WP/3249/2024 of D.ANAND Vs THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR on 14 October 2026

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam,J.) Writ of Mandamus has been instituted for a direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to implement the orders in Letter Ref.O.Mu.No.J13/13829/2023 dated 04.07.2023 passed by the 1st respondent and consequently thereby directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents to take appropriate action on the illegal trespass of the 4th to 6th respondents in S.No.425, Mugapair Village, Ward H, Block 74, Chennai.

2. The Tahsildar, Ambattur / R3 has filed a counter affidavit, stating that survey had been conducted and encroachments were identified. Details regarding survey and encroachments are set out in Paragraph Nos.9 and 10 of the counter affidavit, which read as under: “9) With regard to the averments of the Petitioner set out in para 13 of the affidavit, it is respectfully submitted that subsequently Town Survey operations were conducted in Mugappair Village. During the course of Town Survey, Old Survey No.426 alone came to be correlated into Town Survey Nos.124/1, 124/2, 124/3 and 124/4 in Block No.74, Ward “H”.

Village Survey No. and S.D.No. Classification Extent in Acres Name

of

the Registered holder Mogappair

Wet 1.3 Bathar Narayanasamy Naidu Mogappair

Circar Poromboke 3.05 Gramanatham Mogappair

Dry Punjai 3.33 Bathar Narayanasamy Naidu The computerized Town Survey Land Register (TSLR) reflects the names of the pattadars in the respective Town Survey Numbers corresponding to Old Survey No.426 as detailed below: T.S.No. Old S.No. Classification Extent in Hec.Ares.Sq.mts Name

of

the Registered holder

Bk.74 Ward “H” 426 part Rytowarinanjai 00 00 47.0 Narayanasamy Naidu

Bk.74 Ward “H” 426 part Rytowarinanjai 00 03 42.0 Sugumaran S/o Varadharajan

Bk.74 Ward “H” 426 part Rytowarinanjai 00 03 42.0 Sugumaran S/o Varadharajan

Bk.74 Ward “H” 426 part Rytowarinanjai 00 06 83.0 V.R.Balaji S/o Rangasamy inor Arjith

3. Learned counsel for R4 to R6 would submit that they have not encroached upon any public land.

4. In view of encroachments identified by Revenue Authorities during the course of inspection, they are bound to initiate enforcement action. Accordingly, Official Respondents are directed to initiate enforcement action by issuing show cause notices to

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J. AND R.RAJESH VIVEKANANTHAN,J. AR encroachers by following procedures as contemplated under the relevant Statute and Rules in force and remove encroachments. The entire exercise is directed to be completed within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the present Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. (S.M.S.,J.) (R.R.V.,J.) 14-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No AR

1. The District Collector, Chennai District, Singaravellan Maligai, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001.

2. Revenue Divisional Officer, Central Chennai, Park Road,

3. The Thasildar, Ambattur,