2025:MHC:1405 WP No. 20473 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10-06-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH WP No. 20473 of 2025 and WMP No. 23106 of 2025 N.Sathyamoorthy Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The Chief Engineer (Metro Project) Tamil Nadu Highways Department, (Construction and Maintenance), No.76, Sardar Patel Road Guindy, Chennai-600 025. 2.The Divisional Engineer Tamil Nadu Highways Department, Division Engineer(H), CMDP Division-III, No.76, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 025. Respondent(s) PRAYER directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to perform the obligation vide letter No.24/2024/E.Nee.Vaa. dated 27.03.2024 by laying service road before Page No.1 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20473 of 2025 constructing over bridge with an escalator (SHU-86) The Grand Western Trunk Road at the Junction of Nelson Manickam Salai, demarked by the respondents. For Petitioner(s): Mr.A.Saravanan For Respondent(s): Mr.E.Veda Bagath Singh SGP ORDER This writ petition has been filed for the issue of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to lay a service road before constructing a overbridge with an escalator at Grand Western Trunk road at the junction of Nelson Manickam Salai. 2. The grievance expressed by the petitioner is that he is the owner of the subject property and he has access to Poonamallee High Road only through front yard of his property. While so, the respondents are proceeding further with the project to connect an overbridge with an escalator. The grievance of the petitioner is that the ingress and egress of the petitioner will be completely curtailed, if such an overbridge is constructed without providing for a service road. Page No.2 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20473 of 2025 3. In this regard, the petitioner made a representation and yet another neighbour, who was also aggrieved, filed writ petition in W.P.No.4820 of 2024 before this Court, which was disposed of by an order dated 27.02.2024 to consider the representation and take a decision. 4. Pursuant to the same, the 2 nd respondent had called for an inquiry and an assurance was given that service road would be provided. Thereafter, since there was lack of further communication or developments from the side of the respondents, the present writ petition has been filed, seeking for appropriate directions. 5. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents has produced the written instructions received from the respondents. Page No.3 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20473 of 2025 6. On carefully going through the same, it is seen that the respondents are already in the process of providing service road and they are going to entrust this work by calling for the tender. That apart, the communication of the 2 nd respondent dated 27.03.2024 was already placed before this Court and the relevant portion is extracted here under: “khz;g[kpF brd;id cah;ePjpkd;wk; 27/02/2024 md;W j';fspd; tHf;fpy; (W.P.No.4820/2024) tH';fpa cj;jutpd;go. j';fspd; kDtpid Fwpj;J ghprPypf;f nfhl;lg; bghwpahsh; (be). brd;id bgUefu tsh;r;rpj; jpl;lk; nfhl;lk;?3 mYtyfj;jpw;F tUkhW bjhiyngrp thapyhf j';fSf;F miHg;g[ tpLf;fg;gl;lJ/ mijj; bjhlh;e;J 14/03/2024 md;W jh';fs; ,t;tYtyj;jpw;F te;jpUe;j bghGJ. j';fSf;F ,g;gzp Fwpj;J tphpthf vLj;Jiuf;fg;gl;lJ/ nkYk;. j';fspd; nfhhpf;ifia fUj;jpw; bfhz;L j';fspd; epyj;jpw;F bry;Yk; tifapy; gaDW rhiy (Service Road) mikj;J ju Mtz bra;ag;gLk; vd bjhptpf;fg;gLfpwJ.” 7. It is clear from the above that the respondents are going to provide the service road to the petitioner and similarly placed persons in order to enable them to have access to their property. Hence, this assurance given by the Page No.4 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20473 of 2025 respondents is recorded and this Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 10-06-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No Jeni To 1.The Chief Engineer(metro Project) Tamilnadu Highways Department, (construction And Maintenance), No.76, Sardar Patel Road Guindy, Chennai-600 025 2.The Divisional Engineer Tamilnadu Highways Department, Division Engineer(H), CMDP Division-III, No.76, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 025 Page No.5 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 20473 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH J. Jeni WP No. 20473 of 2025 10-06-2025 Page No.6 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis