WP/3039/2020 of SADASIVA GOUNDAR Vs The Addl. Principal Secretary on 14 October 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14-10-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM

AND

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.RAJESH VIVEKANANTHAN

WP No. 3039 of 2020

CNR:{HCMA010008652020}

Sadasiva Goundar

S/o. Late. Manchini Gounder Door No. 1/79, Abaranji Gounder Streety, Mailam Village and Post Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District

..Petitioner

Vs

1. The Addl. Principal Secretary

To the Government, Government of Tamil

Nadu Panchayatraj and Rural Department,

Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Addl. Principal Secretary

Land Administration Commissioner,

Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005

3. The Addl. Principal Secretary

Local Body / Rural Development Department Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009

4. The Addl. Principal Secretary

President / Director Rural Development /

Panchayat Department Secretariat, Fort St.

George, Chennai 600 009

5. The Addl. Principal Secretary

The Administrative Director Tamil Nadu

Electricity Board, Tamil Nadu Energy

Generation and Distribution Corporation

(TANGEDCO) anna Salai (Mount Road)

Chennai 600 002

6. The Principal Secretary to Government Tourism Cultural and Religious Endowment Department, Fort St. George Secretariat, Chennai 600 009

7. The Principal Secretary

Revenue Administration Commissioner

Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600005

8. The Principal Secretary / Commission

Tourism Cultural and Religious Endowment Department, Fort St. George Secretariat, Chennai 600 009

9. The Director

The Principal Commissioner Land Survey and Land Record,s survey House, Chepauk, Chennai 600 009

10.The Joint Managing Director

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Tamil Nadu Energy Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) anna Salai (Mount Road) Chennai 600 002

11.The Director Rural Development

Panchayat Department Panagal Maligai,

Saidapet, Chennai 600 015

12.The District Collector

O/o. District Collector, Villupuram and District

13.The District Revenue Officer

O/o. The District Revenue Officer District Collector Master Plan Complex Villupuram Town and Taluk Villupuram District.

14.The Revenue Divisional Officer

O/o. The Revenue Divisional Office

Tindivanam Town and Taluk, Villupuram

District 605 602

15.The Revenue Tahsildar

O/o. The Thasildhar, Tindivanam Town and Taluk, Villupuram District

16.The Executive Engineer

Execution and Maintenance, Tamil Nadu

Electricity Board TamilNadu Electricity

Generation and Distribution Corporation, (TANGEDCO), Tindivanam Town and Taluk, Villupuram District 605 001

17.The Asst. Exective Engineer

(Execution and Maintenance), Tamil Nadu

Electricity Board, Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), Tindivanam Town and Taluk, Villupuram District 605 001.

18.The Block Development Office

The Commissioner (Village Panchayat), O/o.

Mailam Panchayat Union, Mailam Village and Post, Tindivanam Town and Taluk, Villupuram District

19.The Special Officer

The Assistant Block Development officer

(Mailam Panchayat Union) Block Development Office, Mailam, Village and Post, Tindivanam Town and Taluk, Villupuram District

20.Mailam Murugan Temple Pommapuradhinam Rep. By. Mr. K.S. Rajendran Srimath Sivganan Balaya Swamigal, Mailam Murugan temple, Mailam Village and Post Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District

21.R.Rajeev Kumar

S/o. K. S. Rajendran, Mailam Murugan temple, Mailam Village and Post Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District

22.R. Raj Bharath

S/o. K. S. Rajendran, Mailam Murugan temple, Mailam Village and Post Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District

23.Arulselvi

W/o. K. S. Rajendran, Mailam Murugan

temple, Mailam Village and Post Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District

24.T.S. Vishvanathan

S/o. Late Sivapprakasam, Mailam Murugan

temple, Mailam Village and Post Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District

25.S. Santhanam

S/o. Late. V.P. Sambath, The Manager of the Sivaganana Balaya Swamigl Mutt, Mailam Murugan temple, Mailam Village and Post Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District

26.M. Muthu Ramalingam

S/o. Late. Maikandapillai, Accountants,

Account of the Sivaganana Balaya Swamigal, Mailam Murugan temple, Mailam Village and Post Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District

..Respondent(s)

Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus seeking a direction to the 12, 15 and 18 Respondents herein under section 236 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act 1994 on the basis of the Petitioners last representation dated 17.10.2019 and restore about the extent of 187 acres of Government Porampoke lands and Two numbers of

Electric Power Stations in Service Nos 1345 and 1479 as the original status and to remove the illegal constructions of the Walls in New Survey No. 18/1

(Old No. 244) 2 New Survey No. 18/2 (Old No. 245) in Poonthottam (Flower Garden) area and 3, New survey No. 20/12 (old Survey No. 248) in Mailam Revenue Village and Post, situated in Tindivanamtaluk, Villupuram District, which have been, illegally erected in the Government poramboke limits after encroached by the 20 to 26 Respondents herein.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr. S.Panneer Selvam

For Respondent(s):

Mr.K.Surender

Special Government Pleader for R1 to 4, 6 to 9

and R11 to 15.

Mr.T.S. Baskaran For R 20,25 And 26

Mr.R.Sunilkumar For R 21 to 23

No appearance – For R5,10,R16 to 19, R24