Order of the Madras High Court regarding sand quarrying of river Thenpennai, Kandarakottai Village, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, 10/02/2016
Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of Sukumar Vs District Collector, Cuddalore District & Others dated 10/02/2016 regarding sand quarrying of river Thenpennai, Kandarakottai Village, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu. The miners are drawing the sand from the entire river and selling the same and are transporting the sand through lorry and huge trucks. In order to escape from paying excise duty and toll fee, the heavy vehicles are moving into small villages and causing damages to the roads, and moreover, the village roads are not as per specifications and unfit for heavy vehicle transportation.