Ganesan.S v. The Block Development Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Date : 06.04.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA & W.M.P.(MD)No.494 of 2022 S.Ganesan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Block Development Officer, Village Panchayat, Uppiliyapuram Panchayat Union, Trichy District.

2.The Tahsildar, Thuraiyur Taluk, Thuraiyur, Trichy District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records relating to the proceedings of the 1st respondent made in Na.Ka.NoA2/2591/2021 dated 10.12.2021 and quash the same as illegal. 1/5

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Govindarajan for Mr.R.Murali For Respondents : Mr.Kameswaran for R1 : Mr.S.Vinodh Government Advocate for R2

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) Heard both sides.

2. The petitioner challenges the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent. While the first respondent can call upon the petitioner to remove the encouragement in question, the first respondent cannot on his own coercively enforce his order. If the petitioner fails to comply with the demand set out in the impugned order, the matter has to be referred to the jurisdictional Tahsildar and it is for the jurisdictional Tahsildar to take action as per law. As and when the jurisdictional Tahsildar takes action, the petitioner can place all his defences. We have not gone into the merits of the matter.

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3. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (G.R.S., J.) (R.P., J.) 06.04.2026 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No rmi To The Tahsildar, Thuraiyur Taluk, Thuraiyur, Trichy District.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

AND R.POORNIMA, J.

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