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Karur collector to file plan on illegal sand mining: State to Madras HC

MADURAI: The state on Thursday informed the Madras high court that the Karur district collector would file a detailed action plan to prevent illegal mining activities in the Amaravathi riverbed in Karur district. The court was hearing suo motu proceedings initiated to prevent illegal sand mining in the Amaravathi riverbed, following a petition filed by the registrar (judicial) of the Madurai bench. The petitioner sought a direction to the authorities to initiate action for the prevention of illegal mining/quarrying of minor minerals in the Amaravathi river and penal action in respect of the illegal mining and transportation of sand and…

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Unauthorised constructions cannot be claimed as an absolute right: Madras HC

MADURAI: Holding that unauthorised constructions cannot be regularised in a routine manner and cannot be claimed as an absolute right, Madras high court observed that authorities failing in their duty to deal with unauthorised constructions should be subjected to disciplinary proceedings. A division bench of justice S M Subramaniam and justice A D Maria Clete observed that regularisation or condonation are only enabling provisions and must be granted exceptionally in deserving cases where an injustice was caused. The judges observed, “Regularisation is an exemption and can never be claimed as an absolute right. On the one hand, the statute contemplates…