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Dr.A.B.Gopalamurugan v. The Additional Secretary(Technical)

WP(MD)/24047/2025 · 2025-09-15

Anita Sumanth, C Kumarappan

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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1.W.P(MD)No.24047 of 2025: BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.09.2025 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 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 1.W.P(MD)No.24047 of 2025: 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 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. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 1.W.P(MD)No.24047 of 2025: 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, 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 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 1.W.P(MD)No.24047 of 2025: COMMON ORDER (Order of the Court was made by DR.ANITA SUMANTH, J.) 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. 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 (16.09.2025) at 03.00 p.m. sd/- 16/09/2025 / TRUE COPY / /09/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar ( C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 1.W.P(MD)No.24047 of 2025: ps To 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. ORDER IN WP(MD) No.24047 and 24048 of 2025 Date :16/09/2025 SBN/16.09.2025 5P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis