BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.08.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.DILIP KUMAR W.P.(MD)No.2464 of 2026 and W.M.P.(MD).No.2021 of 2026 Mariyappan : Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector / The Monitoring Committee, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Commissioner, Directorate of Town Panchayat, 7th and 8th Floor, Urban Administrative Office Campus, Chennai-600 028. 3.The Joint Director, District Town and Country Planning, Xavier Colony, South Bye Pass Road, Tirunelveli-627 005. 4.The Tahsildar, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District. 5.The Executive Officer, Sankarnagar Special Grade Panchayat, Tirunelveli. 6.Petchi Pandian https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 7.The Tahsildar, Tirunelveli Taluk. 8.S.Ramasamy : Respondents (Respondent No.7 is suo motu impleaded vide Court Order dated 06.04.2026 in W.P.(MD).No.2464 of 2026) (Respondent No.8 is impleaded vide Court order dated 20.07.2026 in W.M.P. (MD).No.14490 of 2026 in W.P.(MD).No.2464 of 2026) Prayer:This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Mandamus, to forbear the fifth respondent from constructing a bus stand or any other permanent structure in the public street in Survey No.431/2 in Naranammalpuram Village, Tirunelveli Taluk and District and consequently direct the respondents to remove the encroachment made in the public street in Survey No.431/2 in Naranammalpuram Village, Tirunelveli Taluk and District. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Navaneetharaja For R-1 to R-5 & R-7 : Mr.M.Mahaboob Athiff, Special Government Pleader For R-6 : Mr.A.Muthupandian ORDER (Order of the Court was made by M.DHANDAPANI.J.) Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has filed this writ petition for issuance of writ of mandamus restraining the fifth respondent from putting up a construction in Survey No.431 / 2. However, during the pendency of the writ petition, the temporary bus shelter put up by the fifth respondent had https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis been removed and, therefore, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition. 2.In view of the above, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [M.D.I.,J] [N.D.K.,J] 14.08.2026 Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No TSG To 1.The District Collector / The Monitoring Committee, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Commissioner, Directorate of Town Panchayat, 7th and 8th Floor, Urban Administrative Office Campus, Chennai-600 028. 3.The Joint Director, District Town and Country Planning, Xavier Colony, South Bye Pass Road, Tirunelveli-627 005. 4.The Tahsildar, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District. 5.The Executive Officer, Sankarnagar Special Grade Panchayat, Tirunelveli. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 6.The Tahsildar, Tirunelveli Taluk. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis M.DHANDAPANI, J AND N.DILIP KUMAR, J TSG W.P.(MD)No.2464 of 2026 14.08.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis