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R.Sundararajan v. The District Collector,

2024-07-26Honourable The Acting Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice R.Vijayakumar5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.07.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.D.KRISHNAKUMAR, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P.(MD)No.22356 of 2018 R.Sundararajan ... Petitioner -Vs1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Madurai District, Madurai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai, Madurai District.

4.The Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning, Madurai Region, Collectorate Campus, Madurai.

5.The Tahsildar, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District.

6.The Commissioner, Madurai Corporation, Arignar Anna Maligai, Madurai.

7.The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, Palpannai, K.K.Nagar, Madurai-20.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to take appropriate action for removing the illegal encroachment made in the common public road leads to the Arulmigu Santhana Mariamman Temple situated at Survey No.497/2 Ward No.10, Block No.9, Karumbalai, Madurai District by taking into consideration of the petitioner's representation dated 02.07.2018. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Veeranasamy For R1 to R5 : Mr.P.Thilakkumar, & R7 Government Pleader For R6 : Mr.S.Vinayak

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble The ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE] The prayer sought for in this Writ Petition is to direct the respondents to take appropriate action for removal of the illegal encroachment made in the common public road leads to Arulmigu Santhana Mariamman Temple situated at Survey No.497/2 Ward No.10, Block No.9, Karumbalai, Madurai District by taking into consideration of the petitioner's representation dated 02.07.2018.

2.Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the respondent Corporation would submit that subsequent to the filing of this Writ Petition, encroachments have been identified and notice has also been served to them on 23.07.2019.

3.Recording the aforesaid subsequent development, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Corporation to take necessary action for removal of the encroachment, after providing opportunity to all the parties concerned by following due process of law. No costs. [D.K.K., A.C.J.] & [R.V., J.] 26.07.2024 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Yuva To 1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Madurai District, Madurai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai, Madurai District.

4.The Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning, Madurai Region, Collectorate Campus, Madurai.

5.The Tahsildar, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District.

6.The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, Palpannai, K.K.Nagar, Madurai-20.

D.KRISHNAKUMAR, A.C.J.

AND R.VIJAYAKUMAR , J.

Yuva W.P.(MD)No.22356 of 2018 26.07.2024