Plea in Madras HC challenges Tamil Nadu government’s three-month ban on inter-State transport of minor minerals
The Madras High Court has requested a response from the Tamil Nadu government regarding a petition that challenges a three-month ban on the inter-State transport of minor minerals. The petitioner argues that the ban is unconstitutional and has caused significant financial distress to businesses that rely on legal transit permits.
Why it matters
The case addresses the balance between state regulatory power over natural resources and the rights of businesses to engage in inter-state commerce.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday directed the State government to file a counter affidavit to the petition challenging the government’s decision to impose a three-month ban on inter-State transport of minor minerals.
A Division Bench of Justices C.V. Karthikeyan and R. Sakthivel sought a response from the State government to the petition filed by P. Libin Ponnuswamy Leela of Kanniyakumari district challenging the State’s decision and posted the matter for hearing to August 10.
The petitioner sought a direction to declare Rule 3-A of Tamil Nadu Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation, and Storage of Minerals and Mineral Dealers Rules, 2011, inserted via a Government Order imposing the three-month ban on the inter-State transport of minor minerals as unconstitutional, ultra vires , and illegal.
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