Jerina a v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of writ petition - alternative/efficacious statutory remedy - revision under Section 80-A, Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 before the Government - challenge to Section 56(1) notice dated 28.07.2025 (No.4/2025) - lock and seal proceedings - Tenkasi Municipality / District Collector, Tenkasi - writ dismissed with liberty to file revision. Relevant to practitioners assessing forum selection where Section 56(1) notices or lock-and-seal action under the TN Town and Country Planning Act are contested: this Bench directs the grievance to the Section 80-A revision route instead of Article 226.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to file a revision before the Government under Section 80-A; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P(MD)No.17744 of 2025) closed.