Kukesh Kr v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court writ petitions (Art. 226, certiorarified mandamus) by Kukesh KR and Jayaraman Ponnupillai against District Collector Chennai, Tahsildar Ambattur Taluk, and PWD Water Resources Organization officials; challenge to Form-III in Notice No.960/P.A/FILE-11 dated 29.07.2024 (eviction/encroachment proceedings, Tamil Nadu Protection of Tanks and Eviction of Encroachment Act, 2007; T.S. Senthilkumar, 2010 (3) MLJ 771 referred in prayer); petitioners evicted before hearing; pleas closed with direction that request for alternate accommodation be considered on merits per law; disposed as closed, no costs; decision date 09.07.2025.
What did the court decide?
W.P.Nos.24291 & 24294 of 2024 and W.M.P.Nos.26536 & 26538 of 2024 disposed of as closed; liberty effectively preserved for the petitioners to approach the authority concerned for alternate accommodation, such request to be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law, subject to the petitioners satisfying the requirements; no order as to costs.