Case brief
What is this about?
WP(MD)No.22959 of 2025, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, 28.08.2025, G.R.Swaminathan & B.Pugalendhi JJ. Encroachment proceedings under Section 6, Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act; impugned Tahsildar order and notice dated 04.08.2025 (Paramakudi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District); encroachment on a water body; four months' time to vacate on undertaking affidavit; liberty to seek alternative site allotment from District Collector, Ramanathapuram; writ disposed of, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: four months' time from receipt of copy of the order to remove the encroachments, conditional on filing an undertaking affidavit before the Tahsildar, Paramakudi; liberty to apply to the District Collector, Ramanathapuram for allotment of alternative sites, to be favourably considered within two months if eligible. No costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.