Chandran Vs The District collector

For Petitioner(s): Mr.N.Ponraj For Respondent(s): Mr. T. Arun Kumar, AGP for R1 & R2. Mr. M. Babu Muthu Meeran APP for R3. Mr.Stalin Topaz for M/s.A.S.Kailasam and Associates for R4.

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by C.Kumarappan J.)

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The present writ petition has been filed to direct the respondents 1 and

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2 to remove the encroachments made by the 4^th respondent in Government promboke land in S.F.No.668/1 and S.F.No.668/5 in Sunchalnatham Village of Pennagaram Taluk in Dharmapuri District.

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When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader would submit that on field verification and survey, they found that the 4^th respondent has encroached upon above land and they are under the process of issuing notice Sections 7 & 6 of 1905 Act, and requires eight weeks time to complete the eviction process. For ready reference, it is appropriate to extract para Nos. 7 to 9 of the counter affidavit, which reads as under:

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7. I humbly submit that during the field inspection, it

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was found that the Respondent No.4 has encroached upon the Survey No.668/5 in its entirety to its full extent and has also made encroachments in Survey No.668/1 an extent of

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

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WP No. 1456 of 2026

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0.32.80 Hectares of Lands classified as Government Poramboke – Anadheenam by way of cultivation of seasonal crops.

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8. I submit that the Respondent No.4 despite holding patta lands to her name has encroached upon the Subject Lands. I submit that during the field enquiry it was further found that the Respondent No.4 has unlawfully erected fencing for a government land and has been threatening the common people trying to cross the empty lands encroached by her.

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9. I humbly submit that after the field inspection, steps are being taken to take action under the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act 1905 under Section 7 and 6 to evict the respondent No.4 from the Survey No.668/1 and Survey No.668/5 of the Sunjalnatham Revenue Village in the Pennagaram Taluk in the Dharmapuri District in accordance with the procedures of the Act and same would be completed within a period of 8 weeks.

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In view of the above submission, we deem it appropriate to direct the

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respondents 1 and 2 to remove the encroachments by following all due process of law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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