W.P.(MD)No.26508 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.06.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P(MD)No.26508 of 2019 and W.M.P.(MD)No.22902 of 2019 P.Thamotharan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector / Administrator, Tenkasi District. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sankarankovil Revenue Division, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi District. 3.The Tahsildar, Sankarankovil Taluk, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi District. 4.The Commissioner, Kuruvikulam Panchayat Union, Kuruvikulam Village, Sankarankovil Taluk, Tenkasi District. ... Respondents 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.26508 of 2019 Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct these respondents 1 to 4 to maintain civic amenities by keeping the breadth depth of the odai and height of the odai banks of the odai from Sayamalai hill to Marudankinaru Tank, situated in S.Nos. 1,2,5,6,16/4,17/2,20/1,21/3,22/1,38/1,39,42,46/2,47,52,53,60,61,65,66,68,69,78 /1,78/19,83/9.101/1,111,112,113,114,119,122,123,124/5,126,127,128,129,137,1 38,139,143/2,144,145,146,166/12,167/28,168/4,169,176,177,179/2,187,188,18 9/23,190/6,193/2,195/1,199/17.200/4,203/1,204/1,211/1,212/5,220/1,222/1,224 /3,250/1,253/1 and 253/5 especially in the adjoining lands of the petitioner with S.No.220/2 and 229/1 in Araichipati Village in Sankarankovil Taluk in Tenkasi District. For Petitioner :Mr.F.X.Eugene For Respondents :Mr.A.Kannan Additional Government Pleader ORDER Heard both sides. 2. It is admitted by the respondents that through the petition mentioned survey numbers, the water channel runs. It is further undertaken that the character of the water channel will be restored. In other words, the original width as well as the height of the water channel as well as the bund will be restored. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.26508 of 2019 3. The petitioner's counsel states that the local body laid a gravel road on a portion of the water channel. The respondents undertake to remove the same at the earliest. The wrongly laid road will be removed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Recording the stand of the respondents, the writ petition is allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [G.R.S., J.] [B.P., J.] 19.06.2025 NCC : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Index : Yes / No rmi To 1.The District Collector / Administrator, Tenkasi District. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sankarankovil Revenue Division, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi District. 3.The Tahsildar, Sankarankovil Taluk, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.26508 of 2019 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J and B.PUGALENDHI, J. rmi 4.The Commissioner, Kuruvikulam Panchayat Union, Kuruvikulam Village, Sankarankovil Taluk, Tenkasi District. W.P(MD)No.26508 of 2019 19.06.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis