Suresh v. The District Collector
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Maintainability of writ petition where statutory appeal and stay application pending; alternative remedy doctrine applied. Statutes: Article 226 Constitution of India; Sections 6, 7, 10 and 10B, Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act 1905. Facts: Bhoodan Yagna Movement allotment of land in Survey No.349/2, extent 0.77.00 hectares, recorded as 'Government Poramboke / Bhoodan Land'; show cause notice 09.11.2024 under Section 7; reply 19.11.2024; eviction notice 28.11.2024 under Section 6 by Tahsildar, Tenkasi Taluk; appeal 12.12.2024 with stay application under Section 10B before District Collector / Monitoring Committee, Tenkasi. Outcome: W.P.(MD) No.3714 of 2025 dismissed; direction to dispose of stay petition within eight weeks. Court: Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; decided 17.02.2025 by J. Nisha Banu, J. (S. Srimathy, J. on the Bench); advocates: K. Jeyamohan for petitioner, M. Sarangan AGP for respondents.