P.Senthil kumar v. The Additional chief secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court order dated 17-06-2026 dismissing WMP No. 24989 of 2026 (within WP No. 23073 of 2026) filed by P. Senthil Kumar as party-in-person seeking regularisation of plot S.No.54/1A, Othivakkam Village, Chengalpattu District and issuance of a regularisation certificate within four weeks without additional conditions. Respondents: Additional Chief Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-09; Director, DTCP, Koyambedu, Chennai-107; Assistant Director, DTCP, Chengalpattu. Bench: M. Dhandapani J. (sole judge, author). Court held that granting the direction would virtually order the prayer made in the writ petition, hence the miscellaneous petition was not entertained and dismissed. Themes: Tamil Nadu plot regularisation; DTCP; miscellaneous/writ motion petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The Court took the view that if the direction sought in this WMP were granted, it would virtually amount to ordering the prayer made in the writ petition.