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Selvaraj a v. The District Collector

Madras HC11 Feb 2026WP(MD)/3827/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Eviction notice by Town Panchayat Executive Officer; shop at Alangulam Town Panchayat Bus Stand, Tenkasi District; expired lease 01.04.2024-31.03.2025; tender for new bus stand floated 18.09.2024; work order 21.01.2026; insufficient 15 days' notice; time to vacate extended till 28.02.2026; possession from 01.03.2026; writ of certiorarified mandamus under Article 226; W.P.(MD)No.3827 of 2026; connected W.M.P(MD)No.3142 of 2026; disposed of, no costs; Justice R.Vijayakumar.

What did the court decide?

Time to vacate extended upto 28.02.2026 (petitioner not to be disturbed till then); respondents entitled to take possession from 01.03.2026 and proceed with construction; no costs imposed; connected miscellaneous petition closed. ¶38

Selvaraj a Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned eviction notice dated 30.01.2026 in Na.Ka.No.20/2024 issued by the 4th respondent, directing the petitioner to vacate, is liable to be quashed as illegal. +1 more

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Court's answer

With these observations the writ petition stands disposed of, with no costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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Ratio / Principle

Considering that the petitioner had been granted only 15 days to vacate, the Court held that further time, namely upto 28.02.2026, should be granted to him.

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Key takeaways

The petitioner shall not be disturbed till 28.02.2026; from 01.03.2026 the respondents are entitled to take possession of the area and proceed with the construction activities. The impugned notice was not quashed.ratio¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition (Madurai Bench, Madras High Court, decided 11.02.2026) by A.Selvaraj seeking certiorarified mandamus under Article 226 to quash an eviction notice dated 30.01.2026 (Na.Ka.No.20/2024) issued by the Executive Officer, Alangulam Special Grade Town Panchayat, directing him to vacate Shop No.1 near the Aavin Booth at Alangulam Town Panchayat Bus Stand by 15.02.2026, and seeking six months' time plus first preference in newly constructed shops. The petitioner had held the land on rent for 01.04.2024-31.03.2025; the lease was stated to have expired on 04.09.2024; a tender for the new bus stand was floated on 18.09.2024 and work order issued on 21.01.2026. Holding that only 15 days' notice was inadequate, the Court declined to quash the notice but extended the petitioner's occupancy till 28.02.2026, allowing the respondents to take possession from 01.03.2026 to proceed with construction; petition disposed of without costs and connected miscellaneous petition closed.

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 11.02.2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR

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W.P.(MD)No.3827 of 2026

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and

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W.M.P(MD)No.3142 of 2026

A.Selvaraj

...Petitioner

The District Collector,

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Tenkasi District.

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The Assistant Director (Village Panchayat), Tirunelveli District,

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Tirunelveli.

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The Block Development Officer, Alangulam Block, Tenkasi District.

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The Executive Officer, Alangulam Special Grade Town Panchayat, Tenkasi District.

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The Inspector of Police, Alangulam Police Station, Tenkasi District.

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...Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned eviction notice dated 30.01.2026 in Na.Ka.No.20/2024 was issued by the 4th respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently

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

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directed the respondents 1 to 4 to give sufficient time period of 6 months to the petitioner to vacate shop at Shop No.1 situated at Eastern side of Aavin Booth, Alangulam Town Panchayat Bus Stand, Alangulam, Tenkasi District and to give first preference to the petitioner when the new shops constructed at the premises of Alangulam Town Panchayat Bus Stand, Alangulam Town Panchayat, Tenkasi District by considering the petitioner's representation dated 03.02.2026.

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For Petitioner : M/s.A.Sankararamasubramanian For Respondents : Mr.B.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader for R1 and R2 M/s.M.Aasha Government Advocate(crl.side) for R5 Mr.Veera Kathiravan Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.K.S.Selvaganesan Additional Government Pleader for R3 and R4

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ORDER

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the order passed

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by the 4^th respondent wherein the petitioner has been directed to vacate the shops by 15.02.2026.

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A perusal of records reveal that the petitioner has taken the land

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belonging to the 4^th respondent on rent basis for the period covering 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025. As lease has expired on 04.09.2024, a meeting was called for by

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the 4^th respondent with regard to the floating of tenders for construction of the

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new bus stand. The petitioner has also participated in the same on 05.09.2024.

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The learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the

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respondents 3 and 4 has brought to the notice of the Court that a tender has been floated for construction of the new bus stand on 18.09.2024 and after finalisation of the tender, work order has been issued on 21.01.2026. Therefore, According to him, the petitioner cannot be permitted to continue his shop inside the bus stand area which will delay the construction of the new bus stand.

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Considering the fact that the petitioner was granted only 15 days time to vacate the premises, this Court is of the considered opinion that some more time namely, upto 28.02.2026 could be granted to the petitioner.

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In view of the above said facts, the petitioner shall not be disturbed till 28.02.2026 and from 01.03.2026, the respondents are entitled to take possession of the area and proceed with the construction activities.

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