1. Even though, the interim applications are listed before me, by consent, the Writ Petitions themselves are taken up for the final hearing.

2. The core issue involved in all these Writ Petitions is as to whether the third respondent can be permitted to lay the transmission towers over a public cart track by providing dedicated transmission lines for the purpose of connecting it with the substation. Since the grievances of the petitioners in all the Writ Petitions are one and the same against the same respondents, they have been taken up together and a common order is passed.

3. In order to decide the issues involved in these five Writ Petitions, the factual matrix surrounding the case requires a proper narration.

4. Heard Shri.V.Raghavachari and Shri.N.Subramanian, learned counsels appearing for the petitioners and Shri.K.V.Dhanapalan, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2, Shri.P.S.Raman, learned senior counsel appearing for the third respondent as well as Shri.Vijay Narayan, learned senior counsel appearing for the fourth respondent and perused the entire materials available on record.

Facts in brief:

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