Marimuthu a v. The District Collector / Monitoring Committee
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P(MD)No.5367 of 2026, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 26.02.2026 by G.R.Swaminathan and B.Pugalendhi JJ.; writ of mandamus under Article 226 for removal of encroachments by private respondents (Krishnan, Muthumaari, Manthiram, Kaaliyamaal, Maheshwari, Rajamani) in Thattankulam Tank, S.No.185/S.No.185/1 ('Orani'), Ettayapuram Village, Ettayapuram Taluk, Thoothukudi District; seven encroachments found in preliminary enquiry; Form-I notices issued; Tahsildar directed to issue fresh notices, conduct survey, act per statute, remove confirmed encroachments with due process and fair hearing; four-month completion timeline; disposed of, no costs.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was disposed of with directions to the third respondent (Tahsildar) to issue fresh notices to the encroachers and conduct a survey, take further action as per the provisions of the statute based on the survey, remove confirmed encroachments adhering to due process of law after giving all encroachers a fair opportunity of hearing, completing the entire exercise within four months; no costs.