Madras High Court
WP/40780/2026 of SOWMIYA Vs The District Collector on 8 October 2026
WP No. 40780 of 2026
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
Writ Petition No. 40780 of 2026
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Sowmiya
W/o. Venkatachalam
..Petitioner
Vs
1. The District Collector
Dharmapuri,
Dharmapuri District.
2. The Thasildhar
Haarur Taluk,
Dharmapuri District.
3. Chitra
W/o. Sankar
4. Kanagarasu
S/o. Murugan
5. Suresh
Devarajan
6. Ananthakumar
..Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to remove the illegal obstruction and encroachment by the respondents 3 to 6 in respect of
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government promboke land in Survey No.99/1, 99/2, 99/3 of Poyyampatti Village, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District and thus render justice.
For Petitioner :
K.Thiruvengadam
For Respondents :
Mr.G.Abraham Prabhu
Additional Government Pleader [R1 and 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 present writ petition, the learned Additional Government Pleader based on the written instructions given by the Tahsildar, Haarur Taluk, Dharmapuri District, would submit that survey conducted, encroachments were identified and notice under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’] was issued on 08.06.2026.
2. After affording an opportunity to the encroachers, final notice under Section 6 of the Act will be issued soon. Thereafter, enforcement action will be continued for removal of encroachment in the manner known to law.
3. In view of the said submission, the official respondents are directed to follow the procedures as contemplated under the Act and Rules and complete the enforcement action within a period of twelve(12) weeks from the date receipt of a copy of this order.
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Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. (S.M.S.,J.) (R.R.V.,J.) 08-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No mp To
1. The District Collector Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri District.
2. The Thasildhar Haarur Taluk, Dharmapuri District.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM J. AND R.RAJESH VIVEKANANTHAN J. mp WP No. 40780 of 2026 08-10-2026
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