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Dawlath Begam v. State of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC11 Mar 2026WP/7309/2022

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madras High Court; WP No. 7309 of 2022 and W.M.P.Nos. 7343 & 7344 of 2022; Dawlath Begam and others v. State of Tamil Nadu; G.O.(Ms) No. 116 dated 18/03/2022; Principal Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department; District Collector Chennai; Tahsildar Guindy Taluk; Na.Ka.No. J5/10231/2017-1 dated 30/05/2020; Procs. No.A1/2661/2016 dated 27/8/2018; King Institute of Medical Science; eviction of encroachers from Government land at Alandur Road, Guindy, Chennai; writ petition disposed of as infructuous; no costs; W.M.P.No.7343 ordered, W.M.P.No.7344 closed.

What did the court decide?

None on merits; the writ petition was disposed of as infructuous with no costs. Connected W.M.P.No.7343 of 2022 was ordered and W.M.P.No.7344 of 2022 was closed. ¶38

Dawlath Begam Vs State of Tamil Nadu — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None on merits; the writ petition was disposed of as infructuous with no costs. Connected W.M.P.No.7343 of 2022 was ordered and W.M.P.No.7344 of 2022 was closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned G.O.(Ms) No. 116 dated 18/03/2022, confirming the District Collector's appellate order and the Tahsildar, Guindy Taluk's proceedings, should be called for and quashed as void and illegal, and the 3rd respondent directed not to proceed with the eviction proceedings against the writ petitioners.

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Court's answer

As the encroachers have already been evicted from the Government property and the Government has established the King Institute of Medical Science on the subject land, nothing survives in the writ petition.

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Ratio / Principle

Consequent upon the disposal of the writ petition as infructuous, connected W.M.P.No.7343 of 2022 is ordered and connected W.M.P.No.7344 of 2022 is closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Division Bench of S. M. Subramaniam and K. Surender JJ.; order by S. M. Subramaniam J.), WP No. 7309 of 2022, decided 11-03-2026 - Disposed of as infructuous. Six petitioners (five individuals and Thiruvalar Samadhis Qalandariya Trust) sought quashing of G.O.(Ms) No. 116 dated 18/03/2022 issued by the State of Tamil Nadu (Revenue and Disaster Management Department), which confirmed the appellate order of the District Collector, Chennai District dated 30/05/2020 (Na.Ka.No. J5/10231/2017-1), itself confirming the Tahsildar, Guindy Taluk's proceedings dated 27/8/2018 (Procs. No.A1/2661/2016), and sought restraint of further eviction proceedings against them. At hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the encroachers had already been evicted from the Government property, and the learned Additional Government Pleader submitted that the Government has established the King Institute of Medical Science on the subject land. Holding that nothing survived in the writ petition, the Court disposed of it as infructuous without costs; connected W.M.P.No.7343 of 2022 was ordered and W.M.P.No.7344 of 2022 was closed.

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WP No. 7309 of 2022

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 11-03-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER

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WP No. 7309 of 2022 and

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W.M.P.Nos.7343 & 7344 of 2022

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Dawlath Begam D/o. Late Haseena Bhi, No.1-A, Alandur Road, Arulayampet, Guindy, Chennai 32

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Mahboob Basha S/o. Abdhul Karim, No.1-A, Alandur Road, Arulayampet, Guindy, Chennai 32

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Habisa Be W/o. Bidimulla, No.1-A, Alandur Road, Arulayampet, Guindy, Chennai 32

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Hayath Basha S/o. Abdul Karim, No.1-A, Alandur Road, Arulayampet, Guindy, Chennai 32

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Noorjhan W/o. babu, No.1-A, Alandur Road, Arulayampet, Guindy, Chennai 32

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Thiruvalar Samadhis Qalandariya Trust, Rep. by A.Aslam Basha, The Founder and President No.1-A, Alandur Road, Arulayampet, Guindy, Chennai 32

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..Petitioner(s)

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State of Tamil Nadu Rep . by its Principal secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort ,

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WP No. 7309 of 2022

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Chennai 600 009

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The District Collector, Chennai District, Chennai 01

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The Tahsildar Guindy Taluk, Chennai 32

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The Director King Institute, Chennai 32

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..Respondent(s)

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To call for the entire records of the 1st respondent vide impugned order dated 18/03/2022 vide G.O.(Ms) No. 116, which confirms the appellate order passed by the 2nd respondent vide Na.Ka.No. J5/10231/ 2017-1 dated 30/05/2020 and confirms the proceedings of the 3rd respondent vide Procs. No.A1/ 2661/2016 dated 27/8/2018 and quash the same as void and illegal consequentially direct the 3rd respondent not to proceed with the eviction proceedings as against the writ petitioners herein and pass appropriate orders as this honble court may deem fit and proper in these circumstances

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.Ramana Subramanian for Mr. For Respondent(s): Mr.T.Arunkumar Addl.Govt.Pleader for R1 to R4

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.)

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the encroachers

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have already been evicted from the Government property.

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Learned Additional Government Pleader would submit that in the subject land, the Government has established King Institute of Medical Science.

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In view of the above submission, nothing survives in the present writ

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petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected W.M.P.No.7343 of 2022 is ordered and W.M.P.No.7344 of 2022 is closed.

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(S.M.S.,J.) (K.S.,J.) 11-03-2026

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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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