Prabu v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 02/04/2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Prabu ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The District Collector, Collectorate, Madurai.

2. The Commissioner/Monitoring Committee, Municipal Corporation, Madurai.

3. The Tahsildar, Madurai North, Madurai.

4. The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar Police Station, Madurai.

5. The Village Administrative Officer, Managiri Pit-2, Sathamangalam Firka, Madurai.

6. Karanthamalai ... Respondents 1/5

PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent to remove the encroachment made by 6th respondent in T.S.No.147, Block No.12, Deputy Collector Colony, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District, based on the representation dated 06.11.2025 within the time fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : M/s.V.Muthukamatchi For R1, R3 & R5 : Mr.D.Sasikumar Additional Government Pleader For R2 : Mr.K.K.Kannan, Standing Counsel For R4 : Mr.K.Sanjay Gandhi Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

ORDER

(Judgment of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.) The prayer in this writ petition is to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent to remove the encroachment made by the 6th respondent in the Government land in T.S.No.147, Block No.12, Deputy Collector Colony, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District, based on the representation dated 06.11.2025 within a time frame. 2.

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learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1, 3 and 5, on instructions, would submit that the Tahsildar has already called for a report from the Town Surveyor on 11.02.2026 with regard to the alleged encroachment.

3.

In that view of the matter, let the 3rd respondent/Tahsildar take appropriate action as per law after giving notice to all the parties concerned, provided, the subject land is Government land. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4.

With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

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To

1. The District Collector, Collectorate, Madurai.

2. The Commissioner/Monitoring Committee, Municipal Corporation, Madurai.

3. The Tahsildar, Madurai North, Madurai.

4. The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar Police Station, Madurai.

5. The Village Administrative Officer, Managiri Pit-2, Sathamangalam Firka, Madurai.

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N.SATHISH KUMAR , J.

AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

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