S. GANESAN vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU . — SLP(C) No. 15723/2004

Case Summary: SLP(C) No. 15723/2004 – S. Ganesan v. State of Tamil Nadu On 16 August 2004, the Supreme Court disposed of the special leave petitions (SLP Nos. 15723, 15979, 16409, 16410/2004) without entertaining them on merits. The Court held that the High Court's judgment did not apply to these petitioners' cases, where mining leases were granted pursuant to prior Court orders during pending litigation. The Court directed that if leases require cancellation based on other High Court directions, show-cause notices must be issued and final orders passed according to law, while confirming no current bar on mining operations. Separately, SLP No. 16061/2004 was dismissed as withdrawn, with the petitioner seeking High Court clarification. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.