Kalaiselvi Thyagarajan v. The Secretary to Government of Tamil nadu
Mandamus under Article 226 – Hoarding licence
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; WP No. 25104 of 2026; Mohammed Shaffiq J.; decided 02-07-2026; Kalaiselvi Thyagarajan / M/s. KKALAI ADS v. Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu (Municipal Administration) and Greater Chennai Corporation officials; Article 226 writ of mandamus; hoarding erection licence; application dated 03.06.2025 (No. 2/01155/2025-26/KKALAI ADS); direction to third respondent to decide on merits within four weeks of web-copy upload; hearing to petitioner and interested persons; no view on merits; disposed of, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the third respondent (Deputy Commissioner (Works), Greater Chennai Corporation) to consider the petitioner's application dated 03.06.2025 on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and any other interested persons, within four weeks from the date of uploading of the web copy of the order without waiting for receipt of the certified copy; no costs.