The Madras HC questioned the rationale behind the ED issuing summonses to district collectors in the illegal sand mining case. The court will decide on the petitions filed by Tamil Nadu and five collectors challenging the summonses. The ED had commenced its probe based on FIRs registered by the state government. The court stated that the ED is entitled to ask for details pertaining to only those FIRs. The total sale value of illegally mined sand in the past two years was Rs 4,730 crore, according to the court.