Murali v. The District collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.2124 of 2026, decided 09.03.2026 by Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and G. Arul Murugan, J. Petitioner Murali sought mandamus under Article 226 for removal of encroachments in the Odai leading to Kattipoondi Lake, Survey Nos.44/1 and 47/4, Kattipoondi Village, Polur Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, and restoration of the water course. Respondents: District Collector, Tahsildar Polur, Block Development Officer Polur. State counsel reported six encroachers (including the petitioner) noticed under Section 6, Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905; court held nothing survived for adjudication and disposed of the petition without costs. Advocates: K.V.Sajeev Kumar (petitioner), E.Vijay Anand Addl. Govt. Pleader (R1 & R2), M.Habeeb Rahman Government Advocate (R3).
What did the court decide?
In view of the encroachment proceedings already undertaken by the authorities (six encroachers, including the petitioner, identified and issued notice under Section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905), nothing remains to be adjudicated in the writ petition.