Muhammad Ali, v. The District Collector,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.11.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Muhammed Ali .. Petitioner -vs1. The District Collector, Kanchipuram District.

2. The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, Thiruvallur Road, Near Sriperumbathoor Bus Stand, Kancheepuram.

3. The Block Development Officer, Office of the Block Development- Kunrathur, Kanchipuram Road, Near Padappai Bus Stand, Tamil Nadu.

4. Municipal Administration and Water Supply Management, Rep. by its Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.

5.Suresh Kumar

6. Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Rep by its Managing Director, No.1, Pumping Station Road, Chintadripet, Chennai.

(R.6 impleaded vide order dated 04.09.2019 in WMP No.25187 of 2019) .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to remove the encroachment made by the 5th respondent on a vacant land which belongs to Chennai Metro Water situated at opposite to Hotel Gayathri Bhavan, Oil Mill Road, A.N.E Salai, Iyyapanthangal, Chennai by considering the petitioner's representation dated 24.06.2019.

For the Petitioner :

No appearance For the Respondents :

Mr.P.Muthukumar, State Government Pleader, for RR 1 and 2 :

Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan for R-3 :

Mr.M.Abdul Razack for RR 4 and 5 :

No appearance for R-6 * * * * *

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) None appears for the petitioner.

2. The relief claimed is to remove the encroachment made by the fifth respondent on the vacant land. The learned counsel for the fifth respondent, on instructions, submits that the fifth respondent has vacated the subject land.

In view of that, nothing survives in the writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. (S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 22.11.2023 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No sra To

1. The District Collector, Kanchipuram District.

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

(sra)

2. The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, Thiruvallur Road, Near Sriperumbathoor Bus Stand, Kancheepuram.

3. The Block Development Officer, Office of the Block Development- Kunrathur, Kanchipuram Road, Near Padappai Bus Stand, Tamil Nadu.

4. The Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Management, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.

5. The Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, No.1, Pumping Station Road, Chintadripet, Chennai 22.11.2023