Sri Vanikaruppanasamythirukoil v. The District Collector,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.08.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.CHANDRASEKHARAN 1 Sri Vanikaruppanasamythirukoil, Petitioner Rep. by its Hereditary Trustee, K.Sundarasamy Thevar, S/o.Kayambu Thevar, Vani Village, Alimadurai Post, Ilayangudi Taluk, Sivagangai District.

Vs 1 The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai Disrict 3 The Tahsildar, 4 Thangaiyah Thevar ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to consider the

petitioners representation date 20/12/2017 to remove the encroachment made by the 4th respondents in the Public Pathway in S.Nos.281/14, 277/13 of Kottaiyur village Group, Vani Village For Petitioner : Mr.V.Kannan For Respondents: Mr.A.K.Manikkam, Special Government Pleader for R1 to R3 Mr.Antony Arul Raj for R4

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble The CHIEF JUSTICE] It is stated that after filing of this writ petition, the encroachments have been removed. Thus, the writ petition has become infructuous. It is also submitted that the petitioner died, nobody is coming to pursue the case. Thus, apart from the writ petition rendered infructuous, it is otherwise also got abated.

2. In the light of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as abated or otherwise, the encroachments having been removed, it would even render infructuous. No costs.

[M.N.B., C.J.] [G.C.S., J.] 29.08.2022 Index : Yes / No Internet :Yes / No pkn / pm To:

1 The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai Disrict 3 The Tahsildar,

THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and G.CHANDRASEKHARAN , J.

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