ORDER :

P.N. Prakash, J.

1. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to by their names.

2. The facts in brief are as under:

2.1. P. Palanichamy is a mining baron and the founder of the partnership firms viz. M/s. PRP Exports, M/s. PRP Granites and M/s. PRP Granite Exports, engaged in granite mining in and around Madurai. The firms started by him obtained mining leases from the Government and it is alleged that these firms did not confine themselves to the areas licensed to them, but, went on a plunder spree, by illegally mining every possible landscape in and around Madurai.

2.2. When this came to light, there was a furore and the State law enforcement agencies woke up from their self-induced slumber and plunged into action by registering around 16 FIRs on the findings of the Deputy Director, Geology and Mining.

2.3. Similarly, the Public Works Department found that the PRP group had not spared even the water canals in that area, for which, 15 FIRs were registered.

2.4. The police also found that the PRP group had indulged in land grabbing by illegally encroaching into lands belonging to Temples, Government and innocent individuals, for which, 11 FIRs were registered.

2.5.