Amudha.S v. The Assistant Divisional Engineer
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) writ decision, WP(MD) No. 19827 of 2020 / W.M.P.(MD)No.16535 of 2020; Amudha.S v. Assistant Divisional Engineer, Highways (Construction and Maintenance), Tiruchirappalli; dated 29-06-2026; Judges G.R. Swaminathan and K.K. Ramakrishnan. Themes: Article 226 certiorarified mandamus; quashing of final notice dated 17.12.2020; absence of prior show cause notice; threatened eviction/dispossession from house site; remittal to respondent for due-process disposal; merits left open; petition allowed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed without costs: the impugned final notice/order dated 17.12.2020 quashed for want of a preceding show cause notice; matter remitted to the respondent to deal with the petitioner by due process of law (merits untouched); connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P.(MD)No.16535 of 2020) closed.