Samuthirapandian. P v. the Dgm(T) and Project Director
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench – W.P.(MD)No.81 of 2022 (with W.M.P.(MD)Nos.71, 72 & 4078 of 2022)
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous-dismissal writ petition; NHAI notices under S.26(2) Control of National Highways (Land & Traffic) Act 2002 (02.12.2021 and 28.12.2021); unauthorized occupation removal; petitioner P.Samuthirapandian; counsel G.Rajasekaran (petitioner) and P.Karthick (NHAI); dismissed as infructuous, no costs, connected motions closed; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; judges G.R.Swaminathan and R.Poornima; dated 30.03.2026; no precedent cited, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
After the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner informed the Court that the matter had become infructuous, this Court dismissed the writ petition accordingly, imposed no costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petitions (W.M.P.(MD)Nos.71, 72 & 4078 of 2022). No substantive position was taken on the validity of the notices under Section 26(2) of the Control of National Highways (Land & Traffic Act 2002).