2024 (9) TMI 916

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....onal Government Pleader For R2: Mr. S.S.Madhavan,Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R4: Mr. A.Prasanna Rajadurai For R8: Mr. N.Dilip Kumar For R10: Mrs. P.Jessi Jeeva Priya For R11 & R12: Mr. K.R.Laxman ORDER [Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.] The prayer sought for in this Writ Petition is to for bear the respondents 1 to 5 from permitting installation of huge amusement rides by the respondents 11 and 12 or any other persons by damaging the river bed of Vaigai River at Paramakudi by installing huge amusement rides of 48 in number, without obtaining the stability certificate of the amusement rides from the 6th respondent ie., the Public Works Department, Electrical Division or any other competent officer to certify t....

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....it Petition filed by the respondents 11 and 12. 5. In fact, pursuant to the said order passed by the Writ Court, the Public Works Department, without challenging the same, having accepted the said order passed by the Writ Court, issued consequential proceedings dated 12.04.2024, where such a permission had been given to these private respondents to have such amusement rides at Vaigai River. 6. The said move on the part of the Public Works Department in favour of the respondents 11 and 12 has been questioned in this Writ Petition, of course as Public Interest Litigation. 7. When we perused the reason that has been given by the Public Works Department in the rejection order dated 26.02.2024, it is appealing to us, because even for drinking....

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....cial respondents submitted that, the Public Works Department is not in favour of granting such permission to these individuals in the river bed. 11. But at the same time, it is felt by all concerned that, these kind of amusements activities since being the part of the festival, which is to be conducted for 10 days, can be encouraged, for which instead of permitting them in the river bed, alternative sites can be found out and in those alternative sites, this kind of permission can be granted. 12. In support of this contention, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has provided four alternative sites, which are available in the locality. One is at Executive Engineer's Office of the Public Works Department, where larger exten....