D.Soundar Rajan v. The Secretary
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.07.2025 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN WP No.21564 of 2025 D.Soundar Rajan No. 271, Nelson Mandela Street, Saron, Thiruvannamalai - 606 601.
Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai- 9 2.The District Collector, Thiruvannamalai District, Venjikkal, Thiruvannamalai, 3.The Commissioner of Land & Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.
4.The Thasildar, Thasildar Office, Thiruvannamalai District.
5.The Divisional Engineer, National Highways, Vellore.
6.The General Manager (Construction) Southern Railway, Park Town, Chennai.
7.The Commissioner / TNRERA 1st Floor, Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road, Chennai.
8. The Joint Director, Town and Country Planning, Thiruvannamalai.
9. The District Registrar, District Registrar Office, Polur Road (Near Tamilnadu Hotel), Thiruvannamalai-606 001.
10. Pachaippan, No. 51/104 Krishnan Street, Thiruvannamalai 606 001.
11.Bharathivelu, No. 321/1, Chengam Road, Thiruvannamalai 606 601.
12.The President, Endal Panchayath, Kilnathur Village, Thiruvannamalai TK & District.
Respondent(s) PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the 8th respondent to cancel the Planning permission issued by the 8th respondent vide CMD approval ROC No.YO7GCGXJ/2025/TCP dated 02.01.2025 to the 10th respondent and to the 11th respondent vide ROC No.30KRKPUI/2025/TCP dated 24.01.2025.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.K.Srinivasan For Respondent(s):
Mr.A.Edwin Prabakar State Government Pleader Assisted by Mr.K.Karthik Jagannath Government Advocate for R1 to R4, R8 & R9 Mr.R.T.Vishnu Mr.S.Sarath Babu for R10 & R11
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Sunder Mohan J.) The Writ Petition filed as a Public Interest Litigation [PIL] seeks cancellation of the Planning Permission Approval given by the 8th respondent for the layout formed by respondents 10 and 11.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that when he intended to buy two plots in the layout, he found that the layout did not have the approach road, that it was illegally approved and the same stems out of corruption by the authorities concerned.
3. Admittedly, the purchasers of the plots in the layout have not raised any issue. The allegation of corruption is without any basis and conjectural. The petitioner has not established that there is no approach road to the layout. The allegations are vague and baseless.
4. The petition, therefore, is totally misconceived and appears to have been initiated due to a personal vendetta. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition and is accordingly, dismissed.
There shall be no order as to costs.
(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (SUNDER MOHAN,J) 25.07.2025 Index :
Yes/No :
Yes/No ars
To:
1. The Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai- 9 2.The District Collector, Thiruvannamalai District, Venjikkal, Thiruvannamalai, 3.The Commissioner of Land & Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.
4.The Thasildar, Thasildar Office, Thiruvannamalai District.
5.The Divisional Engineer, National Highways, Vellore.
6.The General Manager (Construction) Southern Railway, Park Town, Chennai.
7.The Commissioner / TNRERA 1st Floor, Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road, Chennai.
8. The Joint Director, Town and Country Planning, Thiruvannamalai.
9. The District Registrar, District Registrar Office, Polur Road (Near Tamilnadu Hotel), Thiruvannamalai-606 001.
10. Pachaippan, No. 51/104 Krishnan Street, Thiruvannamalai 606 001.
11.Bharathivelu, No. 321/1, Chengam Road, Thiruvannamalai 606 601.
12.The President, Endal Panchyath, Kilnathur Village, Thiruvannamalai TK & District.
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND SUNDER MOHAN,J.
ars WP No.21564 of 2025 25.07.2025