A.No.1496 of 2026 in O.P.No.278 of 1948 __________ Page1 of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 03-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM A.No.1496 of 2026 in O.P.No.278 of 1948 Manoj Kumar Sonthalia S/o.Shyam Sunder Sonthalia, Old No.20, New No.43, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai 600 031. … Applicant -vs- The Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu City Civil Court Annexe Building, High Court Campus, Chennai 600 104. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: To allot the property measuring an extent of 16,400 sq.ft at No.21, Harrington Road, Chennai 600 031 comprised in Survey No.125/1A, situated at Egmore Village, Egmore Taluk, Chennai District, belonging to the Trust created under Last Will and Testament of C.Kandasamy Naidu, to the applicant on lease for public purpose. For Applicant: Mr.Krishna Ravindran For Respondent: Mrs.S.Sumathi AG & OT ***** O R D E R The subject property in the Application is yet to be vacated by occupant. This Court already passed an order for eviction of existing occupant whose lease already expired. Any further lease must be entered into only after conducting a public auction and highest bidder is to be considered for entering https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A.No.1496 of 2026 in O.P.No.278 of 1948 __________ Page2 of 2 S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J. AR into a lease agreement. Applicant is at liberty to participate in the open auction, if he is otherwise eligible. With the above observation, the present Application is dismissed. 03-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No AR To: The Administrator General and Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu, High Court Campus, Chennai - 600 104. A.No.1496 of 2026 in O.P.No.278 of 1948 03-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis