W.P.No. 18200 of 2025 ------------------------ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 14.05.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN W.P.No. 18200 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.20381 of 2025 1. Ammasi S/o.Periannan 2. Aurmugham S/o.Piachikaran 3. Venkatesan S/o.Solaimuthu 4. Chandrasekar S/o.Solaimuthu 5. Lakshmi W/o.Murthy 6. Periannan S/o.Ammasi 7. Velmurugan S/o.Ammasi 8. Manikandan S/o.Venkatesan 9. Chitra W/o.Selvaraj ---------------------- Page No.: 1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No. 18200 of 2025 ------------------------ 10. Veerakannan S/o.Ganapathy ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary Revenue Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2. The District Collector Office of the Collectorate Kallakurichi District. 3. The Block Development Officer Ulundurpet Kallakurichi District. 4. The Revenue Tahsildar Ulundurpet Kallakurichi District. 5. The Village Administrative Officer Kanaiyur Village Kallakurichi District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the Block Development Officer, Ulundurpet Taluk, the 3rd respondent herein culminating the notice issued under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 dated 28.03.2025 and quash the same and further direct the respondents not to take any coercive steps in evicting the petitioners from their respective land and houses in Survey Nos.138, 139 in Kanaiyur Village Lake, Ulundurpet Taluk, Kallakurichi District. For Petitioners : Mr.K.Balakrishnan --------------------- Page No.: 2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No. 18200 of 2025 ------------------------ For Respondents : Mr.S.Balamurugan ***** O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) Heard both sides. 2. This writ petition is directed against issuance of notice under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905. It is well settled that against the notice under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, the writ petition is not maintainable. 3. As and when an order is passed under Section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, it is open to the petitioners to move the appellate authority for the relief. At this stage, interference is not possible. Leaving open all the rights and contentions of the petitioners, this writ petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. (G.R.S., J.) (V.L.N., J.) 14.05.2025 (3/3) Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No Speaking order / Non-Speaking order mk / Maya ---------------------- Page No.: 3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No. 18200 of 2025 ------------------------ G.R.SWAMINATHAN , J. and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN , J. mk/maya To 1. The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary Revenue Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2. The District Collector Office of the Collectorate Kallakurichi District. 3. The Block Development Officer Ulundurpet Kallakurichi District. 4. The Revenue Tahsildar Ulundurpet Kallakurichi District. 5. The Village Administrative Officer Kanaiyur Village Kallakurichi District. W.P.No. 18200 of 2025 Dated : 14.05.2025 (3/3) --------------------- Page No.: 4 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis