Pothumani v. The Sub Collector / Monitoring Committee
Case brief
What is this about?
Encroachment removal mandamus — Government poramboke water body stream (odai/channel) Survey Nos.187-188, 0.50.0 Ares (1 Acre 23 Cents), Veerachinnammalpuram, Koduvilarpatti Revenue Village, Theni Taluk & District — 'A' Register classification as channel — Tahsildar directed to survey with notice to interested persons and encroachers, removal upon confirmation, clearance within four months — Article 226 Constitution of India — Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), W.P.(MD)No.3706 of 2026, decided 12.02.2026 (G.R. Swaminathan & B. Pugalendhi, JJ.).
What did the court decide?
The second respondent (Tahsildar) is directed to conduct a survey of Survey Nos.187 and 188 after giving notice to all interested persons and encroachers; if the survey indicates encroachments in the water body, they are to be removed after due opportunity to the encroachers, with all encroachments cleared within four months from receipt of a copy of the order; writ petition disposed of with no costs.