W.P.No.32097 of 2026 Page Nos.1/4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 14.08.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.No.32097 of 2026 A.Manoharan S/o.M.Arunachalam ... Petitioner vs. 1. The Secretary to Government Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2. The Commissioner Tiruppur Municipal Corporation Tiruppur. … Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent to give priority / preferential allotment to petitioner in respect of Shop Nos.3, 4 and 10 or any other equivalent shops in the Tiruppur Municipality Daily Vegetable Market, Kamaraj Road, Tiruppur, in terms of G.O.(2D) No.66, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA.4) Department dated 06.08.2024 by considering the petitioner’s representations dated 20.02.2026 and 23.06.2026 and pass orders within a time frame stipulated by this Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32097 of 2026 Page Nos.2/4 For Petitioner : Mr.V.Anandamoorthy For Respondents : Mr.R.Nandhakumar Additional Government Pleader, for R1 Mr.Abishek Murthy, Standing Counsel, for R2 ***** O R D E R Mr. R. Nandhakumar, learned Additional Government Pleader, accepts notice for the first respondent. Mr. Abishekmurthy, learned Standing Counsel, accepts notice for the second respondent. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the second respondent to give priority/preferential allotment of Shop Nos.3, 4 and 10, or any other equivalent shops, in the Tiruppur Municipality Daily Vegetable Market, Kamaraj Road, Tiruppur, in terms of G.O.(2D) No.66, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 06.08.2024. 3. The petitioner states that the said shops were earlier allotted to him. During the subsistence of the licence, he was asked to vacate the shops for reconstruction of the market complex. The respondent Corporation assured https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32097 of 2026 Page Nos.3/4 him that the newly constructed shops would be allotted to him. Since the reconstruction has now been completed, the petitioner claims preferential allotment of the shops in terms of the said Government Order. 4. The learned State Counsel, on instructions, submits that the petitioner’s request for preferential allotment will be considered under Rule 316(11)(a) of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023, after issuing due notice to the petitioner. 5. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioner to submit an application seeking preferential allotment after the respondent issues the auction notice for the said shops. If such an application is filed, the same shall be considered in accordance with Rule 316(11)(a) of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023 and G.O. (2D) No.66 dated 06.08.2024. No costs. 14.08.2026 Speaking / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes / No Index : Yes / No mk https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32097 of 2026 Page Nos.4/4 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J., mk To 1. The Secretary to Government Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2. The Commissioner Tiruppur Municipal Corporation Tiruppur. W.P.No.32097 of 2026 14.08.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis