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2025 DAILYLAW 137182 (MAD)

Arunachalam v. The District Collector

WP(MD)/15037/2025 · 2025-06-03

B Pugalendhi, G R Swaminathan

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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W.P(MD)No.15037 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.06.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P(MD)No.15037 of 2025 and W.M.P(MD)No.11279 and 11282 of 2025 Arunachalam ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Tenkasi District. 2.The Tahsildar, Kadayanallur Taluk, Kadayanallur District. 3.The Assistant Engineer, The Assistant Engineer Office WRD, Karupanadi Dam Section, Kuttrala Kudiruppu, Tenkasi District. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.15037 of 2025 records relating to the impugned notice issued by the 3rd respondent to petitioner dated 27.01.2025 and quash the same as illegal and arbitrary. For Petitioner : Ms.S.Mamtha For Respondents : Mr.C.Venkatesh Kumar, Spl. Government Pleader. ORDER The petitioner challenges the impugned Form III notice on the grounds set out in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. 2.We are unable to consider the same for the simple reason that encroachments in question had already been removed on 24.04.2025. The learned Special Government Pleader states that fencing had already been put up. In fact, the encroachments appear to have been removed in the presence of the petitioner himself. That apart, the learned Special Government Pleader on instructions asserts that the petitioner's patta land comprised in S.No.1035/4 has not at all been touched. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.15037 of 2025 3.Recording the said submission, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. (G.R.S.J.,) & (B.P.J.,) 03.06.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias To:- 1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Tenkasi District. 2.The Tahsildar, Kadayanallur Taluk, Kadayanallur District. 3.The Assistant Engineer, The Assistant Engineer Office WRD, Karupanadi Dam Section, Kuttrala Kudiruppu, Tenkasi District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.15037 of 2025 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. and B.PUGALENDHI, J. ias W.P(MD)No.15037 of 2025 03.06.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis