Diamond City Residents Welfare Sangam v. the Member Secretary /
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition dismissed - building approval for Kalyanamandapam/marriage hall on shop-site land at Pollachi, Coimbatore District; Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules 2019 - Rule 17 (marriage hall permissible in mixed residential zone, impermissible in primary residential area; 9-metre minimum road width) and Rule 47; Government Order dated 24.7.1974; primary residential zone versus mixed residential zone; burden of proof on petitioner to establish zoning; reviewed master plan silent on sub-division of zones; State affidavit did not clarify; road width disputed at 20/12/50 metres; certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution; respondents included DTCP Coimbatore officials (Member Secretary/Joint Director (I/c) and Assistant Director), Commissioner Pollachi Municipality, and private respondents C.Shanthakumar and S.Jothimani; advocates C.Prakasam, K.Karthik Jagannath (Government Advocate), B.Anand (Standing Counsel), S.Mukunth (Senior Counsel) and S.Akila; no precedent case law cited.