IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 21.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA W.P.No. 1267 of 2026 &

W.M.P.No. 1463 of 2026 Tvl. S.M. Exports, Rep. by its Proprietor K. Madhaiyan, No. 2 / A2, III Cross, Gopalakrishna Colony, Krishnagiri - 635 001 ...petitioner Vs.

1. Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF), Through the Secretary, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110 003

2. State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Secretary to Government, Industries Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

3. The Commissioner of Geology & Mining, Thiru.Vi.Ka. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032

4. The District Collector, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri

5. The State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Rep by its Member Secretary, 9^th Floor, Metro (CMRL Building), Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035 ...respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of Writ of Certiorari, to call for records of the impugned demand notice passed by the 4^th respondent vide Na.Ka.No.188/2020/Kanimam dated 04.11.2025, pertaining to the lease granted in favour of the petitioner, to quarry grey gran