W.P.No.12767 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 07.04.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.12767 of 2026 & W.M.P.No.13967 of 2026 A.Duraisamy S/o. Arumugam Gangai Amman Kovil Street Kattankulam Village, Padur Post Uthiramerur Taluk Kancheepuram -631 606. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The District Collector Kancheepuram. 2. The Sub Collector Kancheepuram. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer Kancheepuram. 4. The Thasildhar Uthiramerur Kancheepuram District. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.12767 of 2026 5. The Block Development Officer Uthiramerur Kancheepuram District. 6. Selvakumaran S/o. Kandasamy Muthaliyar Pallavar Nagar, Thattyathoppu Behind the Patchiyappan College Chinna Kancheepuram -631 501. Respondent(s) Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 5 to consider the Petitioner’s Representations dated 23.02.2026 and 02.03.2026 requested them to remove the encroachment made by the 5th Respondent herein in the government land comprised in S.No.302/16 (Old S.No.153/1) admeasuring 20.75 Ares of Kattankulam, Village, Uthiramerur Taluk, Kancheepuram District within a stipulated period of time. For Petitioner(s): Mr. V.Vijayakumar For Respondent(s): Mr. M.Habeeb Rahman Government Advocate for R1 to R5 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for petitioner seeks to withdraw the petition with liberty to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.12767 of 2026 2. With the aforesaid liberty, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the interim application is also dismissed. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI,CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 07.04.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No kpl To 1. The District Collector Kancheepuram. 2. The Sub Collector Kancheepuram. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer Kancheepuram. 4. The Thasildhar Uthiramerur Kancheepuram District. 5. The Block Development Officer Uthiramerur Kancheepuram District. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.12767 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J. (kpl) W.P.No.12767 of 2026 07.04.2026 __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis