Madras High Court
WP/14695/2026 of Mr. M.Murugesan Vs The District Collector on 2 November 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.RAJESH VIVEKANANTHAN
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CNR:{HCMA010810282026}
and
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M.Murugesan
..Petitioner
Vs
1. The District Collector,
O/o. The District Collector,
Salem - 636 001.
2. The District Superintendent of Police, O/o. The District Superintendent of Police, Salem - 636 002.
3. The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Revenue Divisional Officer,
Attur - 636 102.
4. The Block Development Officer,
The Block Developmental Office,
Gangavalli - 636 105.
5. The Tahsildar,
Office of Tahsildar,
Gangavalli - 636 105.
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6. The Inspector Of Police,
O/o. The Inspector of Police,
Thammampatti - 636 113.
7. The Village Administrative Officer,
O/o. Kondaiyampalli Village Administrative Office, Gangavalli Circle, Salem - 636 105.
8. Arjunan
9. Renganathan
10.Chinnasamy
11.Mani
12.Senthil
13.Subramani
14.Sekar
15.Murugesan
(R6 Cause title amended vide order dated 05.10.2026 made in WMP.No.32127/2026)
..Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 7 to remove the encroachment of ongoing construction of temple in Public/Government Poromboke Land comprised in the S.No.132 of Kondaiyampalli Village, Gangavalli Taluk, Salem District and to take action against the respondents 8 to 15 for harassing me and my family members on the basis of my representation dated 20.03.2026.
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For Petitioner:
Mr.R.Gururaj
For Respondents:
Ms.R.K.Varshini
Government Advocate For R1, R3, R5 & R7
Mr.N.Palanivel
Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R2 & R6
No appearance For R4, R8 to R15
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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 Tahsildar, Gangavalli filed a status report. A reading of the status report would show that survey and field enquiry was conducted by the Tahsildar and the authorities found the following position emerged:
a) As per revenue records, viz., ‘A’ Register of Kondaiyampalli Village, S.No.132/1 measuring an extent of 0.09.0 Hectare is classified as ‘Government Poramboke – Pathway’ (Arasu Puramboke-Pathai).
b) As on the date of survey (12.05.2026), no temple or any other permanent/temporary construction was found to have been put up as encroachment in the said S.No.132/1.
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6. I respectfully submit that in view of the above field verification, the allegation of encroachment in S.No.132/1 as levelled by the writ petitioner in his writ petition is found to be not factually sustainable and is contrary to the ground reality and revenue records.
3. In view of the fact that no encroachment has been identified in S.No.132 of Kondaiyampalli Village, Gangavalli Taluk, Salem District, no further adjudication is required.
4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (S.M.S.,J.) (R.R.V.,J.) 02-11-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No cse
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To
1. The District Collector, O/o. The District Collector, Salem - 636 001.
2. The District Superintendent of Police, O/o. The District Superintendent of Police, Salem - 636 002.
3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Officer, Attur - 636 102.
4. The Block Development Officer, The Block Developmental Office, Gangavalli - 636 105.
5. The Tahsildar, Office of Tahsildar, Gangavalli - 636 105.
6. The Inspector Of Police, O/o. The Inspector of Police, Thammampatti - 636 113.
7. The Village Administrative Officer, O/o. Kondaiyampalli Village Administrative Office, Gangavalli Circle, Salem - 636 105.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. AND R.RAJESH VIVEKANANTHAN, J. cse WP.No.14695 of 2026 02-11-2026