Sand mining case: Madras HC summons T.N. Public Secretary after no law officer turns up to represent State

The Madras High Court summoned the Tamil Nadu Public Department Secretary after no counsel appeared to represent the State government in five writ petitions challenging ED summons to district Collectors over illegal river sand mining. The Division Bench found the petitions had become infructuous as Collectors had already complied with Supreme Court orders, leading to the State government’s representation being questioned by the judges. The Special Government Pleader present had no instructions in the ED summons batch, prompting the court to direct the Public Secretary to appear and clarify the State’s legal representation.

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