef2A, Vellala Street, 1st FloorRaja Medical upstairsAriyalur 621 704.. Petitioner Vs.

The Government of Tamil NaduRep. by its Secretary to GovernmentNatural Resources DepartmentFort St. George, Chennai 600 0092.The Director of Geology and MiningDepartment of Geology and MiningGuindy, Chennai 600 0323.The District CollectorPerambalur DistrictPerambalur .. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the impugned 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.20701 of 2025order of the 3rd respondent bearing Rc.No.232/G&M/2023 dated 06.04.2025, demanding 100% cost of mineral for mining limestone from the patta land (leasehold area) bearing S.F.Nos.219/1, admeasuring 3.42.5 hectares in Olaipadi (W) Village, Perambalur Taluk & District, 15.01.2016 to 10.01.2017, quash the same. For Petitioner: Mr.V.SanjeeviFor Respondents: Mr.E.Vijay Anand Additional Government PleaderO R D E RWhen the matter was taken up for hearing today, it was brought to the notice of this Court that the issue that is involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order dated 05.06.2025 passed by a learned Single Judge in W.P.No.33079 of 2024 etc. batch.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that certain issues which were raised before the learned Single Judge were not considered and therefore, this Court can independently deal with this writ petition.

In the considered view of this Court, the order that has been passed by the learned Single Judge is going to be subjected to appeal and therefore, no useful 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.20701 of 2025purpose will be served if a Division Bench and also a Single Bench consider the issue independently as it will lead to unnecessary confusion. Now that appeals are going to be filed against the order passed by the learned single Judge in the aforesaid batch of cases, it will be more appropriate, if the issue is dealt with by a Division Bench instead of a learned Single Judge going into the same issues all over again. This will ensure judicial discipline.