Chettinad Cements Writ Dismissed, Withdrawal Granted

Authority: Madurai Bench, Madras High Court

Order Date: 08 July 2026

Petitioner: Chettinad Cements Corporation Limited, represented by Deputy General Manager M.A. Rajavel.
Respondents:

1. District Collector, Dindigul District.

2. Superintending Engineer, General Construction Circle, TANTRANSCO (Tamilnadu Transmission Corporation Ltd.), K.Pudur, Madurai.

3. Executive Engineer, Transmission and Line Construction, TANTRANSCO, Madurai.

4. Tahsildar, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District.

5. Director, Department of Geology and Mining, Guindy, Chennai.

6. Gamesa Wind Turbine Pvt. Ltd.

7. Pon Thambidurai.

8. Balamurugan.

Respondent 4 was suo motu impleaded on 25‑02‑2026; Respondent 8 was impleaded on 21‑06‑2023 in W.M.P. (MD) No.21065 of 2023.
Petition Details: W.P(MD) No.6285 of 2016 and W.M.P(MD) No.5519 of 2016 sought a writ of mandamus directing respondents 2 and 3 to remove a high‑tension tower and transmission lines erected on the petitioner’s land at Palayam Village, presently Guziliyamparai Taluk, Dindigul District, at the respondents’ own cost.
Allegations: The tower was erected without the petitioner’s consent, violating Rule 3 of the Works of Licensees Rules, 2006.
Amendment: Prayer amended on 10‑11‑2023.

The petitioner’s counsel requested withdrawal of the writ, seeking liberty to pursue the remedy before a competent civil court.
The Court dismissed the writ as withdrawn, granting the petitioner liberty to institute appropriate civil proceedings, and ordered that the period during which the writ was pending be excluded for the purpose of computing limitation, subject to law.
No order as to costs was made.
The connected miscellaneous petition was closed.

Topics: Legal Remedy, Infrastructure Land Dispute