M.S.Sankar v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR M.S.Sankar Petitioner vs.

1.

The District Collector Thiruvannamalai Thiruvannamalai District The Revenue Divisional Officer Arani, Thiruvannamalai District The Tahsildar Arani, Thiruvannamalai District The Executive Engineer Public Works Department Arani, Thiruvannamalai District 5.

Karthi 6.

Lakshmanan 7.

Samundeeswari Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action on the petitioner's representation dated 10.05.2022 Page Nos.1/4

and remove the encroachments made by the respondents 5 to 7 in Nethapakkam River Channel and the encroachments in the Katterian River Channels near the petitioner's land is S.No.229/7, Subanravpettai Village, SV Nagaram Panchayat Union, Arani Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District within a time limit. For petitioner No appearance For RR 1 to 4 Mr. T.K. Saravanan Addl. Govt. Pleader For RR 5 to 7 No appearance

ORDER

[made by M.SUNDAR, J.] Read this in conjunction with and in continuation of earlier proceedings made in the previous listing yesterday (16.06.2025) which reads as follows:

'W.P.No.24760 of 2022 M.SUNDAR,J.

AND HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR,J.

(Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.) There is no representation for writ petitioner either in the physical Court or on VC (video conferencing) platform (to be noted, this is a hybrid hearing, which is a regular/routine/ daily feature in this Court) but learned State counsel for official respondents are before us.

2. With the intention of giving opportunity to writ petitioner and learned counsel for writ petitioner, list this matter again on 17.06.2025 but under the cause list caption 'FOR DISMISSAL'. (M.S.,J.) (H.C.,J.) 16.06.2025'

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Pursuant to the aforesaid proceedings, captioned 'writ petition' [hereinafter 'WP' for the sake of brevity] is listed today under the cause list caption 'FOR DISMISSAL'.

Mr. T.K. Saravanan, learned Additional Government Pleader for RR 1 to 4 is before us but there is no representation for writ petitioner today also either in the physical Court or on the VC platform (To be noted, this is a hybrid hearing which is a regular/routine/daily feature in this Court).

Sequitur is captioned WP is dismissed for default/non prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S., J.) (H.C., J.) 17.06.2025 cad Page Nos.3/4

M.SUNDAR, J.

and HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

cad To 1.

The District Collector Thiruvannamalai Thiruvannamalai District The Revenue Divisional Officer Arani Thiruvannamalai District The Tahsildar Arani Thiruvannamalai District The Executive Engineer Public Works Department Arani Thiruvannamalai District 17.06.2025 Page Nos.4/4