R.Srinivasan v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge Madras High Court writ disposal under Article 226 mandamus. Keywords: writ of mandamus; Article 226; land acquisition Notice No.Na.Ka No.8608/2016/R1 dated 04.04.2018; Tiruppur/Coimbatore Highways project; TANGEDCO/Electricity Board transformer relocation; suo motu impleadment of Assistant Engineer as sixth respondent (order dated 10.03.2025); sanction and payment (05.04.2025); time-bound compliance of eight (8) weeks for transformer shifting plus four (4) weeks for sump and generator; disposal without costs. Relevant for petitions seeking relocation of utilities and structures ahead of demolition under acquisition proceedings and for court-monitored shifting timelines.
What did the court decide?
Time-bound directions issued: sixth respondent to shift the electric transformer to the alternative location within eight (8) weeks of receipt of the order, and thereafter four (4) weeks to the petitioners to shift the sump and generator; writ petition disposed of with the above direction, no costs.