BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.10.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN W.P.(MD)Nos.24047 & 24048 of 2025 1.W.P(MD)No.24047 of 2025: 1.A.B.Gopalamurugan 2.M/s.Chitra Multi-Speciality Hospitals Private Limited, Represented by its Managing Director, Dr.N.Suresh Babu, S/o R.Natarajan, No. 626 Tenkasi Road, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District – 626 117. ... Petitioners Vs. 1.The Additional Secretary (Technical), Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Deputy Director (District Officer), District Town and Country Planning Office, Virudhunagar District. 3.The Commissioner, Rajapalayam Municipality, Virudhunagar District. ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the entire records relating to the impugned 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis letter issued by the second respondent dated 25.08.2025 in Na.Ka.No.252/2025/Viruma and to quash the same with a consequential direction forbearing the respondents from taking any coercive action, including lock and seal in respect of the first petitioner's building situated at D.Nos.626, 626/1 and 626/2, Thenkasi Road, and D.No.1, 1/1 and ½, Sundariraja Street, Rajapalayam – 626 117, comprised in T.S Nos.151 and 150, Ward-D, Block -14 of Rajapalayam Municipality, until the disposal of the appeal filed by the petitioners before the first respondent under Section 80-A of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, challenging the lock and seal order. For Petitioners : Mr.V.Malaiyendran For RR 1 & 2 : Mr.M.Sarangan Additional Government Pleader For R 3 : Mr.N.Dilip Kumar 2.W.P(MD)No.24048 of 2025: A.B.Gopalamurugan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Additional Secretary (Technical), Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Deputy Director (District Officer), District Town and Country Planning Office, Virudhunagar District. 3.The Commissioner, Rajapalayam Municipality, Virudhunagar District. 4.M/s.Chitra Multi-Speciality Hospitals Private Limited, Represented by its Managing Director, 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Dr.N.Suresh Babu, S/o R.Natarajan, No.626 Tenkasi Road, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District – 626 117. ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the entire records relating to the impugned refusal letter issued by the second respondent dated 19.08.2025 in File No.SWP/BPA/618761/2025/TCP and to quash the same with consequential direction, directing the second respondent to process the online application filed by the petitioner for regularization of the building together with revised plan, situate in D.Nos.626, 626/1 and 626/2, Thenkasi Road, and D.No.1, 1/1 and ½, Sundariraja Street, Rajapalayam – 626 117, comprised in T.S Nos.151 and 150, Ward-D, Block -14 of Rajapalayam Municipality, within the time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Malaiyendran For RR 1 & 2 : Mr.M.Sarangan Additional Government Pleader For R – 3 : Mr.N.Dilip Kumar COMMON ORDER (Order of the Court was made by DR.ANITA SUMANTH, J.) Read this order in continuation of and in conjunction with earlier orders particularly order dated 16.09.2025, which reads as follows: “Written instructions have been circulated by Mr.M.Sarangan, learned Additional Government Pleader, where there are significant discrepancies in the list of inpatients. On a comparison of the report filed by the hospital yesterday (15.09.2025) with the written instructions submitted today, we find that, out of 18 persons, only 7 persons who are set out in the inpatient list, are stated to be in the hospital. That apart, 8 persons are stated to be present who do not figure in the list of 18 inpatients. 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2.Mrs.Bharathi, Supervisor accompanied by Miss.Priya, Surveyor, will visit the hospital right now and submit a report to this Court regarding occupants of the hospital. They shall conduct a thorough search of the hospital and record the details of the occupants of the hospital and verify the status of those admitted as inpatients as per the report dated 15.09.2025 and report back today itself. 3.Call this matter today (15.10.2025) at 03.00 p.m.” “2.When the matter is called today in the forenoon session, an affidavit is filed by the petitioner. However objections are raised by Mr.M.Sarangan, learned Additional Government Pleader, who states that a physical verification has been carried out by the authorities, where it was found that there were discrepancies in the number of inpatients as portrayed by the petitioner. We hence, directed an on-spot verification to be done and passed over the matter to the afternoon session. 3.When the matter was called in the afternoon session, report of the inspecting authorities, Mrs.Bharathi, Supervisor and Miss.Priyadharshini, Surveyor, has been produced, which reads as follows: “Nkw;f;fhz; nghUs; njhlu;ghf ghu;it 1y; fhZk; nrd;id cau;ePjpkd;w kJiu fpisapd; ePjpkd;w Mizapy; 3-tJ vjpu; kDjhuuhf khtl;l efu; Cuikg;G mYtyfk;> tpUJefu; Nru;f;fg;gl;L mDkjpaw;w fl;Lkhdj;jpd; kPJ efu; Cuikg;G rl;lk; 1971-d;gb eltbf;if Nkw;nfhs;s njuptpf;fg;gl;lJ ghu;it 7 y; fhZk; ROC No. 252/2025/ tpUkh%yk; mwptpg;G vz;.III 30.06.2025 md;W toq;fg;gl;lJ. NkYk; ,t;tYtyf ROC No.252/2025/tpUkh%yk; tpjpghjpg;G gl;bay; kDjhuUf;F mDg;gg;gl;lJ. ghu;it 9-y; fhZk; ,t;tYtyf ROC No.252/2025/tpUkh%yk; mwptpg;G vz; VII 05.08.2025 & 25.08.2025md;W toq;fg;gl;lJ ghu;it 11-y; fhZk; kDjhuu; kpd;dQ;ry; fbjj;jpy; efu; Cuikg;G rl;lk; 1971 gpupT 80-A ,d; fPo; muR$Ljy; nrayu; (njhopy;El;gk;) tPl;Ltrjp kw;Wk; efu;g;Gw tsu;r;rp Jiw mtu;fSf;F %b Kj;jpiuapLjiy vjpu;j;J Nky;KiwaPL nra;Js;sjhf njuptpj;Js;shu;. mjid njhlu;e;J ghu;it 12-y; fhZk; muR $Ljy; nrayu; (njhopy;El;gk;) tPl;Ltrjp kw;Wk; efu;g;Gw tsu;r;rp Jiw fbjk; 15.09.2025 md;W ePjpkd;wj;jpy; rku;g;gpf;fg;gl;lJ. NkYk;kDjhuu; jug;gpy; elg;G ehspy; kUj;Jtkidapy; 18 (In Patient) cs;Nehahspfs; mlq;fpa gl;bay; jug;gl;lJ mjid njhlu;e;J ,t;tYtif gzpahsu;fshy; 15.09.2025 md;W 4.30 kzpastpy; kUj;Jtkidapy; Neupy;nrd;W Ma;T Nkw;nfhs;sg;gl;lJ. mjd; tpguk; fPo;fz;lthW fz;lwpag;gl;lJ. Sl.No. ePjpkd;wj;jpy; rku;g;gpj;jgl;bay;gb In-Patient tpguq;fs; Sl.N o. ePjpkd;wj;jpy; rku;g;gpj;jgl;baypy; ,y;yhj In-Patient tpguq;fs; 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 1 Mr.K.Ramar 1 Mr.Muthusamy Raja 2. Mr.Manimaran 2. Mrs.Susila 3. Mr.P.Ramakrishnan 3. Mr.Guru Prakash 4. Mr.S.Ganeshan 4. Mrs.Valinayagi 5. Mr.Nagarajan 5. Mr.Ashad Mydeen 6. Mr.G.Nagarajan 6. Mr.Esaki Raja 7. Mr.M.Paraman 7. Mrs.Angala Eshwari 8. Mr.Karupaiya Nkw;fz;lthW kUj;Jtkidapy; tpguq;fs; Neuha;tpy; fz;lwpag;gl;ld. ,jpy; ePjpkd;wj;jpy; rku;g;gpj;Js;s In-Patient gl;bay;gb nkhj;jk; 18cs;Nehahspfs; MFk;. Mdhy; 07 cs;Nehahspfs; kl;LNk gl;baypy; cs;s egu;fs; kUj;Jtkidapy; cs;sdu;. In-Patient Report- y; kPjKs;s 11 cs;Nehahspfs; kUj;Jtkidapy; ,y;iy mNjNghy; gl;baypy; ,lk;ngwhj 08 cs;Nehahspfs; kUj;Jtkidapy; cs;sdu; vdNtkDjhuu; jug;gpy; njuptpf;fg;gl;Ls;s jfty;fs; Kd;gpd; Kuzhf cs;sd vd;w vd;w tpguk; ePjpkd;wj;jpy; rku;g;gpf;fg;gl;lJ. mjid njhlu;e;J ghu;it 13 -y; fhZk; cau;ePjpkd;w cj;jutpd;gb ,t;tYtyf gzpahsu;fshd jpUkjp.K.ghujp Nkw;ghu;itahsu; kw;Wk; nry;tp. K. gpupaju;\pdp> mstu; MfpNahu; 15.10.2025 md;W gpw;gfy; 2.00 kzpastpy; ,lNeuha;T nra;ag;gl;ljpy; NkYk; kUj;Jtkizapy; cs;s gzpahsuplk; tpguk; Nfhug;gl;ljpy;> Sl.N o. ePjpkd;wj;jpy; rku;g;gpj;jgl;bay;gb In-Patient tpguq;fs; Sl.N o. ePjpkd;wj;jpy; rku;g;gpj;jgl;baypy; ,y;yhj In-Patient tpguq;fs; 1 Mr.K.Ramar 1 Mr.Muthusamy Raja 2. Mr.Manimaran 2. Mrs.Susila 3. Mr.P.Ramakrishnan 3. Mr.Guru Prakash 4. Mr.Nagarajan 4. Mrs.Angala Eshwari 5. Mr.G.Nagarajan 5. Mr.Karupaiya ,t;tYtyfj;jpy; Neuha;T nra;ag;gl;l Nkw;$wpa 15 egu;fspy; 10 kl;Lk; jw;NghJ cs;Nehahspfshf cs;sdu;. Vida egu;fs; Discharge nra;ag;gl;Ls;sjhf kUj;Jtkid Copau;fshy; njuptpf;fg;gl;lJ. mjd; efy; ,j;Jld; ,izf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ vd;w Fwpg;G 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis muR tof;fwpQu; mtu;fSf;F gzpe;J rku;g;gpf;fg;gLfpwJ.” 4.The discrepancy pointed out by the respondents is thus found to be well founded. Learned counsel for the petitioner also concurs that there are only 10 inpatients as on date. 5.The contents of the undertaking dated 15.09.2025 filed by the petitioner are extracted below: “..... 2. In pursuance to the order passed by this Hon'ble Court on 15.09.2025, the present Undertaking Affidavit is being filed. 3. I undertake that from today (15.09.2025) the 2nd Petitioner Hospital will not admit any new in-patients. 4. I undertake that we have stopped the admission of Out Patents (OP) in the 2nd Petitioner hospital and shall only treat the In-patents being admitted till date. As on 15.09. 2025 there are 19 Nos. of in-patents in the 2nd Petitioner hospital, they will be treated till their discharge. 5. I undertake to close the Emergency Ward in the Hospital and will not admit any new patents therein. 6. 1 undertake to close the pharmacy of the 2nd Petitioner hospital for the general public and will access the pharmacy only for the In-patents of the hospital till they are discharged.” 6.The directions in order dated 15.10.2025 are reiterated. Let periodic inspections be taken by the authorities to ensure that there is scrupulous adherence to the directions of the Court. 7.List on 15.10.2025 under the same caption. 2.Today, status report in Na.Ka.No.252/2025/tpUkh. , dated 14.10.2025 is filed to show that there are no inpatients as on date. 3.The status report is recorded and nothing else survives in this matter. [A.S.M.J.,] & [C.K.J.,] ta 15.10.2025 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis DR.ANITA SUMANTH, J. AND C.KUMARAPPAN, J. ta W.P.(MD)Nos.24047 & 24048 of 2025 15.10.2025 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis