Madras High Court
WP(MD)/28349/2026 of S.Thavamani Vs The District Collector on 30 September 2026
WP(MD) No. 28349 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 30-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
WP(MD) No. 28349 of 2026
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S.Thavamani W/o.Selvaprakasam,
No.1/76, North Street, Soolappuram,
Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District - 625535
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai
2. The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Usilampatti Revenue Division, Madurai District.
3. The Tahsildar,
Peraiyur Taluk, Peraiyur, Madurai District.
4. Chellappan,
S/o. Chellamuthu, Soolappuram Village, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: (Water Body) Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to consider and dispose of petitioner representation dated 03.08.2026, by conducting a proper field inspection and survey of Survey Nos.
246/20B, 247/4, 226/21 and the other relevant survey numbers, identify and remove the encroachments and obstructions in accordance with law, restore the Nilaviyal Nadaipaathai, Vandipaathai and oodai wherever they are found to have been encroached upon or obstructed, and consequently facilitate lawful ingress and egress to agricultural land so as to enable me to carry out
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agricultural activities, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court, and thus render justice.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.P.T.Ramesh Raja
For Respondent(s):
Mr.K.R.Shivashankari
Additional Government Pleader
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ORDER
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R3. Issuance of notice to the fourth respondent is dispensed with.
2. Though as many as three survey numbers have been mentioned in the writ petition, we shall confine the scope of the writ petition to Survey No.226/21 alone. It is admittedly a water body. The other two survey numbers are not water bodies. Liberty is given to the petitioner to workout his rights in respect of those survey numbers elsewhere. The allegation of the petitioner is that the 4th respondent had obliterated the channel in question. He wants the original position to be restored.
3. The third respondent is directed to issue notice to the private respondent and other encroachers if any, conduct survey and if encroachments are noticed, then by adhering to due process of law, remove the encroachments. The entire
WP(MD) No. 28349 of 2026 exercise will be completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. (G.R.S.,J.) (B.P.,J.) 30-09-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SKM To
1. The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai
2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Usilampatti Revenue Division, Madurai District.
3. The Tahsildar, Peraiyur Taluk, Peraiyur, Madurai District.
WP(MD) No. 28349 of 2026 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. AND B.PUGALENDHI, J. skm WP(MD) No. 28349 of 2026 30-09-2026