Navaneethan v. The District Collector/Monitoring Committee
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Encroachment removal from public road; writ of mandamus; Article 226; unconsidered representation dated 14.03.2025; time-bound survey direction (two weeks) followed by removal with personal hearing and due process (three months); disposal at admission stage by consent; notice dispensed to private encroachers; no costs. Case: Navaneethan v. The District Collector/Monitoring Committee, Ramanathapuram District and others, W.P(MD)No.6795 of 2026, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 12.03.2026 by N. Sathish Kumar J. (author) and M. Jothiraman J. Subject property: Survey No.265/6, Kamankottai Village, Paramakudi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District; alleged encroachment of 13 feet width by respondents 6 to 9 (Sathaiah, Balamurugan, Mallika, Kunthalingam); official respondents 1 to 5 represented by Mr.A.Kannan, Additional Government Pleader; petitioner by Mr.M.Boopathi Pandiyan. Useful precedent for the pattern of converting an unactioned representation into consensual, time-bound survey-and-removal directions.