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Senthilkumar v. The District Collector

Madras HC11 Jun 2026WP(MD)/1620/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Infructuous writ petition dismissed; writ of mandamus; electricity transmission line; agricultural property; Survey Nos.100/5, 100/11, 98/15, 30/2B, 61/7B, 66/3, 30/8, 30/10; Mondipatty Village; Manapparai Taluk; Tiruchirappalli; Tamilnadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL); The Everrenew Energy Private Limited; representations dated 08.12.2025 and 23.12.2025; Article 226 Constitution of India; W.P.(MD)No.1620 of 2026; W.M.P.(MD)No.1294 of 2026; no costs; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.; 11.06.2026.

What did the court decide?

Recording the petitioner's counsel's submission that the relief sought in the writ petition had become infructuous, the Court dismissed the writ petition as having become infructuous, awarded no costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition. ¶28

Senthilkumar Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.(MD)No.1620 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 11.06.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

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W.P.(MD)No.1620 of 2026 and

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W.M.P.(MD)No.1294 of 2026

Senthilkumar

... Petitioner

-vs-

1.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.

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2.The Sub-Collector / The Revenue Divisional Officer, Srirengam Revenue Division, Vannankovil, Tiruchirappalli District.

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3.Assistant Director (Village Panchayats), Collectorate, Tiruchirappalli - 620 002.

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4.The Superintending Engineer, Tamilnadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL), General Construction Circle, 110, KV Trichy, Sub-Station Complex, Periyamilaguparai, Tiruchirappalli – 620 002.

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5.The Deputy General Manager, Tamilnadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (Unit – II), Kagitha Nagar, Mondipatty, K.Periyapatty- 621 306, Manapparai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District.

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6.The Managing Director, The Everrenew Energy Private Limited, Aneja Towers, 1-4-5, Thirumalai Nagar, 5^th Cross St., Industrial Estate, Perungudi, Chennai – 600 096. ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 4 and 6 not to install electricity transmission line in the petitioner's agricultural property in Survey Nos.100/5, 100/11, 98/15, 30/2B, 61/7B, 66/3, 30/8 and 30/10 of Mondipatty Village, Manapparai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District, based on the petitioner's representations dated 08.12.2025 and 23.12.2025.

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For Petitioner : Mr.T.M.Madasamy For R1 to R3 : Mr.S.Vashik Ali Standing Counsel For R4 : No Appearance

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ORDER

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When the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the relief sought for in the present writ petition has become infructuous.

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2 . Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having

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become infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous

petition is closed.

11.06.2026

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1.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.

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2.The Sub-Collector / The Revenue Divisional Officer, Srirengam Revenue Division, Vannankovil, Tiruchirappalli District.

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3.Assistant Director (Village Panchayats), Collectorate, Tiruchirappalli - 620 002.

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4.The Superintending Engineer, Tamilnadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL), General Construction Circle, 110, KV Trichy, Sub-Station Complex, Periyamilaguparai, Tiruchirappalli – 620 002.

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5.The Deputy General Manager, Tamilnadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (Unit – II), Kagitha Nagar, Mondipatty, K.Periyapatty- 621 306, Manapparai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District.

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D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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