W.P.No.6146 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 20.04.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER W.P.No.6146 of 2026 Subramani, S/o.Chidambaram ... Petitioner vs. 1. The District Collector Tiruvannamalai 2. The Tahsildar Polur Taluk 3. The Block Development Officer Polur Taluk 4. The President Anandapuram Panchayat Ananthapuram Polur Taluk Tiruvannamalai District. 5. Jaganathan S/o.Raju … Respondents Page Nos.1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.6146 of 2026 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 2 to 4 to remove the encroachment made by the 5th respondent in Survey No.350, situated at Kalailasapuram Village, Polur Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, by considering his representation dated 27.12.2024. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Jawahar For Respondents : Mr.T.Arun Kumar Additional Government Pleader for R1 & R2 Mr.Abishek Murthy Government Advocate, for R3 & R4 ***** O R D E R [Made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.,] The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the authorities have already identified the encroachments in the Government Poromboke lands and a show cause notice under Section 7 of “the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1905)” {hereinafter “1905 Act” for the sake of brevity} was issued on 22.04.2025. 2. That being the factum, the official respondents are directed to proceed with the enforcement actions by following the procedures under Page Nos.2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.6146 of 2026 the 1905 Act and remove the encroachments, if any, identified within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. With the above direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. (S.M.S.,J.) (K.S.,J.) 20.04.2026 Index : Yes Neutral Citation : Yes / No Speaking order / Non-speaking order mk To 1. The District Collector Tiruvannamalai 2. The Tahsildar Polur Taluk 3. The Block Development Officer Polur Taluk 4. The President Anandapuram Panchayat Ananthapuram Polur Taluk Tiruvannamalai District. Page Nos.3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.6146 of 2026 S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, J., and K. SURENDER, J., mk W.P.No.6146 of 2026 20.04.2026 Page Nos.4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis