V.R.Stalin v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.01.2024 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY V.R.Stalin .. Petitioner vs 1.The District Collector, Tiruvannamalai, 2.The District Revenue Officer, Tiruvannamalai, 3.The Thasildar, Tandarampet, Tandarampet Taluk, 4.The Block Development Officer, Taluk, Tandarampet, Tandarampet Taluk, 5.K.Kannan 6.Sahadevan

7.Pachayammal 8.Selvi .. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to remove the illegal encroachment made by respondents 5 to 8 in Survey No.41/1, admeasuirng 25 acres, situated at T. Mottur Madura, T. Vellore Village, Thandarampattu Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District. For the Petitioner : Mr.R.Rajarajan For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 3 : Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan for respondent No.4 : Mr.V.Prakash Babu for respondent Nos.5 & 8 : Mr.P.Paramasiva Doss for respondent No.6 : No appearance for respondent No.7

ORDER

(Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) We have heard Mr.R.Rajarajan, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr.P.Muthukumar, learned State Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 3; Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan, learned counsel for respondent No.4; Mr.V.Prakash Babu, learned counsel for respondents 5 and 8; and, Mr.P.Paramasiva Doss, learned counsel for respondent No.6.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondents 5 to 8 have encroached on Survey No.41/1 situated at T. Mottur Madura, T. Vellore Village, Thandarampattu Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District.

3. Learned State Government Pleader, on instructions from the Tahsildar, Thandrampattu, submits that one Kannan, son of Kariya Konder and others have filed applications for issuance of patta. The said proceedings would be decided within one month. In case the applications for issuance of patta are rejected, further steps would be

undertaken to remove the encroachments immediately.

4. In view of the said statement made by learned State Government Pleader, the writ petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.No.8311 of 2019 is closed.

(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 11.01.2024 Index :

Yes/No :

Yes/No bbr To 1.The District Collector, Tiruvannamalai, 2.The District Revenue Officer, Tiruvannamalai, 3.The Thasildar, Tandarampet, Tandarampet Taluk, 4.The Block Development Officer, Taluk, Tandarampet, Tandarampet Taluk,

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY,J.

bbr 11.01.2024