JUDGMENT :

Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the impugned proceedings in Rc.No.4190/MM9/2015 dated 29.01.2016 passed by the first respondent upholding the orders passed by the second and third respondents in Na.Ka.No.21/Kanimam/2013 dated 15.04.2015 and Se.Mu.Ka.No.A3/1734/2014 dated 30.07.2014 respectively and quash the same.

1. The penalty levied for expanding the quarrying operations in an unleased area and for illegal transportation of gravel/earth passed by the first respondent in proceedings dated 29.01.2016, is under challenge in the present writ petition.

2. On 23.08.2013, the petitioner obtained a lease for taking 2000 lorry load gravel/sand from Samudiram Lake Area, Tiruvannamalai in S.No.3/1C1. The petitioner has been permitted to take gravel/sand from the leased area of 4.90.5 hectares out of 147.71.5 hectares by the proceedings of the second respondent. The lease period was granted from 23.08.2013 to 22.07.2014 for a period of 11 months.

3. The petitioner states that he went to the leased out area along with lorries and manpower for taking grav