V.Ruckmani v. The Director Of Municipal Administration
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29.04.2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN V.Ruckmani No.94/55B, Annai Indhira Gandhi Salai Near Corporation Office Periya Kanchipuram-631 502 Kanchipuram District :
Petitioner versus 1.The Director of Municipal Administration No.73, Santhome High Road MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalapurampuram Chennai-600 028 2.The Commissioner Kanchipuram Corporation, Kancheepuram 3.R.Leela Door No.96/55A, Near Corporation office Periya Kanchipuram-631 502 Kanchipuram District.
4.R.Anand Door No.96/55A Near Corporation Office Periya Kanchipuram-631 502 Kanchipuram District.
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Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to implement the proceeding in Notice No.4181/2023/F3 dated 10.09.2025 to demolish the
unauthorized construction put up the 3rd and 4th respondent in bearing door No.96/55A, 2nd Floor Annai Indhira Gandhi Salai near Corporation Office Peirya Kanchipuram-631 502 within a time frame. For Petitioner :
Mr.S.Kumar Sankar For Respondents :
Mr.Habeeb Rahman, Government Advocate, for the first respondent Mr.RA.Gopinath, Standing counsel, for the second respondent Mr.Y.Jothish Chander, for respondents 3 and 4
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) The petitioner seeks a direction upon the first respondent to implement the proceedings in Notice No.4181/2023/F3 dated 10.09.2025 to demolish the unauthorized construction put-up by respondents 3 and 4 at Door No.96/55A, 2nd Floor Annai Indira Gandhi Salai, near Corporation Office Peirya Kanchipuram-631 502, within a time frame.
2. Earlier, a demolition notice came to be issued to the third respondent, on 17.11.2023, which was challenged in appeal before the
first respondent. Parallelly, the third respondent also filed a writ petition in WP No.230 of 2024, seeking a direction to the Commissioner, Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation, not to proceed with the demolition notice till the disposal of the statutory appeal preferred by her before the first respondent. The said writ petition was decided vide order dated 09.01.2024 with the following directions:
"(4) In the factual circumstances, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition in the following lines:- (a) The petitioner's application for regularization shall be considered by the 2nd respondent within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
(b) Depending upon the final order that may passed in the regularization application, the Director of Municipal Administration / 1st respondent herein, may also dispose of the statutory appeal dated 15.12.2023 preferred by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order on the application for regularization submitted by the petitioner. Till such time the appeal is disposed of by the 1st respondent in terms of this order, the respondents are directed to maintain status quo."
3. Before a decision could be taken by the first respondent, another order came to be passed on 10.09.2025 by the second respondent, which has also been appealed under Section 133 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, by respondents 3 and 4, which is stated to be pending. The Division Bench in WP No.230 of 2024 had directed that till such time the appeal is disposed of by the first respondent, in terms of the said order, the official respondents were directed to maintain status quo. It is further submitted that regularisation application filed by the third respondent has been dismissed. However, the appeal is yet to be decided by the first respondent.
4. In view of the aforesaid, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the third respondent within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There will be no order as to costs. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 29.04.2026 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No tar
To 1.The Director of Municipal Administration No.73, Santhome High Road MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalapurampuram Chennai-600 028 2.The Commissioner Kanchipuram Corporation, Kancheepuram
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN , J.
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