W.P(MD)No.19422 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 17.07.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P(MD)No.19422 of 2025 and W.M.P(MD)No.14935,14936 of 2025 1. S.Gobinath 2. J.Fathima Mary 3. S.Rajakumar 4. J.Belitta Helen 5.A.Prabakaran ...Petitioners Vs. 1.The District Collector District Collector Campus, Dindigul District. 2.The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Dindigul Division, Dindigul District. 3.The Tahsildar, Dindigul East Taluk, Dindigul District. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.19422 of 2025 4.R.Nagalinga Prabhu 5.A.Arockiadas 6.R.Mahavishnu Prabhu ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of MANDAMUS directing the Respondents 1 to 3 to take immediate and necessary action to ensure unobstructed access to the petitioners land from the 20 feet wide north-south pathway situated within the 1 acre land in S.Nos.234/2B2A1 and 234/10, Sirumalai village, Dindigul East Taluk based on the petitioner's representation dated 16.06.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.G.M.Xavier For R1 to R3 : Mr.S.Shanmugavel Additional Government Pleader ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed for issuance of a Writ of MANDAMUS to direct the Respondents 1 to 3 to take immediate and necessary action to ensure unobstructed access to the petitioner's land, based on the petitioner's representation dated 16.06.2025. 2. On instructions, the learned Additional Government Pleader submitted that the said pathway is not a public pathway. Further, it has not been handed over to the local body. Therefore, the petitioner ought to approach the 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.19422 of 2025 civil court. On perusing the sale deed executed in favour of the petitioner, which states the four boundaries, the same is extracted hereunder: “ P.E.T. nuFuhk;gps;is epyj;jpw;Fk; ..fpof;F Nkw;gb ephpy; vq;fs; iftrKs;s epiyapy; ghijf;Fk; ..Nkw;F Nkw;gb ephpy; vq;fs; iftrKs;s epyj;jpw;Fk; ..tlf;F rh;Nt 234-2gp ek;ghpy; P.E.T. jpahfuh[d; iftrKs;s Vf;fh; 1 nrz;L 30 cs;s epyj;jpw;Fk; ..njw;F ” 3. The above clearly indicates that it is a private pathway. Therefore, the petitioner ought to approach the appropriate civil court to establish his rights. 4. With these observations, the writ petition is allowed. There is shall no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 17.07.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes KSA 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.19422 of 2025 To 1.The District Collector District Collector Campus, Dindigul District. 2.Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Dindigul Division, Dindigul District. 3.The Tahsildar, Dindigul East Taluk, Dindigul District. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.19422 of 2025 S.SRIMATHY , J. KSA ORDER MADE IN W.P(MD)No.19422 of 2025 DATED :17.07.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis