S.Senthil Kumar v. the Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court WP No.19844 of 2024 (23-04-2025), Bench S.M. Subramaniam J. and K. Rajasekar J. Petitioner S. Senthil Kumar vs Director Municipal Administration, Commissioner Kundrathur Municipality and private respondents P. Banumathi, B. Maheswaran, M. Jagannathan. Relief: removal of unauthorized ground-floor construction pursuant to demolition notice Na.Ka.No.2235/2022/A1 dated 15.12.2022. Building already locked and sealed; private respondents absent despite notice. Court ordered officials to continue enforcement actions and ensure demolition; writ disposed, no costs. Keywords: unauthorized construction, demolition notice, locking and sealing, enforcement, Kundrathur Municipality.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to the official respondents (1 and 2) to continue enforcement actions and ensure demolition of the unauthorized building; no order as to costs.