IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:15.12.2025 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.M.P.Nos.2879, 2880 & 8778 of 2024

1.S.Kuluthunga Cholan

2.L.Siyam Sundar

3.G.Baskaran

4.M.Aruljothi ... Petitioners Vs

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by its Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force, Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 032.

3.Rajan

4.V.Venkatesan ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the impugned order of the 1^st respondent dated 24.01.2024 made in G.O.(2.D) No.15, Environment, Climate Change and Forest (FR.2(i)) Department and quash the same, consequently direct the Respondents 1 and 2 to implement the Government Order dated 26.08.2019 in G.O.Ms.No.83, Environment Forest (FR.2 (I) Department with regard to compliance of the directions issued by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Hon’ble Court dated 17.04.2018 made in W.A.No.811 of

2011 and etc., batch.

For Petition