W.P.No.1978 of 2026 Page Nos.1/4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 17.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.No.1978 of 2026 and W.M.P.Nos.2073 & 2074 of 2026 Venkatachalam S/o.Kuppannagounder ... Petitioner vs. 1. The Block Development Officer Office of the Block Development Office Mallasamuthiram Block Namakkal District. 2. R.Senthilkumar S/o.Rajamanickam … Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of impugned proceedings in Na.Ka.No.107/2024/T4 dated 14.01.2026 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Vasudevan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sivavarthanan Government Counsel, for R1 Mr.S.Senthil, for R2 ***** https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1978 of 2026 Page Nos.2/4 O R D E R The petitioner challenges the order dated 14.01.2026 issued by the first respondent, whereby permission was granted to the second respondent to lay a water pipeline from Survey No.93/10 to Survey No.232/2, along the road belonging to the first respondent. 2. The petitioner contends that, pursuant to the impugned order, the second respondent is attempting to lay the water pipeline through the petitioner’s patta lands bearing Survey Nos.237/6 and 236/9C. 3. The learned State Counsel appearing for the first respondent and the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent submitted that the impugned order does not refer to the petitioner’s survey numbers. According to them, the permission granted is confined only to laying the water pipeline from Survey No.93/10 to Survey No.232/2 along the road belonging to the first respondent. The second respondent has also categorically stated that the pipeline will be laid only along the said road and not through the petitioner’s lands. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1978 of 2026 Page Nos.3/4 4. In view of the above submission, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the second respondent not to lay the water pipeline through the petitioner’s lands bearing Survey Nos.237/6 and 236/9C. If the second respondent intends to lay the water pipeline through the said lands, it is open to him to approach the first respondent and seek appropriate permission in accordance with law. On such application being made, the first respondent shall consider the same after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 17.07.2026 Speaking / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes / No Index : Yes / No mk To The Block Development Officer Office of the Block Development Office Mallasamuthiram Block Namakkal District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1978 of 2026 Page Nos.4/4 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J., mk W.P.No.1978 of 2026 17.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis