E. Prasad Esakki v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras HC (Madurai Bench), 04.03.2025, W.P.(MD)No.5387 of 2025, V. Lakshminarayanan J. Landowner's Article 226 mandamus petition to stop Highways Department/Tahsildar respondents from laying a road through patta land Old S.No.300/1 and New S.No.300/1A (10 cents), Saliyamangalam Village, Papanasam Taluk, Thanjavur District, without due process (representation dated 08.02.2025). Survey conducted in petitioner's presence showed road does not run over his land; writ petition disposed of recording Government Pleader's statement; connected W.M.P(MD).Nos.3950-3951 of 2025 closed; no costs. Keywords: road laying, patta land, survey, Highways Department, Thanjavur, due process, mandamus, disposal on recorded statement.
What did the court decide?
The Court recorded the statement of the learned Special Government Pleader that the road does not run over the land belonging to the petitioner, and accordingly disposed of the Writ Petition, closing the connected Miscellaneous Petitions, with no costs.