Muthumari G v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner sought a direction to public officials to remove encroachments on a common pathway following an earlier notice by local authorities. The Court dispensed with notice to private respondents and, with the consent of the parties, took up the matter for final hearing. Ruling that the Tahsildar is competent to issue notice under
What did the court decide?
Granted eight weeks from receipt of the order to the fourth respondent (Tashildhar) to complete the exercise under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905.