W.P.No.4683 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 13.03.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.4683 of 2025 and W.M.P.Nos.5188 & 5189 of 2025 S.Tamilarasi .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Commissioner, The Director of Town and Country Planning, No.807, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002. 2.The Deputy Director, The Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Door No.50, FCI Road, Ganapathy, Coimbatore – 641 004. 3.The District Collector, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore – 641 018. 4.The Sub-Collector, Pollachi, Coimbatore District. 5.The Tahsildar, Annamalai, Pollachi – 642 104. 6.Taluk Surveyor, Annamalai, Pollachi – 642 104. .. Respondents 1/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4683 of 2025 Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the 4th respondent in proceedings No.Muu.Mu.4501/2024/A1 dated 28.10.2024 and to quash the same as illegal & irregular and further direct the 4th respondent to issue a No objection Certificate for the property situated at Survey Nos.206/2B, 208/2B1A1B, 206/2D & 207/1A, having total area of 0.96.51 Hectares, Angalakurichi Village, Annamalai Taluk, Coimbatore District, for a layout approval for residential plots. For Petitioner : Mr.Avinashwadhwani For Respondents : Mr.P.Sathish Additional Government Pleader O R D E R This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned proceedings of the 4th respondent dated 28.10.2024 and for a consequential direction to the 4th respondent to issue no objection to enable the petitioner to get the lay out approval for the subject property. 2.The impugned order was passed by the 4th respondent by assigning the following reasons: “m';fyFwpr;rp fpuhkk;. g[y vz;/237-2 be fhiy ??f;nlu; 0/19/50 tp!;jPuzKs;s g{kpahdJ. muR g[wk;nghf;F vd;w tifg;ghl;oy; Fwpg;g[f;fyj;jpy; 'bghJg;gzpj;Jiw tha;f;fhy' 2/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4683 of 2025 vd fpuhk Mtz';fspy; gjpthfpa[s;sJ/ epiyapYk;. bghs;shr;rp gpujhd fhy;tha; Mf mike;Js;sJ/ efu kw;Wk; Cufikg;g[j; Jiwapduplk; mDkjp bgWtjw;F kDjhuu;fshy; nfhug;gLk; g[y vz;fSf;F. 15 kPl;lu; J}uj;jpy; nkw;go fhy;tha; MdJ mike;Js;sJ/ vdnt. Midkiy tl;lk;. m';fyFwpr;rp fpuhkk;. g[y vz;fs;/206-2B be/fhiyapy; g[/??/0/4/05 g{kpa[k;. g[y vz;:206-2D be/fhiyapy; g[/??/0/21/87 g{kpa[k;. g[y vz;/208- 2B1A1B be/fhiyapy; g[/??/0/20/25 g{kpa[k.; g[y vz;:207-1A be/fhiyapy; g[/??/0/63/84 g{kpa[k.; Mf bkhj;jk; g[/??f;nlu;/0/96/51 g{kpapid efu kw;Wk; Cufikg;g[j; Jiwapduplk; tud;Kiwg;gLj;jp mDkjp bgw 'gupe;Jiu bra;a tHptifapy;iy' vd;gjid bjuptpj;Jf;bfhs;fpd;nwd;/” 3.When the matter came up for hearing on 17.02.2025, this Court passed the following order: “Mr.A.Selvendran, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 6. 2.Considering the apprehension raised by the official respondents in granting the No Objection Certificate to the petitioner, this Court is inclined to pass an order of interim direction directing the 5 th and 6 th respondents to conduct a survey in the land that is proposed to be developed by the petitioner in Survey Nos.206/2B, 208/2B1A1B, 206/D and 3/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4683 of 2025 207/1A, having total area of 0.96.51 Hectares, Angalakurichi Village Annamalai Taluk, Coimbatore District including its distance from the canal situated in Survey No.237/2 and to file a report before this Court before the next date of hearing. 3.Post this case under the caption 'For Orders' on 10.03.2025.” 4.Pursuant to the above order, the respondents 5 & 6 have conducted a survey and a report has been placed before this Court. The relevant portions are extracted hereunder: “,e;neu;tpy; kDjhuUila g[y vz;fs; MdJ nfhl;L:u; cs;tl;lk m';fyf;Fwpr;rp fpuhkk; 206/2B, 206/2D, 207/1A1, 208/2B1A1B?y; mikag; bgw;Ws;sJ/ nkw;fz;l g[y vz;fs; vd;dhy; mst[ gzp bra;ag;gl;L. vy;iyfs; epu;zak; bra;ag;gl;lJ/ nkYk; Fwpg;ghizapy; jug;gl;Ls;s g[y vz; 237 vd;gJ KGikahf mst[ gzp bra;ag;gl;lJ/ mjd; vy;iya[k; g{kpapy; epu;zak; bra;ag;gl;lJ/ nkw;fz;l g[yvz; MdJ tiuglj;jpy; ve;jtpj cl;gpupt[k; bra;ag;gltpy;iy/ Mdhy; m?gjpntl;oy; 237-1. 237-2 vd cl;gpupt[ bra;ag;gl;L 237-1 vd;gJ muR g[wk;nghf;F vd tifg;gLj;jg;gl;L. g[/??/0/83/50 tp!;jPudKk; Fwpg;g[fsj;jpy; tz;og;ghij vdt[k;. Fwpg;gplg;gl;Ls;sJ/ 237-2 vd;gJ muR g[wk;nghf;F vd tifg;gLj;jg;gl;L 0/19/50 tp!;jPuzKk; Fwpg;g[ fsj;jpy; bghJg;gzpj;Jiw 4/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4683 of 2025 tha;f;fhy; vd Fwpg;gplg;gl;Ls;sJ/ Mdhy; g{kpapy; bghJg;gzpj;Jiw tha;f;fhy; vd;gJ 236-1. 236-2A Mfpa ,U g[y vz;fspy; bghJg;gzpj;Jiw tha;f;fhy; mikag;bgw;W fpuhk Mtz';fspYk; tha;f;fhy; Fwpg;gplg;gl;Ls;sJ/ 1/nkYk; g[y vz; 260-2B ,Ue;J epiyapy; cs;s tha;f;fhy; tiu g{kpapy; cs;s J}ukhdJ 52/0 kPl;lu; MFk;/ 2/nkYk; g[y vz; 206-2D ,Ue;J epiyapy; cs;s tha;f;fhy; tiu g{kpapy; cs;s J}ukhdJ 58/5 kPl;lu; Mfk;/ 3/nkYk; g[y vz; 207-1A1 ,Ue;J epiyapy; cs;s tha;f;fhy; tiu g{kpapy; cs;s J}ukhdJ 18/4 kPl;lu; Mfk;/ 4/nkYk; g[y vz; 208-2B1A1B ,Ue;J epiyapy; cs;s tha;f;fhy; tiu g{kpapy; cs;s J}ukhdJ 67/9 kPl;lu; Mfk;/ ,tw;wpy; nkny Fwpg;gpl;l ghu;it 1?y; fz;Ls;s Fwpg;ghizapy; Twpa[s;sgo g[y vz; 237?y; tiuglj;jpy; cs;gpupt[fs; VJk; gpupglhky; cs;sjhy; g[yvz; 237-2?y; fz;lwpa ,aytpy;iy/ Mdhy; kDjhuupd; g{kpf;Fk; epiyapy; cs;s tha;f;fhYf;Fk; Fwf;nf jhu; rhiy xd;W 15 kPl;lu; mfyj;jpy; g[yvz; 237?y; mikag; bgw;Ws;sJ/” 5.The above report is accompanied by a sketch. It is clear from the report submitted by the 5th respondent and also the sketch annexed to the same that there cant be any serious objections for giving the no objection 5/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4683 of 2025 in order to enable the petitioner to form a lay out. This is more so since, the petitioner herself had offered an additional 15 meters of land to be kept as reserve without development. 6.In the light of the above development, the impugned proceedings of the 4th respondent dated 28.10.2024 is hereby quashed. There shall be a direction to the 4th respondent to issue No Objection certificate to the petitioner by also taking note of the undertaking that was given by the petitioner to the effect that additional 15 meters of land will be kept reserved without any development. Necessary proceedings shall be issued in this regard within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7.In the result, this Writ Petition is allowed with the above directions. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs. 13.03.2025 krk Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No 6/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4683 of 2025 To 1.The Commissioner, The Director of Town and Country Planning, No.807, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002. 2.The Deputy Director, The Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Door No.50, FCI Road, Ganapathy, Coimbatore – 641 004. 3.The District Collector, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore – 641 018. 4.The Sub-Collector, Pollachi, Coimbatore District. 5.The Tahsildar, Annamalai, Pollachi – 642 104. 6.Taluk Surveyor, Annamalai, Pollachi – 642 104. 7/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4683 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH, J. krk W.P.No.4683 of 2025 13.03.2025 8/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis