Murugan v. the Tahsildar
Case brief
What is this about?
Certiorari under Article 226; eviction notice dated 26.04.2021 (Na.Ka.No.81/2019) by Executive Officer, Karambakudi Selection Grade Town Panchayat, Pudukkottai District; consequential notice dated 22.06.2021; no show cause notice issued; violation of principles of natural justice; order quashed on sole ground of natural justice violation; remand to third respondent to issue show cause notice and pass fresh order in accordance with law; three-month completion timeline; Tahsildar Karambakudi; Special Tahsildar Adi Dravidar Welfare Aranthangi; petitioner Murugan; writ petition allowed, no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.
What did the court decide?
Impugned eviction order quashed; matter remanded to the third respondent to issue proper show cause notice and pass a fresh order in accordance with law, to be completed within three months from receipt of a copy of the order; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P.(MD)No.8905 of 2021) closed.