The High Court quashed a de-occupation notice issued by the Municipality, directing it not to give effect to the notice. The court observed that the underlying previous order directing demolition had not been implemented by submitting the required report and photographs.
Impugned notice shall not be given effect to; interim applications closed.
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WP No.45182 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 19.01.2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA,
CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN
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D.Saraswathi
.. Petitioner
-vs-
The Commissioner, Dharapuram Municipality, Dharapuram, Tiruppur District 638 656.
.. Respondent
Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records on the file of the respondent pertaining to the impugned notice dated 10.11.2025 in Notice No.17/2025 and quash the same, and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to accord permission on the petitioner’s online application dated 02.06.2025 for putting up two additional toilets, if the application is otherwise in order independently.
For Petitioner : Mr.Muralikumaran Senior Counsel
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for Mr.K.V.Sajeevkumar For Respondent : Mr.P.Srinivas Standing Counsel
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)
This petition has been filed by one D.Saraswathi seeking to quash the de-occupation notice, which was issued in purported compliance of the directions which were issued by this Court in W.P.No.4818 of 2025.
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the order which we have passed today in W.M.P.No.26208 of 2025 in
W.P.No.4818 of 2025.
Accordingly, the impugned notice shall not be given effect to. The petition is disposed of accordingly. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the interim applications stand closed.
(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 19.01.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No
sra
To
The Commissioner, Dharapuram Municipality, Dharapuram, Tiruppur District 638 656.
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THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.
(sra)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a de-occupation notice issued by the Municipality, purporting to comply with a previous direction that remains unimplemented, should be quashed and given no effect.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
D. Saraswathi
The Commissioner, Dharapuram Municipality
Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
G. Arul Murugan
As recorded by the court registry
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