Ganapathy v. The Commissioner of Land Administration
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: writ petition; Article 226; mandamus; encroachment removal; tank; Vattakulam; Survey No.204/1; Survey No.204/5; 0.57 ares out of 14.54.5 hectares; Mookudi Village; Aranthangi Taluk; Pudukkottai District; petitioner representation dated 05.08.2024; private respondents Premayan, Ranjith, Mascko; Commissioner of Land Administration; District Collector; District Revenue Officer; Revenue Divisional Officer; Tahsildar; notice to respondents dispensed with; liberty to agitate afresh; disposed; no costs. Bench: G.R.Swaminathan, B.Pugalendhi. Useful for: government land/tank protection mandates, encroachment disputes on waterbody survey numbers, petitions resolved by directional orders rather than adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Official respondents directed to ensure Survey No.204/1 remains free of encroachment for all times to come and continues to be maintained as such; petitioner given liberty to agitate afresh the factual issues concerning Survey No.204/5; notice to respondents 6 to 8 dispensed with; petition disposed of with no costs.