Villupuram Thenpennai Aaru v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 13.06.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU "Villupuram Thenpennai Aaru Paadhukappu Nala Sangam"

rep. by its President R.Gunasekar, No.1/65, Anna Nagar, Pidagam Post, Villupuram Taluk & District.

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Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

2.The District Engineer, Public Works Department, Villupuram-605 602.

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Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to remove the encroachments in the large lake and Sitheri lake at Pidagam Village, Villupuram Taluk and District and to remove the waste sand sediments from the lake and lay or built the boundaries properly on all sides of the lakes.

For the Petitioner : Mr.D.Senthil Kumar For the Respondents : Mr.A.Selvendran Spl. Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) We have heard Mr.D.Senthil Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.Selvendran, learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents.

2. Learned Special Government Pleader submits that a status report has been filed by the Assistant Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Lower Pennaiyar Basin Sub Division, Tirukkovilore at Villupuram and all encroachments, as contended in the writ petition, have been removed.

3. In view of the status report filed, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition.

4. The writ petition, as such, is disposed of. There will be no

order as to costs.

(S.V.G., CJ.) (P.D.A., J.) 13.06.2023 Index :

Yes/No :

Yes/No bbr To 1.The District Collector, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

2.The District Engineer, Public Works Department, Villupuram-605 602.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND P.D.AUDIKESAVALU, J.

bbr 13.06.2023