Mr.C.Kumar v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.02.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN and W.M.P.No.41460 of 2025 C.Kumar S/o.Chokkalingam No.5, Vembuli Pannaikaran Street, Ullagaram, Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector Collector Office, Rajaji Salai, Chennai- 600 001.

2.The Tahsildar Sholinganallur Taluk Office, Chennai-600 119.

3.The Commissioner Ripon Building, Park Town, Chennai- 600 003.

4.Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Rep. by its Member Secretary Thalamuthu Nagarajan Maaligai, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

5.The Executive Engineer Zone XIV, Perungudi, Ullagaram, 6.The Block Development Officer St.Thomas Mount Panchayat Union, Chitlapakkam, Chennai 7.The Zonal Officer Zone XIV, Perungudi, Ullagaram, 8.M/s.Vidhya Matric Higher Secondary School Rep. by its Chairman, T.Azhagapparaju, Medavakkam-Sholinganallur Road, Jalladianpet, Chennai- 600 100.

9.M/s.Vidhya Educational Society Rep. by its Vice President, A.Vidhayasagar, T.Azhagapparaju, No.4/189, Vidhya School Street, Jalladianpet, Medavakkam Post, Chennai- 601 302.

Respondents

PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 6 to remove the unauthorized construction and illegal superstructure constructed by the 8th and 9th respondents measuring an extent of 25596 square feet in Survey No.220 and 77682 square feet in Survey No.218/2 situated at Jalladiapet Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.

For Petitioner:

Mr.T.Ramachandran For Respondents:

Mr.K.Karthik Jagannath Government Advocate for R1, R2 and R6 Mr. D.B.R.Prabhu Standing Counsel for R3, R5 and R7.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw this writ petition.

2. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 03.02.2026 Index :

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To:

1.The District Collector Collector Office, Rajaji Salai, Chennai- 600 001.

2.The Tahsildar Sholinganallur Taluk Office, Chennai-600 119.

3.The Commissioner Ripon Building, Park Town, Chennai- 600 003.

4.The Member Secretary Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Thalamuthu Nagarajan Maaligai, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

5.The Executive Engineer Zone XIV, Perungudi, Ullagaram, 6.The Block Development Officer St.Thomas Mount Panchayat Union, Chitlapakkam, Chennai 7.The Zonal Officer Zone XIV, Perungudi, Ullagaram,

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J.

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