Madras High CourtWP/29431/2022disposed of

P.Ponnammal v. The District Collector

2022-11-08Honourable The Acting Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.11.2022 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.T.RAJA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR P.Ponnammal .. Petitioner Vs

1. The District Collector, Tiruppur, Tiruppur District.

2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruppur, Tiruppur District.

3. The Tahsildar, Avinashi, Tiruppur District.

4. The Village Administrative Officer, Thekkalur, Tiruppur District.

5. Viswanathan

6. Ganeshamoorthy

7. Ranagaraj

8. Chenniappan

9. Selvaraj 10.Naadhakumar .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to take an appropriate action as against the respondents 5 to 10 for restoration of pond and its eri and removal of encroachment made by them in respect of the pond comprised in S.No.655/1A2, 655/1B1, 655/1B2 situated at Thekkalur Village, Avinashi Taluk, Tiruppur District by considering the petitioner representation dated 10.10.2022. For the Petitioner : Mr.K.Myilsamy For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 4

ORDER

(Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents 1 to 3 to remove the encroachments made by respondents 5 to 10 in the pond comprised in Survey Nos.655/1A2, 655/1B1 and 655/1B2 at Thekkalur Village, Avinashi Taluk and restore the same.

2. When the writ petition is taken up for hearing, learned State Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the third respondent/Tahsildar, Avinashi along with the Surveyor, will conduct a survey of the lands in question in the presence of the petitioner and the private respondents, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and after survey, if any encroachment is found, the same will be removed in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks thereafter.

3. Recording the submissions made by learned State Government Pleader, the writ petition is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs.

(T.R., ACJ.) (D.K.K., J.) 08.11.2022 Index : No bbr

To:

1. The District Collector, Tiruppur, Tiruppur District.

2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruppur, Tiruppur District.

3. The Tahsildar, Avinashi, Tiruppur District.

4. The Village Administrative Officer, Thekkalur, Tiruppur District.

T.RAJA, ACJ.

AND D.KRISHNAKUMAR,J.

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