WP No. 10941 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 25-03-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI WP No. 10941 of 2026 1. Mohammed Abdullah s/O.Mohammed Mohideen S1-155,East Avenue Road Golden complex, Vyasarpadi Chennai-600 039 2. Amina Jannath W/o.Mohammed Ibrahim S1-20,East Avenue Road Golden complex, Vysarpadi Chennai-600 036 3. Assian Khan S/o.Nawaz Khan S1-76,East Avenue Road Golden complex, Vysarpadi Chennai-600 036 4. Amanullah khan S/o.Baba khan S1-46,East Avenue Road Golden complex, Vysarpadi Chennai-600 036 5. S.Shayana W/o.Abdul wahid S1-68,East Avenue Road Golden complex, Vysarpadi Chennai-600 036 ..Petitioner(s) Vs https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10941 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 6 1. The Managing Director Tamilnadu Urban Habitate development board No.5, Kamarajar salai Chepauk chennai-600 005 2. The Executive Engineer Tamilnadu Urban Habitate development board Zone-II, Vyasarpadi, Chennai-600 039 3. The Tamilnadu Housing Board CMDA complex, E and C Market Road Koyambedu Chennai-600 107 ..Respondent(s) Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents, particularly the 2nd respondent viz., the Tamilnadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Vyasarpadi, chennai-600 039 to provide alternative residential accomodation who are similarly placed like 140 persons who were now allotted alternative accommodation as informed before this Honble court in the above writ petitions who were earlier displaced from pulianthope and presently residing at Vyasarpadi, before evicting them from their present place of residence , in accordance with law and in terms of the assurance earlier given by the respondents. For Petitioner(s): Mr.K.A.Mariappan For Respondent(s): Mr.G.Sivakumar for R1 & R2 Mr.D.Veerasekaran, TNHB for R3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10941 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 6 ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents, particularly, the second respondent viz., the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Vyasarpadi, Chennai-600 039 to provide alternative residential accommodation, who are similarly placed like 140 persons, who were now allotted alternative accommodation as informed before this Court in the above Writ Petitions, who were earlier displaced from Pulianthope and presently, residing at Vyasarpadi, before evicting them from their present place of residence, in accordance with law and in terms of the assurance earlier given by the respondents. 2. Heard the learned counsels appearing on either side. With the consent of both sides, the present Writ Petition is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself. 3. In view of the order proposed to be passed in this Writ Petition, WMP.No.11876 of 2026 filed by the petitioners to permit them to join together and file a Single Writ Petition is allowed, subject to payment of a Single Court fee. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10941 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 6 4. It is the case of the petitioners that they are the slum dwellers of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) of Pulianthope, Chennai and on the assurance given by the Board to reallot them the residential flats in future in the same locality after completion of construction, they vacated the said premises and temporarily shifted to Vyasarpadi and thereafter, the respondents accommodated them in the present location near to cremation ground and further assured to allot them the residential flats at Kathivakkam, Ennore. However, the respondents without providing any alternative accommodation initiated steps to evict them from the present location for which they filed petitions along with similarly placed persons before this Court in W.P.No.6037 of 2024 and etc., and during the hearing of those cases, the respondents informed before this Court that they will allot them housing at alternative sites and pursuant to the said order, the respondents allotted housing to 140 families in alternative sites, however, the petitioners herein are not allotted any alternative residents but they are trying to evict them from the present location by dumping waste materials near to their residence and hence, the present Writ Petition. 5. 5. In view of the limited prayer sought for by the petitioners in this Writ Petition, there shall be a direction to the second respondent to consider the case of the petitioners and to pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10941 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 6 with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 25-03-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DP To 1. The Managing Director Tamilnadu Urban Habitate development board No.5, Kamarajar salai Chepauk Chennai-600 005 2. The Executive Engineer Tamilnadu Urban Habitate development board Zone-II, Vyasarpadi, Chennai-600 039 3. The Tamilnadu Housing Board CMDA complex, E and C Market Road Koyambedu Chennai-600 107 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10941 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 6 M.DHANDAPANI, J. DP WP No. 10941 of 2026 25-03-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis