Pethuran v. The District Of Town Country Planning

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P.(MD) No.17990 of 2023 Pethuran ... Petitioner -vs1.The Director of Town Country Planning 4th Floor, No.807, Anna Salai Chennai-2 2.The Deputy Director of Town Country Planning No.4, H.A.K.Road, Chinna Chokkikulam Madurai-2 3.The Commissioner / L.P.A.

Theni-Allinagaram Municipality Theni 4.Palpandi 5.Muthugovindan 6.Muthugovindan

7.Vasanthakumar 8.Chinnasamy 9.R.Murugesan 10.Palanikumar 11.R.Indira 12.M.Indira 13.P.C.Rajendran 14.M.Karthiga 15.R.C.Diocees 16.R.R.Satyanarayanan 17.G.Natarajan 18.V.Packiam 19.K.Selvam 20.Remo Dhamodharan 21.S.Rajagupta 22.Abdul Satar 23.Ravindran ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue

a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 3 to take appropriate action to remove the unauthorized constructions made by the respondents 4 to 23 in Nethaji Road, Gandhiji Road, Subban Street, Madurai Road, Periyakulam Road and Cumban Road in Theni Town. For Petitioner :

No appearance For Respondents :

Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1 & R2 Mr.G.Kaleeswaran for R3 Mr.S.Sivathilagar for R16 No appearance for RR4 to 6, 9, 18, 19 & 21 RR7, 8, 10 to 15, 17, 20, 22 & 23 - Not ready in notice

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] On 23.07.2025, when the writ petition came up for consideration, none appeared on behalf of the petitioner and hence, the matter was directed to be listed today under the caption "for dismissal". Accordingly, this writ petition is listed today under the caption "for dismissal". Even today, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. In such circumstances, this Court is left with no other option except to dismiss the writ petition for nonprosecution.

2. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [S.M.S., J.] [A.D.M.C., J.] 25.07.2025 NCC :

Yes / No Index :

Yes / No Internet :

Yes / No krk To:

1.The Director of Town Country Planning, 4th Floor, No.807, Anna Salai, Chennai-2.

2.The Deputy Director of Town Country Planning, No.4, H.A.K.Road, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai-2.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE , J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) No.17990 of 2023 25.07.2025