ORDER :

T.S.SIVAGNANAM , J.

Since the subject matter in all these writ petitions pertains to a stone quarry and stone crusher unit located in lands comprised in the same survey numbers, these writ petitions were heard together and are disposed of by this common order.

2. The petitioner in W.P.(MD) Nos.7402 of 2020 and 10113 of 2020 is one B.Raman, son of Balaguruvan. The prayer in W.P.(MD) No.7402 of 2020, filed as a public interest litigation, is for issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the official respondents 1 to 5 therein to take action, against the sixth respondent Pari, son of Gopalasamy/petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.9406 of 2020 and the seventh respondent, namely, K.Murugesan, son of Kandasamy and M/s.Gopalsamy Blue Metals for having illegally quarried in the lands comprised in Survey Nos.22/1A, 22/1B, 23/1, 23/3A, 23/3B, 23/4B, 23/5B1, 23/5B2, 23/6, to an extent of more than 200 feet in depth and also illegally quarried in poromboke lands comprised in Survey No.23/2 of Karuvelampatti Village, Tiruparankundram Talum, Madurai District, to an extent of 90 cents and for a consequential direction to reclaim the lands, which have been encroached and to impose penalty for quarrying