WP No. 11969 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30-07-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH WP No. 11969 of 2024 S.Vasantha @ Vasanthammal W/o . Seschalam, No. 1/10a, Vinayakar Koil Street, Dhanakondapalli Village, Kottametta Post, Gudiyatham Taluk, Vellore District Petitioner(s) Vs 1. M/s. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi 110001 2.Executive Engineer (c ) Bsnl Telecom Civil Division III Chennai 03 3.The General Manager BSNL- Tower Division, Vellore 632 001 Respondent(s) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 11969 of 2024 PRAYER Writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the issuance of writ of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to remove the BSNL Cell Tower with all the erections and installations over the piece of land measuring an extent of 400 sq.mts in the petitioners property in Survey No. 64/ 2D1, 64/11, situated at Dhanakondapalli Village Taluk, Vellore District and pass orders. For Petitioner(s): R.Govindasamy For Respondent(s): M/s. RP Vijayakrishnan, for R3 R1- Returned R2- Returned (no Such Office) ORDER This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to remove the BSNL Cell phone tower and other installations over the property belonging to the petitioner. 2. The respondents have filed a counter affidavit. They have taken a stand that they had taken the property on lease and ultimately, the petitioner did not renew the lease inspite of repeated requests made by the respondents. They have also undertaken in the counter affidavit that they will vacate the premises within three months and shift the cell phone tower to a different place. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 11969 of 2024 3. In the considered view of this Court, there is no subsisting lease as on today. The respondents have also sought for some time to shift the Cell Phone Tower to some other property. In view of the same, there shall be a direction to the respondents to remove the cell phone tower from the subject property along with all the other installations and move it to some other place with a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. This writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs. 30-07-2025 rka Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 11969 of 2024 To 1.M/s. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath New Delhi 110001 2.Executive Engineer (c ) Bsnl Telecom Civil Division III Chennai 03 3.The General Manager Bsnl- Tower Division Vellore 632 001 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 11969 of 2024 N.ANAND VENKATESH J. rka WP No. 11969 of 2024 30-07-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis