Pasupathi M v. The Assistant Engineer
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(MD)No.5906 of 2022; M.Pasupathi v. The Assistant Engineer, PWD/WRO, Irrigation Section, Shenkottai Tenkasi; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; G.R. Swaminathan and B. Pugalendhi JJ.; Form III notice; Form II notice; defective/improper service of notice; survey not conducted in petitioner's presence; Tamil Nadu Protection of Tanks & Eviction of Encroachment Act; encroachment removal; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of certiorari; quashed; fresh survey notice; four-month completion timeline; no costs; connected W.M.P.(MD)No.4645 of 2022 closed; decided 11.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned Form III notice quashed; respondent directed to resume the encroachment-removal process from the defective stage with a fresh survey notice followed by Form II and Form III notices, to be completed within four months; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.