Dismissed
Govindan v. the District Collector
Madras HCWP/35276/2007
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This court dismissed a writ petition challenging a notice issued under the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 to vacate government land. Citing prior judgments declaring the land as government property and lack of mala fides, the court held the writ not entertainable. The court directed authorities to conduct an enquiry and initiate eviction actions.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed; respondents directed to conduct enquiry within two weeks and initiate actions to evict encroachers; writ not entertainable unless malafides or lack of jurisdiction esta