Case brief
What is this about?
W.P(MD)No.16626 of 2026, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, order dated 18.06.2026 by N. Sathish Kumar J. (Coram: N. Sathish Kumar and P.B. Balaji, JJ.). Certiorari against Tahsildhar's notice dated 12.06.2026 under Section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (Madras Act III of 1905). Petitioner relied on patta of 2008; State alleged admission of encroachment in reply to Section 7 notice and fabrication of assignment document. Court disposed of the petition directing the petitioner to the statutory appeal under Section 10 before the District Collector, with liberty to produce the patta; Collector to verify genuineness and decide on merits expeditiously. Keywords: land encroachment, Section 6 notice, Section 7 reply, Section 10 appeal, alternative remedy, patta, District Collector, Madurai West Taluk.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the statutory appeal before the District Collector under Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, produce the patta of 2008 and canvass all contentions; the District Collector to verify the genuineness of the patta and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. No costs; connected Miscellaneous Petition (W.M.P(MD)No.12369 of 2026) closed.