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P.kelin Raj vs. the State of Tamilnadu,

Decided on 29 February 2024• Citation: WP(MD)/25259/2018• Madras High Court
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                                                        W.P(MD)No.25259 of 2018   
              BEFORE   THE MADURAI   BENCH  OF  MADRAS  HIGH  COURT               
                                DATED  : 29.02.2024                               
                                     CORAM   :                                    
           THE HONOURABLE   MR.SANJAY   V.GANGAPURWALA,   CHIEF  JUSTICE          
                                        and                                       
                     THE HONOURABLE   MR.JUSTICE   P.DHANABAL                     
                             W.P.(MD)No.25259  of 2018                            
                                        and                                       
                            W.M.P.(MD)No.22861  of 2018                           
          P.Kelin Raj                                            ...              
                                     Petitioner                                   
                                        Vs.                                       
          1.The State of Tamil Nadu,                                              
            Represented by its,                                                   
            Secretary to Government,                                              
            Revenue Department,                                                   
            Secretariat, Fort St. George,                                         
            Chennai.                                                              
          2.The Commissioner,                                                     
            Office of the Commissioner,                                           
            Land Administration,                                                  
            Cheppack, Chennai – 9.                                                
          3.The District Collector,                                               
            Office of the District Collector,                                     
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                                                        W.P(MD)No.25259 of 2018   
            Thoothukudi District.                                                 
          4.The District Revenue Officer,                                         
            Office of the District Revenue Officer,                               
            Thoothukudi District.                                                 
          5.The Revenue Divisional Officer,                                       
            Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer,                             
            Thiruchendur,                                                         
            Thoothukudi District.                                                 
          6.The Tahsildar,                                                        
            Office of the Tahsildar,                                              
            Thiruchendur,                                                         
            Thoothukudi.                                                          
          7.The Executive Officer,                                                
            Thiruchendur Town Panchayat,                                          
            Thiruchendur,                                                         
            Thoothukudi District.                           ..                    
          Respondents                                                             
          PRAYER:  Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 
          to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to remove all    
          the encroachments made by the private individuals on the government     
          land in and around Thiruchendur Town Panchayat by strictly following    
          the procedures  enumerated  in G.O.(Ms).No.540 dated 04.12.2014         
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                                                        W.P(MD)No.25259 of 2018   
          within the time stipulated by this Court.                               
                  For Petitioner : Mr.C.Masilamani                                
                  For Respondents : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar – for R1 to R6            
                                   Additional Government Pleader                  
                                   No appearance – for R7                         
                                     O R D E R                                    
             [Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE]           
               The prayer is made to remove the encroachments in the subject      
          land. The alleged encroachers are not party in the writ petition.       
               2.The petitioner may approach the Committee  as constituted        
          under            G.O.(Ms)No.64 dated 08.02.2022. In case such an        
          application is received by the Committee, the Committee shall address   
          the same in accordance with law and after adhering to the principles of 
          natural justice, preferably within six [6] months from the date of      
          receipt of this order.                                                  
               3.Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No  costs.        
          Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.           
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                                                        W.P(MD)No.25259 of 2018   
                                                          [S.V.G.,   C.J.]        
          [P.D.B., J.]                                                            
                                                    29.02.2024                    
          Index        : Yes / No                                                 
          Neutral Citation : Yes / No                                             
          MR                                                                      
          To                                                                      
          1.The Secretary to Government,                                          
            State of Tamil Nadu,                                                  
            Revenue Department,                                                   
            Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai.                                
          2.The Commissioner,                                                     
            Office of the Commissioner,                                           
            Land Administration, Cheppack, Chennai – 9.                           
          3.The District Collector,                                               
            Office of the District Collector,                                     
            Thoothukudi District.                                                 
          4.The District Revenue Officer,                                         
            Office of the District Revenue Officer,                               
            Thoothukudi District.                                                 
          5.The Revenue Divisional Officer,                                       
            Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer,                             
            Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi District.                                   
          6.The Tahsildar,                                                        
            Office of the Tahsildar,                                              
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                                                        W.P(MD)No.25259 of 2018   
            Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi.                                            
          7.The Executive Officer,                                                
            Thiruchendur Town Panchayat,                                          
            Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi District.                                   
                                       THE  HONOURABLE    CHIEF  JUSTICE          
                                                                     and          
                                                          P.DHANABAL  , J.        
                                                                      MR          
                                                W.P.(MD)No.25259  of 2018         
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                                                        W.P(MD)No.25259 of 2018   
                                                              29.02.2024          
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