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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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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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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[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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Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi.
7.The Executive Officer,
Thiruchendur Town Panchayat,
Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi District.
THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE
and
P.DHANABAL , J.
MR
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