R.Nedunchezhiyan v. The District collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No.15394 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 17-04-2026 (S.M. Subramaniam and K. Surender JJ.): certiorari challenge by petitioner R. Nedunchezhiyan to eviction notice dated 02.04.2026 issued by the Tahsildar, Dharmapuri under the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (Sections 3(i) and 3(ii); final notice under Section 6). Court held that an appeal lies under Section 10 of the Act before the District Collector, competent to conduct an elaborate enquiry affording opportunity to parties, and that the petitioner must exhaust the statutory remedy; writ petition dismissed with liberty to appeal under Section 10; no costs; connected W.M.P.No.16628 of 2026 closed. Keywords: land encroachment, eviction notice, statutory remedy, alternative remedy, Dharmapuri revenue authorities.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to prefer an appeal under Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 before the District Collector; writ petition dismissed with no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P.No.16628 of 2026) closed.