Chennai The Madras High Court has directed the Pollution Control Board (PCB) to issue notice to the stone crusher units in the cluster areas in Tirusoolam and Pallavaram near Chennai asking why their units should not be closed down if operated without the consent of the PCB and without complying with the norms laid down by the NEERI, irrespective of their distance from the residential area. The Second Bench comprising Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya and Justice V Dhanapalan gave the direction while passing further interim orders on a public interest writ petition from S V Pechiammal, a resident, seeking to close down the units. The bench directed the PCB to file a report on July 17. COLLECTOR TOLD TO APPEAR IN COURT: The Madras High Court has directed the Chennai District Collector, Corporation Commissioner, PWD Secretary, CMDA Member-Secretary and the Slum Clearance Board chairman to appear on July 15 to assist the court in the matter relating to removal of encroachments on Elango Street along the Buckhingham canal in RA Puram. The Second Bench comprising Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya and Justice V Dhanapalan gave the direction on Wednesday while passing interim orders on a petition from Rajiv Rai of Egmore seeking to remove 625 families living on a property he had purchased from the Kapaleeswarar Temple in 1970. "Taking into consideration of the fact that about 625 families would be affected during the course of removal of the encroachment, we are inclined to grant more time to the authorities to find out whether the families can be rehabilitated,' the bench said. ADVOCATES' BODY'S APPEAL: The Tamil Nadu Advocates Association (TNAA) has appealed to Madras High Court Chief Justice AK Ganguly to reconsider the Full Court's decision to permit the ministerial staff in the judiciary also to appear for the ensuing selection for the posts of District Munsifcum-Judicial Magistrates in the State. In a representation to the CJ, TNAA president S Prabakaran submitted that the subordinate judiciary acted as a backbone to the judicial system of the country. They had direct contact with the people in their day-to day affairs and the health of the judicial system mainly depended upon the efficiency and independent functioning of the basic level judicial officers, he added.