Maragathamani v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandamus petition (Article 226, Constitution of India) for removal of unauthorised wall and gate blocking pathway to K.G. Thirumana Mandapam, Survey Nos. 268/5, 268/6, 268/7, Punjai Puliyampatti Village, Sathyamangalam Taluk, Erode District; representation dated 07.05.2025; tenth respondent P.G. Sathish undertook removal of structures erected after 30.04.2025 to restore pre-29.04.2025 access; stand recorded by Madras High Court bench of G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan on 15.05.2025; removal ordered forthwith; parties' rights left to civil proceedings; disposed without costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of by recording the tenth respondent's stand; direction issued that the offending wall and gate be removed forthwith and without delay; rights of the parties made subject to the outcome of the civil proceedings; no order as to costs.