K.Nirmala v. The District Collector/
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 29.08.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR K.Nirmala .. Petitioner vs.
1.The District Collector/Inspector of Panchayat, Ranipet District, Ranipet.
2.The District Revenue Officer, O/o.District Revenue Officer, Ranipet, Ranipet District - 632 401.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, O/o.Revenue Divisional Officer, Ranipet, Ranipet District - 632 401.
4.The Tahsildar, Sholingur Taluk Office, Ranipet District - 631 102.
5.The Assistant Director (Panchayat), O/o.The Assistant Director (Panchayat), District Collectorate Complex, Ranipet District.
6.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat), Sholingar Panchayat Union, Ranipet District - 631 102.
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7.Vijaya Kumar 8.Perumal .. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 3, 4 and 6 to remove the encroachments made by the 7th and 8th respondents in Survey No.221, Rendadi Village, Karaikkal Panchayat, Sholingar Panchayat Union by following the communications sent by the first respondent i.e., The District Collector, Ranipet in letter Ref.No.O.Mu.A4/895/2025 dated 10.05.2025 and in letter Ref.No.O.Mu.C3/5736/2025 dated 23.05.2025 within a reasonable time.
For Petitioner ..
Mr.V.S.Jagadeesan For Respondents ..
Mr. M.S.Arasakumar, Government Advocate for R1 to R5 Mr.D.Ravichander, Special Government Pleader for R6
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] Subject matter of captioned 'Writ Petition' [hereinafter 'WP' for the sake of brevity] is alleged encroachment in 'Survey No.221, Page Nos.2/6
Rendadi Village, Karaikkal Panchayat, Sholingar Panchayat Union, Ranipet District' (hereinafter 'said land' for the sake of convenience and clarity) 2.
Requests for removal of aforereferred alleged encroachment by way of representations dated 17.02.2025, 03.03.2025 and 05.05.2025 have not yielded results and that has necessitated captioned WP, is the submission of Mr.V.S.Jagadeesan, learned counsel for writ petitioner.
3.
Issue notice to official respondents.
4.
Mr. M.S. Arasakumar, learned Government Advocate, accepts notice for R1 to R5 and Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader accepts notice for R6.
5.
Learned State counsel, submits, on instructions, that a survey will be conducted, after putting all concerned on notice and in their presence, within eight weeks from today i.e., on or before 24.10.2025 and if encroachments are found, action will be commenced Page Nos.3/6
under 'The Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1905)' {hereinafter 'said 1905 Act' for the sake of brevity}. 6.
If there are encroachments, action against private respondents and/or any other other encroacher(s) necessarily means that they would be show caused. This Court makes it clear that all rights and contentions of private respondents and/or any other encroacher(s) are preserved if they are show caused and this order does not touch upon their rights. Therefore, we dispense with notice to private respondents/R7 and R8 and take up the captioned WP in the Admission Board itself with the consent of learned counsel for writ petitioner and learned State counsel.
7.
In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned WP is disposed of in the aforesaid manner, recording the stated position of learned State counsel that survey will be done within a period of eight weeks from today, i.e., on or before 24.10.2025, after putting all concerned on notice and in their presence and action, if any, under the said 1905 Act, will be commenced as expeditiously as the business of official respondents would permit but in any event within a period of Page Nos.4/6
eight weeks therefrom i.e., on or before 19.12.2025. There shall be no order as to costs.
(M.S., J.) (H.C., J.) 29.08.2025 Index:Yes/No mmi To 1.The District Collector/Inspector of Panchayat, Ranipet District, Ranipet.
2.The District Revenue Officer, O/o.District Revenue Officer, Ranipet, Ranipet District - 632 401.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, O/o.Revenue Divisional Officer, Ranipet, Ranipet District - 632 401.
4.The Tahsildar, Sholingur Taluk Office, Ranipet District - 631 102.
5.The Assistant Director (Panchayat), O/o.The Assistant Director (Panchayat), District Collectorate Complex, Ranipet District.
6.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat), Sholingar Panchayat Union, Ranipet District - 631 102.
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M.SUNDAR, J.
and HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.
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