Saravanan Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

Saravanan Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty granted to the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition and approach the Civil Court; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondents 1 to 3 should be restrained from disbursing land acquisition compensation to the 4th respondent for 89 cents in Survey Number 15/8B, Mahadevimangalam Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk, based on the alleged fraudulent sale deed dated 22.11.2006, and directed to pay the compensation to the petitioner and other legal heirs of late Srinivasa Naicker pursuant to his representation dated 24.02.2026 (raised in the prayer; not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn).

Ratio / Principle

Permission granted to learned counsel for the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition, with liberty to approach the Civil Court; counsel made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.

Key takeaways

The writ petition is disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Civil Court, with no order as to costs; the substantive dispute was not adjudicated.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Madras (Abdul Quddhose, J.), WP No. 11208 of 2026, decided 09-04-2026. Saravanan, petitioner, sought a Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India directing respondents 1 to 3 (District Collector, Special District Revenue Officer (LA) and Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Kanchipuram District) not to disburse land acquisition compensation to the 4th respondent (Uttamchand Ghoti) for 89 cents in Survey Number 15/8B, Mahadevimangalam Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk, based on an alleged fraudulent sale deed dated 22.11.2006, and to pay the compensation to the petitioner and other legal heirs of late Srinivasa Naicker pursuant to his representation dated 24.02.2026. On the date of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the Civil Court and made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle. The Court disposed of the writ petition granting such liberty, with no order as to costs. No findings were rendered on the alleged fraud or entitlement to compensation.

WP No. 11208 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09-04-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

WP No. 11208 of 2026

Saravanan

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

The District Collector Kanchipuram District, Kanchipuram.

The Special District Revenue officer (L A) Kanchipuram District, Kanchipuram.

The Special Tahsildar Land Acquisition, Newgreen Field Airport passport Zone -2, Karai, Kanchipuram District.

Uttamchand Ghoti

..Respondent(s)

PRAYER – This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 not to disburse the compensation amount to 4^th respondent for the land in Survey Number.15/8B to an extent 89 cents in Mahadevimanglam Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kanchipuram District based on the fraudulent sale deed dated 22.11.2006 and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to pay the compensation to the petitioner and other legal heirs of the late, Srinivasa

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Naicker based on petitioner’s representation dated 24.02.2026 within the time framed by this Court.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.K.Gandhi Kumar For Respondent(s): Mr.Vadivelu Deenadayalan, Additional Government Pleader (For R1 to R3)

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition, however with a liberty to approach the Civil Court

and has made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.

2.Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of, by granting liberty to the

petitioner to approach the Civil Court. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

09-04-2026

Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No

GSA

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To

The District Collector Kanchipuram District, Kanchipuram.

The Special District Revenue officer (L A) Kanchipuram District, Kanchipuram.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

GSA

WP No. 11208 of 2026

09-04-2026

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