WP No. 27839 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY WP No. 27839 of 2026 Viswanathan Ramamurthy S/o.late.Ramamurthy, New No.1, Old No.251, 43rd Street, 8th Sector, K.K.Nagar, Chennai-600 078 ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. the District Collector First Floor, Collectorate, Thiruvallur-602 001 2. Revenue Divisional officer Poonamallee Taluk, Thiruvallur District, Chennai-600 053 3. The Special tahsildar Land Acquisition (national High Ways) MMDA, Arumbakkam, Koyameddu Market Street, Chennai-600 107 ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to release the enhancement of compensation which was determined by the competent authorities of fixed compensation for the acquisition of the petitioner land to provide morefully described in the schedule https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 27839 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 For Petitioner(s): Mr.B.Gandhi For Respondent(s): Ms.Inthu Karunakaran, Govt. counsel Order This writ petition has been filed to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 10.02.2022. 2. Ms.Inthu Karunakaran, learned Government's counsel, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. 3. By consent of the parties, the main petition is taken up for disposal in the stage of admission itself. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in this case, the petitioner filed a representation dated 10.02.2022 before the respondents, requesting them for enhancement of compensation, which was determined by the Competent Authorities for the land acquired. However, the said representation was not at all considered by the respondents till date. Hence, this petition. 5. In reply, the learned counsel for the respondent would submit that the petitioner’s representation will be disposed of within a period of 8 weeks and hence, she requests this Court to pass appropriate orders. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 27839 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 6. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the respondent and also perused the entire materials available on record. 7. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this Court directs the 1st respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 10.02.2022 and after issuing notice to all the concerned parties, dispose of the same, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 8. With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No cost. 21-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No NSA To 1. the District Collector First Floor, Collectorate, Thiruvallur-602 001 2. Revenue Divisional officer Poonamallee Taluk, Thiruvallur District, Chennai-600 053 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 27839 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 3. The Special tahsildar Land Acquisition (national High Ways) MMDA, Arumbakkam, Koyameddu Market Street, Chennai-600 107 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 27839 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J. NSA WP No. 27839 of 2026 21-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis