‘Permit given for quarry on land allotted to landless poor’

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sought a response from the Thoothukudi district administration on a petition seeking action against officials who had granted permit to a gravel quarry o

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sought a response from the Thoothukudi district administration on a petition seeking action against officials who had granted permit to a gravel quarry on a land that was allotted to the landless poor under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Act. A Division Bench of Justices T.S. Sivagnanam and S. Ananthi, taking a serious note of the issue, sought a counter affidavit from the district administration on the petition filed by S.M.A. Pon Gandhimathinathan. He sought direction to the Collector to take action against the erring officials.