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Hemanth Kumar v. the Additional Secretary

Madras HC23 Apr 2025WP/16035/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Unauthorized construction; demolition direction within eight weeks; deseal premises refused; Section 80-A Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act revision dismissed by Government; Greater Chennai Corporation enforcement Zone-3 Madhavaram KKR Nagar; no building plan permission; Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules 2019 setbacks triangle plot; Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus Article 226 dismissed; W.P.No.16035 of 2024; W.M.P.Nos.17529, 17530 & 17532 of 2024; no precedents cited in this judgment.

What did the court decide?

No relief to the petitioner; the writ petition was dismissed. Respondents 2 to 5 were directed to demolish the unauthorized construction within eight weeks; W.M.P.Nos.17529, 17530 & 17532 of 2024 were also dismissed; no costs. ¶45

Hemanth Kumar Vs the Additional Secretary — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Government's order dated 20.12.2023 dismissing the petitioner's revision petition under Section 80-A of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act ought to be quashed and the respondents directed to deseal the petitioner's premises, notwithstanding that the building was constructed without building plan permission.

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Court's answer

The petitioner has constructed the building without any building plan permission and the building is wholly unauthorized.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the building is wholly an unauthorized construction without building plan permission and the Government dismissed the revision petition under Section 80-A of the Act, the petitioner is not entitled to any relief.

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Key takeaways

Respondents 2 to 5 are directed to proceed with enforcement actions by following the procedures and to demolish the unauthorized construction within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.ratio¶45

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (order by S.M. Subramaniam, J., bench incl. K. Rajasekar, J.) dismissed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the Government's order dated 20.12.2023 (letter No.5902877/UD-VI(1)/2023-2) rejecting the petitioner's revision under Section 80-A of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act concerning a shop building at KKR Nagar, Madhavaram, Chennai, and to deseal the premises. A Court-directed inspection by the Executive Engineer, Zone-3, Greater Chennai Corporation confirmed the building was constructed without any building plan permission, stands on a triangular plot abutting a 40-feet road, does not meet minimum prescribed limits of the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019, and that rectification/setbacks were not feasible. Holding the construction wholly unauthorized and the petitioner not entitled to any relief, the Court directed Respondents 2 to 5 to proceed with enforcement action and demolish the unauthorized construction within eight weeks; W.M.P.Nos.17529, 17530 & 17532 of 2024 were also dismissed, without costs.

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W.P.No.16035 of 2024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 23.04.2025

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CORAM :

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR

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W.P.No.16035 of 2024

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Hemanth Kumar S/o Mr.Pazhani

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.. Petitioner

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The Additional Secretary (Technical) Housing and Urban Development Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009

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The Principal Secretary/Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation Ripon Building Chennai 600 003

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The Executive Engineer Zone-3, Greater Chennai Corporation No.1, Thattankulam Street, Bazaar Road Madhavaram, Chennai 600 067

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Assistant Executive Engineer (Unit 07) Zone-3, Greater Chennai Corporation No.1, Thattankulam Street, Bazaar Road Madhavaram, Chennai 600 067

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Assistant Engineer (Div 028) Zone-3, Greater Chennai Corporation No.1, Thattankulam Street, Bazaar Road Madhavaram, Chennai 600 067 .. Respondents

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Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records leading to the passing of the order dated 20.12.2023 bearing letter No.5902877/UD-VI(1)/2023-2 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to deseal the premises of the petitioner within a time limit to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.

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For Petitioner :: Mr.B.Arvind Srevatsa For Respondents :: Mrs.E.Ranganayaki Additional Government Pleader for R1 Mr.D.B.R.Prabhu Standing Counsel for R2 to R5

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J.)

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The revision order dated 20.12.2023 passed by the Government under

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Section 80-A of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act is under challenge in the present writ proceedings. Despite the order of Government, this Court directed the Greater Chennai Corporation to conduct inspection and submit a status report. The third respondent/Executive Engineer, Zone-3, Greater Chennai Corporation filed a status report, which

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reveals that the petitioner has constructed the building without any building

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plan permission. The building is wholly unauthorized. Paragraphs 6 & 7 of the status report read as follows:-

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“6. I submit that as per the directions of this Hon'ble Court the building in question at CS7/11, KKR Nagar, 1 st Main Road, Madhavaram, Chennai 600 060, was inspected by this respondent along with the 4 th and 5 th respondents on 20.07.2024. Further at the time of inspection following measurements were taken as follows:

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East to West 40.3 meters

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South to North 2.5 meters 3. West to North 40.3 meters

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I submit that since the petitioner's building is existed in an uneven shape (triangle shape) and the building does not satisfy the minimum prescribed limits as per the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.”

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The petitioner approached the Government under Section 80-A of

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the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act. The Government dismissed the revision petition with a finding that development is not feasible in the site. Paragraphs 5 & 6 of the said order reads as under:-

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“5. It is observed that, the approved site as per layout is 26 feet 6 inches by 100 feet or 8.07 m x 30.48 m out of which the petitioner has purchased a plot to an extent of 60 sq.m or 645.84 sq.ft (as per patta) and 468 sq.ft as per document with shops thereon. The said plot is triangular in shape abutting 40 feet wide road, wherein the said GF(shop) building was put up unauthorizedly without leaving required set back spaces. Rectification of the building to satisfy the required set back spaces all around to obtain planning permission as per Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 may not be feasible on the petitioner's triangular site as the dimension of the plot as per patta is 3.6 m (plot depth) x 41.8 m / 41.0 m.

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After careful consideration of the above facts and submissions made, the Government hereby dismiss the revision petition filed by Thiru.Hemanth Kumar under Section 80(A) of Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 for the building put up at C7, KKR Nagar 1^st Main Road, Madhavaram, Chennai 600 060 as the development is not feasible in the site.”

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In view of the fact that the building is wholly an unauthorized

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W.P.No.16035 of 2024

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construction without building plan permission and the Government dismissed the revision petition under Section 80-A of the Tami Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, the petitioner is not entitled for any relief. The respondents 2 to 5 are directed to proceed with the enforcement actions by following the procedures and demolish the unauthorized construction, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands dismissed with the above direction. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.17529, 17530 & 17532 of 2024 are also dismissed. No costs.

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Index : yes (S.M.S.,J.) (K.R.S.,J.) Neutral citation : yes/no 23.04.2025 ss

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