M.Kaliya Perumal v. the Additional District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandamus writ petition disposed of on recorded submissions; allotment of premises to 970 affected families at Thiruvottiyur and Kathivakkam, Ernavur; six-month outer limit for allotment from receipt of copy of order; allotment charges payable subject to capability; petitioner: Annai Sathya Nagar Residential Welfare Sangam; respondent authorities include Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Additional District Collector (Land Grabbing), Special Tahsildars (LA), Revenue Divisional Officer Ambattur, Tahsildars Thiruvotriyur/Madhavaram/Ponneri; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of Mandamus; letters dated 26.02.2022 (Lr. Na. Ka. G1/12745/2021), 29.09.2022 (Na.Ka. No. A1/814/KO-1/20191); representation dated 01.08.2024; no costs; Madras High Court; single-judge bench P.T. Asha, J.; decided 23.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Allotment of premises at Thiruvottiyur and Kathivakkam at Ernavur to the 970 affected families, after scrutiny of applications and depending on capability to remit allotment charges, to be completed within six months from receipt of a copy of the order.