S.Jaheer Usain v. The District Collector
Mandamus under Article 226 – Encroachment on water body
Case brief
What is this about?
Water body encroachment removal; oodai/stream canal land; Karuvela (thorny) trees; Manavari land; Survey No.933, Viluppanur Village, Srivilliputhur Taluk, Virudhunagar District; fence blocking flow; Tahsildar as competent removal authority; survey with notices to interested persons and encroachers; due process of law; four-month completion timeline; representation dated 30.06.2025; Article 226 writ of mandamus; Madurai Bench, Madras High Court; Division Bench (G.R.Swaminathan and B.Pugalendhi, JJ.); disposed with no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the 4th respondent (Tahsildar, Srivilliputhur Taluk) to conduct a survey of the water body at S.No.933, Viluppanur Village, issue notices to interested persons and, upon finding encroachment, to encroachers individually, and remove encroachments following due process of law within four months; no costs.