WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 24-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI WP No. 15103 of 2026 1. Emmanuel S/o.Arputharaj, No.S1-208, East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.812831604530 2. M.Pramila W/o.magesh, SI-118, East Avenue Road, Golden complex, MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card 233258591599) 3. Annappan S/o.nadasan, S1, 142 East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.670528297040) 4. V.Bhavani W/o.vinayagamurthy, S1, 47, East avenue road, golden complexm MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card 369676285630) 5. Shenbagam W/o.Anbarasu, S1, 114 East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.281278457278) 6. Lalitha W/o.Vignesh, S1, 149 East Avenue Road, Golden complex, MKB Nagar,Vyasarpadi, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 11 Chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.327765809225) 7. Govindammal W/o.Gunasekar, S1, 122 East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.821605453798) 8. Shanthi W/o.Ramesh, S1, 95 East Avenue Road, Golden complex, MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.832935500481) 9. Vasanthi W/o.Raja, No.S1-130, East Avenue Road, Golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.441680626783) 10.A.Nagalakshmi W/o.Antony, No.S1-150, East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Vard No.600521155845) 11.Devi W/o.Bhoopalan, No.S1-157, East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.401998973180) 12.Ramani W/o.Krishnan, No.S1-69, East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.843364071881) 13.Vinothini W/o.Madhusoodanan, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 11 No.S1-201, East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.598932521296) 14.K.Meenatchi W/o.S.Kalaimani, No.S1-170, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.425975339741) 15.Pavithra W/o.Balaji, S1, 148 East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.839675757780) 16.Samuel S/o.Murali, S1, 180, East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.807471059209) 17.Madhavakumar S/o.Srinivasalu, S1, 167 East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Naage, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.928814525770) 18.M.Pramila W/o.Magesh, No.S1-118, East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.233258591588) 19.Jayamalathi W/o.Kannayiram, 108, East Avenue Road, Golden Complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Chennai - 600 039. (Aadhar Card No.533584658652) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 11 20.Rekha W/o.Ezhil Maran, No.S1-87, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.560138089959 21.Santosh S/o.Mathivannan, No.S1-176, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.535284720261 22.saritha W/o.Chelladurai, No.S1-98, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.791911706216 23.sundari W/o.Kalaivannan, No.S1-172, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.688827704133 24.maboomi w/o.Hussain, No.S1-143, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.693936734472 25.Dinesh S/o.kannaiah, No.S1-162, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.247777396415 26.sadasivam S/o.bapoon, No.S1-19, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.637953607643 27.Deepak https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 11 S/o.kanniah, No.S1-117, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.620268495090 28.punitha w/o.Raji, No.S1-73, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.502623178858 29.Divyarani w/o.Lakshmanan, No.S1-204, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.918399706059 30.Tamilselvan S/o.kotandapai, No.S1-144, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.371027931377 31.Ramanna S/o.Jayaraman, No.S1-107, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.316487234739 32.Ramachandran S/o.Rajendran, No.S1-82, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.246205504272 33.Deepika w/o.pachiappan, No.S1-174, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.502720798886 34.m.praveena w/o.R.Sathish kumar, No.S1-146, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 11 Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.690765266571 35.M.Farah Mirza D/o.Mirzanazir, No.S1-151, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.614681210755 36.R.Bharath Ramesh S/o.Ramesh, No.S1-11, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.522868967840 37.A.Sowmya w/o.Dhilipkumar, No.S1-102, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.261308215545 38.I.Chandramathi w/o.Ayyanar, No.S1-194, East avenue road, golden complex, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, chennai - 600 039. Aadhar Card No.959678661493 ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Managing Director Tamil Nadu Urban Habitate Development Board, No.5 Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005. 2. The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitate Development Board, Zone-II, Vyasarpadi, Chennai - 600 039. 3. The Tamil Nadu Housing Board CMDA Complex, E and C Market Road, Koyambedu, Chennai - 600 107. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page7 of 11 ..Respondent(s) Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents, particularly the 2nd respondent viz., the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Vyasarpadi, Chennai 600 039 to provide alternative residential accommodation who are similarly placed like 140 persons who were now allotted alternative accommodation, as informed before this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.10941 of 2026 who were earlier displaced from Pulianthope and presently residing at Vyasarpadi, before evicting them from their present place of residence in accordance with law and in terms of the assurances earlier given by the respondents. For Petitioner(s): Mr.K.A.Mariappan For Respondent(s): Mr.C.Sivakumar for R1 & R2 Mr.D.Veerasekaran for R3 ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents, particularly the second respondent viz., the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Vyasarpadi, Chennai 600 039 to provide alternative residential accommodation, who are similarly placed like 140 persons, who were now allotted alternative accommodation, as informed before this Court in W.P.No.10941 of 2026 who were earlier displaced from Pulianthope and presently residing at Vyasarpadi, before evicting them from their present place of residence in accordance with law and in terms of the assurances earlier given by the respondents. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page8 of 11 2. Heard the learned counsels appearing on either side. With the consent of both sides, the present Writ Petition is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself. 3. In view of the order proposed to be passed in this Writ Petition, WMP.No.16309 of 2026 filed by the petitioners to permit them to join together and file a Single Writ Petition is allowed, subject to payment of a Single Court fee. 4. It is the case of the petitioners that they are the slum dwellers of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) of Pulianthope, Chennai and on the assurance given by the Board to reallot them the residential flats in future in the same locality after completion of construction, they vacated the said premises and temporarily shifted to Vyasarpadi and thereafter, the respondents accommodated them in the present location near to cremation ground and further assured to allot them the residential flats at Kathivakkam, Ennore. However, the respondents without providing any alternative accommodation initiated steps to evict them from the present location for which they filed petitions along with similarly placed persons before this Court in W.P.No.6037 of 2024 and etc., and during the hearing of those cases, the respondents informed before this Court that they will allot them housing at alternative sites https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page9 of 11 and pursuant to the said order, the respondents allotted housing to 140 families in alternative sites, however, the petitioners herein are not allotted any alternative residents but they are trying to evict them from the present location by dumping waste materials near to their residence and hence, the present Writ Petition. 5. 5. In view of the limited prayer sought for by the petitioners in this Writ Petition, there shall be a direction to the second respondent to consider the case of the petitioners and to pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 24-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DP https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page10 of 11 To 1. The Managing Director Tamil Nadu Urban Habitate Development Board, No.5 Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005. 2. The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitate Development Board, Zone-II, Vyasarpadi, Chennai - 600 039. 3. The Tamil Nadu Housing Board CMDA Complex, E and C Market Road, Koyambedu, Chennai - 600 107. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 15103 of 2026 __________ Page11 of 11 M.DHANDAPANI, J. DP WP No. 15103 of 2026 24-04-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis