R.Gajendhiran v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P.(MD) No.12227 of 2020 R.Gajendhiran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.

2.The District Revenue Officer, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar, Puthallur Taluk, 5.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (Water Resource Department), Vennar Basin Division, Thanjavur District.

6.The Assistant Executive Engineer, Vennar Basin Division, 1/5

7.The Superintendent of Police, 8.The Inspector of Police, Thirukattupalli Police Station, Thirukattupalli, Thanjavur District.

9.The Block Development Officer, 10.R.Anbazhagan ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 9 to pass appropriate orders for not to allow the 10th respondent or his men and agents to cultivate in the Putharayanallur Kanmai having extent of 82.10 Acres comprised in Survey No.174A/1 situated at Putharayanallur Village, Pudhalur Taluk, Thanjavur District till the disposal of the proceeding in Na.Ka.No.A2/31235/2016 pending on the file of the 1st respondent and in the light of the order passed by this Court in Review Application ( MD) No.43 of 2018 dated 25.10.2018 within the time that may be stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.B.Satheeskumar for Mr.G.Thalaimutharasu For RR1 to 6 & 9 :

Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader For RR7 & 8 :

Mr.T.Senthilkumar Additional Public Prosecutor For R10 :

Mr.A.Sivasubramanian 2/5

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the relief sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous, as the first respondent has already passed orders on 04.06.2021.

2. In view of the order dated 04.06.2021 passed by the first respondent in e.f.V2/31235/2016> nothing survives in this Writ Petition and the same stands dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To 1.The District Collector, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.

2.The District Revenue Officer, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar, Puthallur Taluk, 5.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (Water Resource Department), Vennar Basin Division, Thanjavur District.

6.The Assistant Executive Engineer, Vennar Basin Division, 7.The Superintendent of Police, 8.The Inspector of Police, Thirukattupalli Police Station, Thirukattupalli, Thanjavur District.

9.The Block Development Officer, 4/5

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

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

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