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Ayisha Banu v. The District Collector

Madras HC6 Apr 2026WP(MD)/7303/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Garbage dumping on private patta land; mandamus under Article 226; unactioned representation dated 17.02.2026; direction to Executive Officer, Ilayangudi Town Panchayat to clear waste from Survey No. 188/8 within four weeks and cease future dumping; Sivagangai District; Madurai Bench, Madras High Court; single judge Hemant Chandangoudar J.; decided 06.04.2026; petition disposed of, no costs; no monetary quantum; no precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the third respondent to remove the garbage dumped on the petitioner's patta land in Survey No. 188/8 within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, and to refrain from dumping garbage on the petitioner's land in future; no costs. ¶28

Ayisha Banu Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P(MD)No.7303 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 06.04.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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Writ Petition(MD)No.7303 of 2026

Ayisha Banu

.. Petitioner

1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District.

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2.The Assistant Director, Town Panchayat, Sivagangai District.

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3.Executive Officer, Ilayangudi Town Panchayat, Ilayangudi, Sivagangai District.

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4.The President / Chair Person, Ilayangudi Town Panchayat, Ilayangudi, Sivagangai District.

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..Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus to forbear the respondents from unlawfully discharging the Garbage in Petitioner's Patta Land in Survey No. 188/8, Ilayangudi Village, Sivagangai District, by considering the representation dated 17.02.2026.

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

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W.P(MD)No.7303 of 2026

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Sathishkumar For Respondents : Mr.S.Kameswaran Govt. Advocate for R1 to R3

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ORDER

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The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction to the respondents to forbear from unlawfully dumping garbage on the petitioner’s patta land in Survey No. 188/8, Ilayangudi Village, Sivagangai District.

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2.The petitioner submitted a representation dated 17.02.2026 calling upon the respondents to remove the garbage collected from public places, which has been dumped on his patta land, and to refrain from dumping garbage there in future. The grievance of the petitioner is that the said representation has not been considered and that the respondents continue to dump garbage on the petitioner’s land.

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3.The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that steps are being taken to remove the garbage from the petitioner’s land and also produced photographs in this regard.

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

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W.P(MD)No.7303 of 2026

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4.The said submission is placed on record.

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5.In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to remove the garbage dumped on the petitioner’s patta land in Survey No. 188/8 within a period of four

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(4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and to refrain from dumping garbage on the petitioner’s land in future. No costs.

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06.04.2026

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NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes skn

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