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V.Samboornalingam v. the District Collector

Madras HC7 Jul 2026WP(MD)/17821/2018

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; W.P(MD)No.17821 of 2018; W.M.P.(MD)Nos.15688 and 15689 of 2018; decided 07.07.2026 by M.Dhandapani, J.; dismissed as infructuous; no costs; Article 226 Constitution of India; certiorarified mandamus; impugned notification Na.Ka.No.5110/2018/E.1 dated 17.07.2018; Commissioner Srivilliputhur Municipality; District Collector Virudhunagar; Deputy Director Town Country Planning Authority; Open Space Reservation (OSR); Onsite Compost Tub; Survey Nos.356/2 and 357/2; Ward No.33 Chidhambaram Gardens Pandit Jawahar Road Srivilliputhur Virudhunagar District; park and children playground; no merits adjudication; no precedents cited.

What the court decided

V.Samboornalingam Vs the District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P(MD)No.17821 of 2018

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 07.07.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

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W.P(MD)No.17821 of 2018 and W.M.P.( MD).Nos.15688 and 15689 of 2018

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1.V.Samboornalingam

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2.Janaki

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3.Jeyaraman

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4.G.Rani Johnsi Lakshmi

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5.Radhasekar ... Petitioner(s)

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vs.

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1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

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2.The Deputy Director, Town Country Planning Authority, Anna Building, Thallakulam, Madurai-625 002.

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3.The Commissioner, Srivilliputhur Municipality, Srivilliputhur Town, Virudhunagar District.

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W.P(MD)No.17821 of 2018

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... Respondent(s)

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PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned notification passed in Na.Ka.No.5110/2018/E. 1 dated 17.07.2018 on the file of the third respondent office and quash the same as illegal and consequently forbearing the respondents from interfering in any manner by way of putting up any construction of building or any structure in order to put up Onsite Compost Tub in the Open Space Reservation Area (OSR) situated in Survey Nos.356/2 and 357/2, situated at Ward No.33, Chidhambaram Gardens, Pandit Jawahar Road, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District, which was gifted to the third respondent in the name of park and children play ground.

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For Petitioners : Mr.M.Thirunavukkarasu For R-1 and R-2 : Mrs.K.R.Shiva Shankari, Counsel for State For R-3 : Mr.J.Parekh Kumar, Standing Counsel

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O R D E R

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W.P(MD)No.17821 of 2018

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When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the matter has now become infructuous.

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In view of the above, this writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

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No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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07.07.2026

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NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes TSG To 1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar. 2.The Deputy Director, Town Country Planning Authority, Anna Building, Thallakulam, Madurai-625 002. 3.The Commissioner, Srivilliputhur Municipality, Srivilliputhur Town, Virudhunagar District.

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

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W.P(MD)No.17821 of 2018

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M.DHANDAPANI,J.

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TSG

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ORDER MADE IN W.P(MD)No.17821 of 2018