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M.Neelaveni v. a.Karthikeyan

Madras HC29 Jan 2026REV.APLW/24/2026

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What is this about?

Madras High Court; review application dismissed; review jurisdiction limits; Order 47 Rule 17 read with Section 114 CPC; writ petition order recording Government undertaking to survey land within four months and remove encroachments per law; no prejudice to parties means no cause for review; adjudication on merits beyond review powers; M.Neelaveni v. A.Karthikeyan, A.Yuvaraj, District Collector Chengalpattu, Tahsildar Madurantakam Taluk, Executive Officer Acharapakkam; T.Karunakaran for petitioner; decision date 29.01.2026.

What did the court decide?

The order under review, which only directed conduct of survey and enforcement action upon identification of encroachments, caused no prejudice to the parties and therefore provides no cause for institution of review proceedings. ¶27

M.Neelaveni Vs a.Karthikeyan — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Rev.Appl(writ)No.24 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 29.01.2026

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C O R A M

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

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Review Application (Writ) No.24 of 2026

M.Neelaveni

... Petitioner

-vs-

1.A.Karthikeyan

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2.A.Yuvaraj

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3.The District Collector, Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu.

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4.The Tahsildar, Madurantakam Taluk, Chengalpattu District.

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5.The Executive Officer, Acharapakkam, Madurangakam Taluk, Chengalpattu District.

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... Respondents

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PRAYER: Review Application filed under Order 47 Rule 17 read with Section 114 of the Code of Civil Procedure praying to review the order made in W.P.No.10624 of 2024 dated 18.04.2024 and set aside the

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Rev.Appl(writ)No.24 of 2026

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judgment made in W.P.No.10624 of 2024 dated 18.04.2024 and allow the Review Petition as prayed for.

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For Petitioner : Mr.T.Karunakaran

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O R D E R

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(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J.,)

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The present Review Application has been instituted seeking to review the order of this Court dated 18.04.2024 in W.P.No.10264 of 2024.

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2. This Court passed an order based on the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate that the subject land detailed in the Writ Petition will be surveyed within a period of four months and upon survey if any encroachment is noticed, steps will be taken in accordance with law for removal of the encroachments.

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3. Such an order would not provide a cause for institution of review proceedings, since the order has not caused any prejudice to the parties. The Court had only ordered to conduct survey and in the event of identifying encroachments, enforcement actions would be initiated. That being the scope, any further adjudication on merits would fall beyond the realm of the powers of review jurisdiction.

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