V.Murugan v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and W.M.P(MD)No.1431 of 2026 V.Murugan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer / Monitoring Committee, Musiri Revenue Divisional Office, Musiri, 3.The Tahsildar, Thuraiyur Taluk, Thuraiyur, 4.The Revenue Inspector, Revenue Inspector Office, Uppiliyapuram North, Thuraiyur Taluk, 1/5

5.The Inspector of Police, Uppiliyapuram Police Station, 6.Kavitha ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents 1 to 5 to remove the encroachment made by the 6th respondent in the in the water body comprised in S.No.36/1, Karpudayanpatti Village, Thuraiyur Taluk, Trichy District based on the petitioner's representation dated 22.09.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.Charles Kamalesh M.Appaji For Respondents : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh Additional Government Pleader for R.1 to R.4 Mr.K.Gnanasekaran Government Advocate for R.5

ORDER

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 4 and the learned Government Advocate appearing for the fifth respondent. Considering the nature of relief to be granted, issuance of notice to the sixth respondent is dispensed with.

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2.The writ petitioner is a resident of Karpudayanpatti Village in Thuraiyur Taluk. The petitioner alleges that there are encroachments in Survey No.36/1.

3.The learned Additional Government Pleader states that the said survey number has been classified as "Vari".

4.We direct the third respondent to conduct survey. If encroachments are noticed, notices shall be given to all the encroachers / interested parties including the private respondent herein and opportunities should be given to them and they will be removed by adhering to due process of law. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5.This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [G.R.S., J.] [B.P., J.] 29.01.2026 NCC : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Index : Yes / No MGA 3/5

To 1.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer / Monitoring Committee, Musiri Revenue Divisional Office, Musiri, 3.The Tahsildar, Thuraiyur Taluk, Thuraiyur, 4.The Revenue Inspector, Revenue Inspector Office, Uppiliyapuram North, Thuraiyur Taluk, 5.The Inspector of Police, Uppiliyapuram Police Station, 4/5

G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J and B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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