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Harikrishna. Sa v. Director of Town and Country Planning

Madras HC17 Jun 2026WP(MD)/26730/2023

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What is this about?

S.A.Harikrishna v. Director of Town and Country Planning and others, W.P(MD)No.26730 of 2023, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 17.06.2026 by Hemant Chandangoudar J.: writ petition under Article 226 challenging preliminary layout approval (ROC.No.DCW6TISC/2022/TCP2/2022/TCP dated 06.05.2023) for house sites in Kambarasampettai Village, Srirangam Taluk, Tiruchirapalli District, disposed of as infructuous after final approval was granted post-filing; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.

What did the court decide?

Since final approval had been granted by the competent authority subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, nothing survived for further consideration and the writ petition was disposed of (without adjudicating the merits of the challenge). ¶27

Harikrishna. Sa Vs Director of Town and Country… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 17.06.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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W.P(MD)No.26730 of 2023 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.26730, 22991, 22992, 22993 and 24156 of 2023

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S.A.Harikrishna ... Petitioner

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vs.

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1.Director of Town and Country Planning, Directorate of Town and Country Planning Opposite to LIC, Chengalvarayan Building, Fourth Floor, 807, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002.

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2.The Joint Director, Trichy District Town and Country Planning Office, Khajamalai Main Road, Kajamalai, Trichy – 23.

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3.Executive Engineer, WRD, River Conservancy Division, PWD Office, Cantonment, Trichy -1.

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4.K. Sivakumar 5.P.G.Thomas

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6.R.Prabhu

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7.S.Devi 8.R.Salai Natrajan

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10.B.Prabhu

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9.K.T.S.Rajarajan 10.B.Prabhu 11.R.Kishore 12.R.Kishanth 13.Civil Engineers Association of Tiruchirappalli, Rep., by its Secretary No. C-21, 4^th Cross (West), Thillai Nagar, Trichy - 620 018. 14.Sri Kesavaa Builders, Rep., by its Partners Seven Gills Towers, 1^st Floor, Karur Bypass Road, Annamalai Nagar, Trichy - 620 018. 15.SMK.Sundaresan 16.M.Rajendiran 17.D.Alarmel Mangai 18.N.Praveen 19.K.Arjun 20.A.Jaya Balan 21.M/s.SPE Fortune Construction LLP, Rep by its Partner P.Lokesh S/o. T.K.S. Pugazhendhi No.70, Raja Agraharam Street, Poonamalle, Chennai - 600 056. ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the 1^st respondent granting preliminary Approval for the layout of house sites proposed by respondents 4 to 21 through the proceedings in ROC.No.

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DCW6TISC/2022/TCP2/2022/TCP dated 06.05.2023 and quash the same and further to forbear the 1^st respondent to issue any final approval in respect of the land covered in Survey Nos. 1/1A, 1B, 1/2A1, 2A2, 2A3, 2A4, 2A5, 2A6, 1/3A1, 3A2, 3A3, 3A4, 3A5, 3A6, 3A7, 3A8, 1/5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5I, 1/6A1, 6A2, 6A3, 6A4, 6A5, 6A6, 6A7, 6A8, 6A9, 1/6B1, 6B2, 6B3, 6B4, 6B5, 6B6, 6B7, 6B8, 1/7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7G, 1/8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 8G, 1/9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 1/10B1A, 10B1B1, 10B1B2, 10B1B3, 1/10B2, 1/10B3, 1/10B4A1, 10B4A1, 10B4A2A, 10B4A2B, 10B4A3, 10B4A4, 10B4B2, //10B5, 1/10B6A, 10B6B, 1/10B7, 1/10B8, 2/2A, 2B, 2C, 258/1A, 2A, 1B and 2B in Kambarasampettai Village / Panchayat, Anthanallur Panchayat Union, Srirangam Taluk, Tiruchirapalli District – 15.79 Acres extent of Layout.

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For Petitioner :Mr.K.S.Kathiravan For R1 to R3 :Mr.S.R.Ramasamy Government Advocate For R4 :Mr.S.Vinayak For R5 to R21 :Mr.D.Shankar Murali *****

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O R D E R

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When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, final approval has been granted by the competent authority.

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2.In view of the said development, nothing survives for further consideration in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of.

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3.There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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1.Director of Town and Country Planning, Directorate of Town and Country Planning Opposite to LIC, Chengalvarayan Building, Fourth Floor, 807, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002.

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2.The Joint Director, Trichy District Town and Country Planning Office, Khajamalai Main Road, Kajamalai, Trichy – 23.

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3.Executive Engineer, WRD, River Conservancy Division, PWD Office, Cantonment, Trichy -1.

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HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

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