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Maheswaran.K v. The District Collector

Madras HC7 Apr 2026WP(MD)/15904/2022

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What is this about?

W.P.(MD)No.15904 of 2022, K.Maheswaran v. The District Collector, Dindigul and others; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; decided 07.04.2026 by Hemant Chandangoudar, J.; village panchayat individual water tap connection; Kamatchipuram Village Panchayat; Reddiarchathiram Union; Dindigul; impugned order Na.Ka.No.03/2022-2023 dated 28.04.2022; certiorarified mandamus; Article 226; PMs Jal Jeewan Scheme; petition dismissed as infructuous on counsel's submission; no costs; connected W.M.P.(MD)No.11482 of 2022 closed; no precedent value on merits as no issue was adjudicated.

What did the court decide?

None; writ petition dismissed as infructuous with no costs and the connected miscellaneous petition closed. ¶31

Maheswaran.K Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.(MD)No.15904 of 2022

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 07.04.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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W.P.(MD)No.15904 of 2022 and W.M.P.(MD)No.11482 of 2022

K.Maheswaran

... Petitioner

vs.

1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Dindigul.

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2.The Assistant Director (Village Panchayat), Office of the Assistant Director, Near Old Court Road, Dindigul Town.

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3.The Block Development Officer, Office of the Block Development Officer, Reddiarchathiram Union, Dindigul District 624 622.

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4.The Village President, Kamatchipuram Village Panchayat, Ellaipatti, Dindigul District 624 622.

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5.The Secretary / Village Assistant, Kamatchipuram Village Panchayat, Ellaipatti, Dindigul District 624 622.

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... Respondents

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1/4

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.15904 of 2022

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PRAYER:

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order issued by the 4^th respondent in his proceedings in Na.Ka.No.03/2022-2023 dated 28.04.2022 and quash the same as illegal and unconstitutional and consequently, to direct the 1^st , 2^nd and 4^th respondents to provide the individual water tap connection to the house of the petitioner at Ramalingapatti, Kamatchipuram Village, Reddiarchathiram, Dindigul under the Village Panchayat Water Scheme on payment of the charges or under the PMs Jal Jeewan Scheme within the time stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner :Mr.R.Varatharajan

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For Respondents :Mr.D.Sadiq Raja Additional Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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Mr. R. Varatharajan, learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted

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that the prayer sought for in this Writ Petition has become infructuous.

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