K.Senthil Kumar v. The Secretary To Government/
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10.11.2025 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.Nos.42596, 42602, 42605, 42645, 42648 and 42663 of 2025 and W.M.P.Nos.47634, 47639, 47643, 47648, 47696, 47699, 47702, 47717 and 47720 of 2025 K.Senthil Kumar S/o.Krishnaswamy Plot No.166, Kaivalyam Nagar Vadakkal B Village Vallam Panchayath Sriperumbudur Taluk Kancheepuram District.
Petitioner in W.P.No.42596/2025 R.Nelson Raj S/o.M.Rajaiyan Plot No.304, Kaivalyam Nagar Vadakkal B Village Vallam Panchayath Sriperumbudur Taluk Kancheepuram District.
Petitioner in W.P.No.42602/2025
1.Sangeetha 2.Sai Senthil Vel Raj H/o. Sangeetha No.247/10A2, 247/9C, Plot No.537 & 538B, Kaivalyam Nagar Vadakkal B Village Vallam Panchayath Sriperumbudur Taluk Kancheepuram District.
Petitioners in W.P.No.42605/2025 1.Sri Vigneswar Industries Rep. by its Partners 1.R.Surya 2.R.Suresh Both are residing at S.No.247/4A2, Plot No.1A, Kaivalayam Nagar, Vadagal B Village, Vallam Panchayat, Sriperumbudur Tk, Kancheepuram District.
Petitioners in W.P.No.42645/2025 Meera Babuji Plot No.934/935, Kaivalayam Nagar, Vadagal B Village Vallam Panchayat Sriperumbudur Taluk Kancheepuram District.
Petitioner in W.P.No.42648/2025
1.Inbaraj Praveen 2.Suseela Both are residing at Kaivalayam Nagar Vadagal B Village Vallam Panchayat Sriperumbudur Taluk Kancheepuram District.
Petitioners in W.P.No.42663/2025 Vs 1.The Secretary to Government The Additional Secretary (Technical) Housing and Urban Development Dept.
Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 2.The Block Development Officer, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kanchipuram District 3.The President Vallam Panchayat, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kanchipuram District Respondents in all WPs PRAYER in WP No.42596 of 2025 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the impugned locking and sealing and demolition Notice No.02/2025/Vallam Panchayat dated 10.10.2025 issued under Section 56(1&2-A) of the Town and Country Planning Act by the 3rd respondent and quash the same to the petitioner building situated at Plot No.166, Kaivalayam Nagar, Vadagal B Village, Vallam Panchayath, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.
PRAYER in WP No.42602 of 2025 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the impugned locking and sealing and demolition Notice No.02/2025/Vallam Panchayat dated 10.10.2025 issued under Section 56(1&2-A) of the Town and Country Planning Act by the 3rd respondent and quash the same to the petitioner building situated at Plot No.304, Kaivalayam Nagar, Vadagal B Village, Vallam Panchayath, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.
PRAYER in WP No.42605 of 2025 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the impugned locking and sealing and demolition Notice No.02/2025/Vallam Panchayat dated 10.10.2025 issued under Section 56(1&2-A) of the Town and Country Planning Act by the 3rd respondent and quash the same to the petitioner building situated at Plot No.537 and 538B, Kaivalayam Nagar, Vadagal B Village, Vallam Panchayath, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. PRAYER in WP No.42645 of 2025 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the impugned locking and sealing and demolition Notice No.02/2025/Vallam Panchayat dated 10.10.2025 issued under Section 56(1&2-A) of the Town and Country Planning Act by the 3rd respondent and quash the same to the petitioner building situated at Plot No.1A, Kaivalayam Nagar, Vadagal B Village, Vallam Panchayath, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.
PRAYER in WP No.42648 of 2025 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the impugned locking and sealing and demolition Notice No.02/2025/Vallam Panchayat dated 10.10.2025 issued under Section 56(1&2-A) of the Town and Country Planning Act by the 3rd respondent and quash the same to the petitioner building situated at Plot No.934/935, Kaivalayam Nagar, Vadagal B Village, Vallam Panchayath, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. PRAYER in WP No.42663 of 2025 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the impugned locking and sealing and demolition Notice
No.02/2025/Vallam Panchayat dated 10.10.2025 issued under Section 56(1&2-A) of the Town and Country Planning Act by the 3rd respondent and quash the same to the petitioner building situated at S.No.250/4C1 and Plot No.274, Kaivalayam Nagar, Vadagal B Village, Vallam Panchayath, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. For Petitioners in all WPs:
Mr.T.C.Gopalakrishnan For Respondents in all WPs:
Mr.V.Veeramani Government Advocate COMMON ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Challenge to the second lock and seal notices issued on 10.10.2025 is mainly on the ground that, while revision petitions filed under Section 80A of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 are pending before the revisional authority, the respondents are proceeding with other coercive steps.
2. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for both the parties bring to the notice of this court that now the revisional authority has passed stay order on 28.10.2025. A copy of the order has also been placed for our perusal.
3. As the proceedings have now been stayed, the same would effect all pending proceedings, including the notice dated 10.10.2025, and no further orders are required to be passed in these writ petitions.
4. These writ petitions are disposed of accordingly. There shall be no order as to costs. WMP Nos.47643, 47696 and 47717 of 2025 filed to permit the petitioners therein to join together and file single writ petitions are allowed, as they have paid separate courtfee. Other interim applications stand closed. It is made clear that we have not commented upon the merits of the matter and it will be open for the decision of the revisional authority.
(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 10.11.2025 Index :
Yes/No :
Yes/No sasi To:
1.The Secretary to Government The Additional Secretary (Technical) Housing and Urban Development Dept.
Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 2.The Block Development Officer, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kanchipuram District 3.The President Vallam Panchayat, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kanchipuram District
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J.
(sasi) W.P.Nos.42596, 42602, 42605, 42645, 42648 and 42663 of 2025 10.11.2025