A.Senthilkumar v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29-05-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN and WMP No.22314 of 2026 A.Senthilkumar ... Petitioner -vs1.

State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.

Assistant Joint Director of Town and Country Planning, Town and Country Planning Office, FCI Road, Gandhinagar, Ganapathy, Coimbatore 641 004.

3.

Commissioner/Member Secretary, Pollachi Local Planning Authority, Pollachi Municipality, Pollachi, Coimbatore District 642 001.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records in Impugned Lock and Seal Order dated 17.04.2026 bearing Notice No.06/2024/F-1 issued by the 3rd respondent and quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents not to take any coercive actions against the petitioner's land and building comprised in Town and Survey Ward No.E, Block No.4, comprisedin T.S.No.153/1A, Kovai Road, Door No.85,

Pollachi Village, Coimbatore District, measuring an extent of 43,438 sq.ft. For Petitioner :

Mr.N.L.Rajah Senior Counsel for Mr.K.R.Arun Shabari For Respondents :

Mr.Mohd. Fayaz Ali Govt. Counsel for RR 1 and 2 * * * * *

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan, J.) Heard both sides.

2. The petitioner challenges the lock and seal order dated 17.04.2026 issued by the Local Body (Respondent No.3). The petitioner has remedy of filing revision under Section 80-A of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, against the said order.

3. The learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be filing the said revision before the first respondent within two weeks from today.

4. If such a petition is filed within two weeks, it shall be disposed of by the first respondent on merits and in accordance with law, within a period

of six months thereafter. Till the revision petition is disposed of, no coercive action shall be taken. In other words, the impugned order shall be kept in abeyance till then. If the petitioner fails to file such revision within two weeks, the benefit of this order will stand automatically recalled. It is made clear that we have not gone into the merits of the matter. This writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition stands closed. (G.R.S., J.) (V.L.N., J.) 29-05-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order sra To 1.

The Principal Secretary, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.

The Assistant Joint Director of Town and Country Planning, Town and Country Planning Office, FCI Road, Gandhinagar, Ganapathy, Coimbatore 641 004.

3.

The Commissioner/Member Secretary, Pollachi Local Planning Authority, Pollachi Municipality, Pollachi, Coimbatore District 642 001.

G.R.Swaminathan, J.

and V.Lakshminarayanan, J.

(sra) WP No.20708 of2026 29.05.2026