Vigneswari.S v. the District Collector
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S.Vigneswari v. (1) District Collector, Tenkasi District; (2) Tahsildar, Sankarankovil Taluk; (3) Block Development Officer, Sankarankovil Union; (4) President, Periyur Panchayat - W.P(MD)No.1678 of 2022 (with W.M.P(MD)No.1479 of 2022), Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decision dated 07.04.2026 - Certiorari sought against Panchayat President's encroachment-removal notice dated 11.01.2022; Court held the President of a local body cannot coercively enforce his own order and enforcement must be sought from the jurisdictional Tahsildar under the Land Encroachment Act, where the petitioner may raise all defences; writ petition disposed of, no costs. Statutes referenced: Article 226 of Constitution of India; Land Encroachment Act. No precedents cited. Counsel: Mr.R.Pon Karthikeyan (petitioner); Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, Additional Government Pleader (R.1 & R.2); Mr.V.Omprakash (R.3 & R.4).