(PRAYER in W.P.Nos.12934 and 12935 of 2005: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, praying for a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to permit the members of the petitioner-association in W.P.No.12934 of 2005 and the petitioner in W.P.No.12935 of 2005 to directly load the sand from the quarry under the supervision of the staff of Public Works Department on receiving the cost of the sand from the petitioners by dismantling the stockyard set up by the 6th respondent located within 1 km from the Palar river bed in Padalam, Kancheepuram.

PRAYER in W.P.No.19053 of 2005: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to abolish the system of appointment of loaders and permit traders to directly load the sand from the quarry under the supervision of the staff of Public Works Department on receiving the cost of the sand from the traders by dismantling the stockyard set up by the loaders in 18 places.)

COMMON ORDER

The Honourable Chief Justice

These three writ petitions deal with a common question regarding the loading system adopted by the Public Works Department of the Tamil Nad