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WP/38217/2026 of R.BALAKRISHNAN Vs THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU on 8 October 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08-10-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM

AND

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.RAJESH VIVEKANANTHAN

WP No. 38217 of 2026

CNR: {HCMA012133722026}

1. R.Balakrishnan

2. Rani

3. Leelavathi

4. Sabarish

5. Anandan

6. Abinesh

7. Poongodi

8. Shanmugan

9. Mahendran

10.Santhosh

11.Raman

12.Parvathi

13.Halammal

14.Parvathi

15.Krishnan

16.Suresh

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17.Lakshmi

18.J.Mani

19.Shanmugan

20.Kannamani

21.Parpathi

22.Sivaraj

23.Devi

24.Halammal

25.Rajini

26.Nithya

27.Udigi

28.Halammal

29.Selvadurai

30.Indra

31.Gavaramma

32.Nandhakumar

33.Singi

34.Krishnan

35.Halammal

36.Dharumalingan

37.Viswanathan

38.Subramani

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39.Sivakumar

40.G.P.Thambiraj

41.Kishore

42.Mathi

43.Nandhakumar

44.Pradeep

45.Ponni

46.Sundari

47.Sivamma

48.Radhika

49.Magesh

50.Viswanathan

51.Karthick

52.Kavitha

53.Vijaya

54.Palu

55.Santhi

56.Haldurai

57.Halu

58.Kumar

59.Sagunthala

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60.Sundari

61.Bheeman

62.Arunkumar

63.Kamala

64.Susila

65.Rajan

66.Sasikumar

67.Neelavathi

68.Halammal

69.Mallan

70.Anandakumar

71.Ramesh

72.Gillan

73.Indra

74.Deviga

75.Sarusu

76.Lakshmi

77.Basavan

78.Raju

79.Haldurai

80.Srigandan

81.Mani

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82.Savithiri

83.Manimegalai

84.Rameshkumar

85.Udhayakumar

86.Rukkumani

87.Lingan

88.Mani

89.Viswanathan

90.Selvadhorai

91.Santhi

92.Halan

93.Nanjundan

94.Nandhakumar

95.Sankaran

96.Gunasekaran

97.Desinguraj

98.Haldurai

99.Desing

100. Lakshmi

101. Bheeman

102. Sathishkumar

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103. Ramesh

104. Chandran

105. Raman

106. Mrs.Rani

107. Mrs.Selvi

108. Mrs.Mallu

109. Gokilamani

110. Mrs.Saritha

111. Mrs.Kaliammal

112. Mrs.Yogammal

113. Mrs.Mathu

114. Arunkumar

115. Pandian

116. Mrs.Mallaku

117. Ramesh

118. Mrs.Kamala

119. Ramachandran

120. K.Devaraj

121. Mrs.Baby

122. Paramesh

123. Babu

124. Viswanathan

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125. Mrs.Saroja

126. Mrs.Udigi

127. Mrs.Lakshmi

128. Mrs.Vijaya

129. Mrs.Kundi

130. Nanjundan

131. Arunkumar

132. Ravikumar

133. Susila

134. Gopalan

135. Dadlidhorai

136. Indra

137. Poorani

138. Sivappan

139. R.Jayakumar

140. Mrs.Devi

141. Mrs.Parvathi

142. Mrs.Rukmani

143. Mrs.Singi

144. Sunilkumar

145. R.Bhojan

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146. Annadurai

147. Mrs.Malliga

148. Ganeshkumar

149. Rishi

150. Mrs.Halamma

151. Basavan

152. Jayaraj

153. Haldurai

154. Sivakumar

155. Mallai

156. Mrs.Sundari

157. Mrs.Neelavathi

158. Haldurai

159. Desingu

160. M.Haldurai

161. V.Dineshkumar

162. Mrs.Manju

163. Mrs.Dholli

164. L.Nandhakumar

165. R.Mohanraj

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

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1. The State Of Tamil Nadu

Rep. by its Principal Secretary to

Government,

Forest Department,

Fort St. George,

Chennai - 600 009

2. The District Collector,

Nilgiris District,

Udhagamandalam,

The Nilgiris - 643 001

3. The District Forest Officer - North,

Udhagamandalam,

The Nilgiris - 643 001

4. The Forest Range Officer,

Kattabettu Forest Range,

Bettatty Sungam, The Nilgiris

..Respondent(s)

To direct the Respondents, particularly, the 3rd and 4th Respondents herein, not to evict the Petitioners herein from the lands in Old Survey Nos.596/1 and 596/2 corresponding to New Survey Nos.572/1A, 587, 588, 589, 555 and 556 comprised in Ajjoor Village Kagguchi, the Nilgiris District, without issuing due notices and without following due process of law as contemplated under Section 68-A of the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 and Rule (2) of the Tamil Nadu Forest lands (Eviction and Encroachment) Rules, 1981.

For Petitioner(s):

T.R.Sathiya Mohan

For Respondent(s):

Mr. Mohammed Fayaz Ali,

Special Government Pleader [ Forest ]

For R1, 3 And 4

Mr. K. Surendar,

Special Government Pleader For R2

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ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.) With reference to the relief sought for in the writ petition, Mr. Mohammed Fayaz Ali, learned Special Government Pleader for the 1st respondent and Mr. K. Surendar, learned Special Government Pleader for the 2nd respondent would submit that District Collector constituted a committee to ascertain clear facts and find out a solution to deal with encroachment. On receipt of report from the Committee, all further proceedindgs will be initiated by the District Collector or the competent authority concerned.

2. In event of taking any decision for removal of encroachment or otherwise, the authority made a submission that they will follow the procedure as contemplated under relevant statutes and rules in force. Relief sought for is to consider the representation in one writ petition and not to evict the person without following the due process of law in the other writ petition.

3. Since the relief sought for are general in nature, respondent authority, in event of taking any decision for removal of encroachment is directed to follow the procedures under the relevant statues and rules in force and afford opportunity to the encroachers in the manner known to

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4. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, are closed. (S.M.S.,J.) (R.R.V.,J.) 08-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No GD To

1. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Forest Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

2. The District Collector, Nilgiris District, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris - 643 001

3. The District Forest Officer - North, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris - 643 001

4. The Forest Range Officer, Kattabettu Forest Range, Bettatty Sungam, The Nilgiris

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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. AND R.RAJESH VIVEKANANTHAN, J. GD WP No. 38217 of 2026 08-10-2026

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