1 W.P.(MD)NO.7364 OF 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.03.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.(MD)No.7364 of 2026 R.Muthukrishnan ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Collector cum Monitoring Committee, O/o.the Collectorate, Madurai. 2. The Assistant Director of Panchayat, O/o.the Assistant Director of Panchayat, Madurai. 3. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Thiruparankundram Taluk, Madurai District. 4. The Block Development Officer(VP), Block Development Office, Thiruparankundram, Madurai District. 5. P.Chandra 6. Dhanapackiyam ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 W.P.(MD)NO.7364 OF 2026 respondents to take appropriate action to remove the encroachments by way of restoring the Odai in survey Nos. 152, 149 and 158 situated at Thanakkankulam Village, Thiruparankundram Taluk, Madurai District in a time bound manner. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Senthil For Respondents : Mr.S.Vinodh, Government Advocate for R-1 to R-4. * * * O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner and the learned Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 to 4. 2. Issuance of notice to the respondents 5 and 6 is dispensed with. 3. The petitioner is a resident of Thanakkankulam Village. He alleges that in the petition mentioned survey numbers, there are encroachments. He wants the same to be removed. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3 W.P.(MD)NO.7364 OF 2026 4. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate submitted that all the three survey numbers have been classified as Odai. The third respondent is the authority competent to take action. 5. We direct the third respondent to issue notices to all the interested parties under the relevant provisions of the statute and after holding enquiry, take action for removal of the encroachments. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. (G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) & (B.PUGALENDHI, J.) 18th March 2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No PMU 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4 W.P.(MD)NO.7364 OF 2026 To: 1. The District Collector cum Monitoring Committee, O/o.the Collectorate, Madurai. 2. The Assistant Director of Panchayat, O/o.the Assistant Director of Panchayat, Madurai. 3. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Thiruparankundram Taluk, Madurai District. 4. The Block Development Officer(VP), Block Development Office, Thiruparankundram, Madurai District. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 5 W.P.(MD)NO.7364 OF 2026 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. AND B.PUGALENDHI, J. PMU W.P.(MD)No.7364 of 2026 18.03.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis