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Boominathan, S/O.Erulan, v. the District Collector

Madras HC2 Mar 2026WP(MD)/4733/2019

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Matai Oorani water body; Survey No.16/14; Nelmudikarai Village Group; Thiruppuvanam Town/Taluk; Sivagangai District; weekly two-day vegetable goat bullock market; removal of construction on Oorani; renovation and restoration of pond for public use; alleged waste of Town Panchayat fund; representation dated 23.06.2020; writ of mandamus under Article 226 Constitution of India; dismissed as infructuous; no costs; connected W.M.P.(MD) No.7037 of 2020 closed; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; N. Sathish Kumar, J.; M. Jothiraman, J.

What did the court decide?

None; the writ petitions were dismissed as infructuous with no costs and the connected Miscellaneous Petition was closed. ¶64

Boominathan, S/O.Erulan, Vs the District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.(MD) Nos.4733 of 2019 and 7543 & 17933 of 2020

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 02.03.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN

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W.P.(MD) Nos.4733 of 2019 and 7543 & 17933 of 2020 and

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W.M.P.(MD) No.7037 of 2020

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W.P.(MD) No.4733 of 2019

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Boominathan ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Sivagangai District.

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2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

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3.The Thasildhar, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.

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4.The Executive Officer, Thiruppuvanam Town Panchayat, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District.

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5.The Special Officer / Block Development Officer,

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Page No. 1 of 7

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W.P.(MD) Nos.4733 of 2019 and 7543 & 17933 of 2020

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Village Panchayat, Thiruppuvanam Union, Sivagangai District.

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... Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to prevent the weekly two days (Vegetables & Goat and Bullock sale) market in the name of place in Matai Oorani (water body) in Survey No.16/14 on the file of the Nelmudikarai Village Group, Thiruppuvanam Town, Sivagangai District and consequently directing the first respondent to take effective steps to renovate and cleaning the Matai Oorani for getting water for the public use, within a period that may be stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.Udhayakumar For R1 to R3 : Mr.A.Kannan Additional Government Pleader For R4 : Mr.A.K.Baskara Pandian

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W.P.(MD) No.7543 of 2020

Vasanthi Sengaimaran

... Petitioner

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1.The Director of Town Panchayat, Chennai - 600 028.

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2.The District Collector, Sivagangai District.

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W.P.(MD) Nos.4733 of 2019 and 7543 & 17933 of 2020

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3.The Tahsildar, Tiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.

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4.The Executive Officer, Tiruppuvanam Selection Grade Town Panchayat, Tiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District. ... Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to remove the construction made in the land bearing Survey No.16/14 classified as Mattaio Oorani, situated in Thiruppuvanam Town-Panchayat, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District and to restore the land as a Ooorani and to initiate necessary action against the persons involved in wasting the Respondent Town Panchayat fund illegally and without authority.

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai For R1 to R3 : Mr.A.Kannan Additional Government Pleader For R4 : Mr.A.K.Baskara Pandian

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W.P.(MD) No.17933 of 2020

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Sekar ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The Director, Directorate of Town Panchayats, Chennai.

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W.P.(MD) Nos.4733 of 2019 and 7543 & 17933 of 2020

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2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption Department, Sivagangai District.

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3.The Executive Officer, Thiruppuvanam Special Grade Town Panchayat, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District.

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4.The Assistant Director of Panchayats, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. ... Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first and second respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 23.06.2020.

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For Petitioner : Mr.J.Anandkumar

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For R1, R2 & R4 : Mr.A.Kannan

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Additional Government Pleader

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For R3 : Mr.A.K.Baskara Pandian

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C O M M O N O R D E R

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[Order of the Court was made by Hon'ble MR.N.SATHISH KUMAR, J. ]

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The common issue involved in these Writ Petitions pertains to the

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removal of the construction made in the subject property in Survey No.

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W.P.(MD) Nos.4733 of 2019 and 7543 & 17933 of 2020

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16/14 on the file of Nelmudikarai Village Group, Thiruppuvanam Town, Sivagangai District, the prevention of the weekly two-day (vegetable, goat and bullock sale) market and the restoration of Matai Oorani (water body) in the said place for the use of the public.

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It is informed that the Matai Oorani (water body - pond) has now

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been renovated and no building has been constructed and therefore, nothing survives for adjudication in these Writ Petitions. Photographs of the current status have been produced before this Court.

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