Madras High CourtWP(MD)/21048/2017dismissed as infructuous

Dr.William Jebes Bensam, v. The Commissioner

2026-06-30Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.06.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and W.M.P(MD)No.17301 of 2017 William Jebes Bensam ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Commissioner, Town and Country Planning, 2.Deputy Director, Town and Country Planning, Kanyakumari Division, Tirunelveli.

3.The District Collector, Collectorate, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

4.The Member Secretary, Local Town Planning Officer, Raman Pillai Street, Nagercoil, 1/5

5.The Municipal Commissioner, Nagercoil Municipality, Nagercoil, 6.A.Vins Anto 7.Dr.Jasmine Asir 8.Ganapathia Pillai 9.C.Mary Janet 10.V.Vincent Jeyaseelan 11.Mary Augustine 12.Jacob Soundararajan 13.A.Shaji 14.Aliee Janet 15.V.K.Madhusoothanan 16.Sulochana 17.Premkumar 18.Suresh Moorthy ... Respondents (R6 to R18 are impleaded vide order dated 10.09.2025 in W.M.P(MD)No.14330 of 2019) PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondent No.5 from evicting the petitioner or demolishing the petitioner's building situated in petitioner's Patta land in Survey No.A1/43-12, Asirvatham Nagar Colony, Vadasery Village, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District without following due process of law.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Rajasekar for M/s.T.Lajapathi Roy & Associates For Respondents : Mr.R.Ramasamy (R1 to R4) counsel for State : Mr.P.Athimoola Pandian (R5) : Mr.T.Arul (R6)

ORDER

Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the relief sought for in the Writ Petition has become infructuous and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2.Recording the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

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To 1.The Commissioner, Town and Country Planning, 2.Deputy Director, Town and Country Planning, Kanyakumari Division, Tirunelveli.

3.The District Collector, Collectorate, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

4.The Member Secretary, Local Town Planning Officer, Raman Pillai Street, Nagercoil, 5.The Municipal Commissioner, Nagercoil Municipality, Nagercoil, 4/5

M.DHANDAPANI, J.

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