M. Sundar, J.

1. All the three writ petition, pertain to a common issue namely 'encroachment on either side of a Public Road/Cart Track'. Therefore, all the three writ petitions were tagged and heard together. We propose to dispose off all the three writ petitions by this common order.

2. We deem it necessary to set out the factual matrix containing facts that are necessary for clarity in understanding this order, sans unnecessary details, particulars and facts.

3. FACTUAL MATRIX :

a) Originally a Cart Track, now a Public road over a stretch of 1 km or thereabouts being a main road branching off from Mettupalayam Thadagam Road (Annaikaty Road to Kerala) and also access road inter-alia for the residents of the area which goes by the name K.K.Pudur and such residents are members of the writ petitioner Residents Association and the said cart track/public road is the subject matter of the instant writ petitions. Cart track/Public Road referred to supra is comprised in S.Nos.54/2, 54/3, 56/2, 61/2, 62/3, 63/3, 64/2 and 65/2 [8 S.Nos. in all] in Koundampalayam Village, Coimbatore District.

(b) For the sake of convenience and clarity, the Cart Track/Public Road is hereinafter referred t