R.Menaka Vs the State of Tamil Nadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

R.Menaka Vs the State of Tamil Nadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the second respondent (Commissioner, Salem City Municipal Corporation) to complete the asphalting of the said 30-foot public road during the financial year 2027–2028; no order as to costs; connected Miscellaneous Petition closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondents 2 and 3 (Salem City Municipal Corporation) should asphalt the entire stretch of the 30-foot public road running north to south between Plot Nos. 32 and 33 and Plot No. 46 in the approved layout situated in T.S. No. 28, Sooramangalam Division-I, Ward-A, Block-30, Salem City, on par with other roads in the locality, pursuant to the petitioner's representation dated 14.09.2024 and so as to implement the earlier High Court order in W.P.No.36288/2023 dated 24.04.2024. +1 more

Court's answer

Recording the Corporation's undertaking (encroachments removed; asphalting to be taken up in the next financial year), the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to complete the asphalting work on the said road during the financial year 2027–2028.

Ratio / Principle

There shall be no order as to costs, and the connected Miscellaneous Petition (WMP.No.3852 of 2025) is closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P.No.3474 of 2025 (with WMP.No.3852 of 2025), High Court of Judicature at Madras, Hemant Chandangoudar J., decided 30.06.2026 — Mandamus sought under Article 226 of the Constitution by R. Menaka directing the Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner, Salem City Municipal Corporation (respondents 2 and 3) to consider her representation dated 14.09.2024 and to asphalt the entire 30-foot public street running north to south between Plot Nos. 32, 33 and Plot No. 46 of approved Lay-out plan Ma.Pa. (che.tha) No.3/1986 in T.S. No. 28, Sooramangalam Division-I, Ward-A, Block-30 (Doctors Colony, Jagir Reddipatti, Salem), on par with other roads in the locality, to display a street-name board bearing the Corporation's name, and thereby implement the earlier High Court order in W.P.No.36288/2023 dated 24.04.2024. Counsel for the Corporation placed on record the Commissioner's proceedings stating that encroachments on the said road had already been removed and that asphalting would be undertaken during the next financial year. Recording that undertaking, the Court disposed of the writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to complete the asphalting work during the financial year 2027–2028; there was no order as to costs and the connected Miscellaneous Petition was closed.

W.P.No.3474 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.06.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

W.P.No.3474 of 2025

and WMP.No.3852 of 2025

R.Menaka D/o. Late B.Radhakrishnan, Plot No. 46-b,Doctors Colony, Jagir Reddipatty, (Ammapalayam Village), Suramangalam, Salem 636 302.

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary, Housing And Urban Development Dept., Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai- 600 009.

2.The Commissioner Salem City Municipal Corporation, Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department, Salem- 636 001.

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3.The Assistant Commissioner Division- 01, Zone-I, Suramangalam Ward Office, Salem City Municipal Corporation, Salem- 636 005.

4.Sri Kaliamman Bhakthajana Trust Rep By Its President E.Pushparaj, Door No.2/37, Kaliamman Kovil Street, Jagir Reddipatti, Salem- 636 302.

5.Krishnan Iyyamperumal 208, Reddipatti Main Road, Jagir Reddipatti, Salem- 636 302.

6.S.Bala Mohan

5/9, Mariamman Kovil Street, Jagir Reddipatti, Salem- 636 302.

7.Lakshmanan

Kaliamman Kovil Street 2^nd Cross, Jagir Reddipatti, Salem- 636 302.

8.Mariappan

S.S. Maligai Stores, Mamangam Road, Jagir Reddipatti, Salem- 636 302.

9.Srinivasan Aishwarya Attenders, Mamangam Road, Jagir Reddipatti, Salem- 636 302.

10.M.Gomathi W/o.Manikandan, Kaliamman Kovil Street 2^nd Cross,Jagir Reddipatti, Salem- 636 302.

Respondent(s)

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Prayer: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second and third respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 14.09.2024 and take appropriate further steps to lay a Tar Road for entire stretch of 30 feet public street, at part with other roads in the locality, running north to south between Plot Nos.32, 33 and Plot No.46, of approved Lay-out plan Ma.Pa. (che.tha) No.3/1986, i.e. in T.S.No.28, comes under Sooramangalam Division-1,ward-A, Block-30 of the Salem City municipal Corporation, presently called as Doctors Colony, Jagir Reddipatti (Ammapalayam Village) Salem- 636 302 and put a board with Street name stating the Corporation name, thereby effectively implement the High Court order passed in W.P.No.36288/2023 dated 24.04.2024 within stipulated time.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Thiagarajan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sivavarthanan for R1 Government Counsel M/s.N.Devi for R2 & R3 Standing Counsel

ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction to respondents 2

and 3 to asphalt the entire stretch of the 30-foot public road running north to south between Plot Nos. 32 and 33 and Plot No. 46 in the approved layout situated in T.S. No. 28, Sooramangalam Division-I, Ward-A, Block-30, Salem City, on par with the other roads in the locality. 3/6

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2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent has placed on record the

proceedings of the Commissioner, Salem City Municipal Corporation, stating that the encroachments on the said road have already been removed and that the work of asphalting the road will be undertaken during the next financial year.

3. Recording the said undertaking, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to complete the asphalting work on the said road during the financial year 2027–2028. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

30.06.2026

Index : Yes/No Speaking order : Yes/No dna

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To

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Its Secretary, Housing And Urban Development Dept., Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai- 600 009.

2.The Commissioner Salem City Municipal Corporation, Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department, Salem- 636 001.

3.The Assistant Commissioner Division- 01, Zone-I, Suramangalam Ward Office, Salem City Municipal Corporation, Salem- 636 005.

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HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR.J.,

dna

W.P.No.3474 of 2025 and WMP.No.3852 of 2025

30.06.2026

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