K.Jainul Abdeen v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Locus standi; writ petition dismissed for want of locus; petitioner merely a resident of the same area; unauthorized/illegal construction by private respondent (Najmudeen @ Najeem); no allegation of construction on public land/street/road; no effect on petitioner's rights shown; Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; representation dated 24.11.2025 to District Collector, The Nilgiris District; Udhagamandalam Municipality left free to examine complaint; Door No.151/131, Happy Village Cottage, Miyanjapet, Hospital Road, Uthagamandalam Town; dismissed without costs; interim application closed; High Court of Judicature at Madras; bench: Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, CJ and G. Arul Murugan, J.; decision date 05.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
In the absence of any allegation that the construction was raised on public land/street/road, or of how such construction affects any right of the petitioner, the Court is not inclined to keep the petition pending or examine it at the instance of the petitioner, who lacks locus standi.