Arulmigu Sri Rajaganapathi v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.01.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN and W.M.P.No.820 of 2026 Arulmigu Sri Rajaganapathi Kudiyiruppor Nalasangam, Rep. by its Secretary P.J.Moorthi No.324/236A Valliyamapuram Karthikeyapuram, Tiruttani, Thiruvallur District 631 209 Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer Tiruttani Taluk 3.The Tahsildar The Government Tahsildar Office, Chennai Tirupathi Bye Pass Road, Pattabiramapuram Tiruttani 631 209

4.The Managing Director TASMAC Limited, Thalamuthu Natarajar Maligai Egmore, Chennai 600 008 5.The District Manager/ The Deputy Collector TASMAC Limited, Kakalur Tiruvallur District (West) Tiruvallur Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 4 and 5 to forthwith shift TASMAC Shops No.8711 and 9011 from Survey No.323/3A2, Tiruttani Village, Tiruttani Taluk, Thiruvallur District, to an alternative location as directed by the 1st respondent in his order bearing No.Na.Ka.No.5879/2024/VI dated 21.03.2025. For Petitioner:

Mr.K.Shankar for Mr.A.Bharath Kumar For Respondent(s):Mr. E.Vijay Anand Addl. Government Pleader for R1 to R3 Mr.K.Balakrishnan Standing Counsel for R4 and R5

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The grievance, as ventilated through this petition, is that despite the order passed by the District Collector way back on 21.03.2025, the TASMAC shops in question are not being relocated.

3. Learned counsel appearing for respondents 4 and 5 assures the Court that necessary steps, in compliance of the order of the District Collector, would be taken within a period of two weeks.

4. Placing on record the said undertaking, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 20.01.2026 Index :

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To:

1.The District Collector Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer Tiruttani Taluk 3.The Tahsildar The Government Tahsildar Office, Chennai Tirupathi Bye Pass Road, Pattabiramapuram Tiruttani 631 209 4.The Managing Director TASMAC Limited, Thalamuthu Natarajar Maligai Egmore, Chennai 600 008 5.The District Manager/ The Deputy Collector TASMAC Limited, Kakalur Tiruvallur District (West) Tiruvallur

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

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