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Madras High Court, WP No. 3050 of 2026, S.Gomathi v. The District Collector, Kallakurichi District and others (including G.Rani as 4th respondent), decided 27-03-2026 by Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari (author) and Justice G.Arul Murugan. PIL-style writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking mandamus to respondents 1 to 3 (District Collector, Revenue Divisional Officer, Tahsildar) to remove the 4th respondent's encroachment on the Pattai Poramboke in Survey No.28/10, Soolankurichi Village, Vanapuram Taluk, Kallakurichi District. The 4th respondent, a landless widow occupying the land with a small house, had a pending Patta application; the petitioner had objected to its grant. Petition disposed of: Tahsildar directed to decide the Patta application along with the petitioner's objections after a hearing, by a reasoned and speaking order within two months; encroachment removal to be considered only if the application is rejected; merits expressly not gone into; no costs. Keywords: writ of mandamus, encroachment, Pattai Poramboke, Survey No.28/10, Soolankurichi Village, patta application, landless widow, objections, opportunity of hearing, reasoned and speaking order, two months, Tahsildar, Kallakurichi, Article 226, disposed, no costs.