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D. BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
K. Palanivel – Appellant
Versus
Government of Tamil Nadu, By its Collector, Collectorate Office, Namakkal – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 1st respondent through respondents 2 to 6, to release the excess water above normal level in Anaipalayam Lake, through its three sluices, so as to protect the lives and livelihood of villagers of Chandrasekarapuram Panchayat, from the inundation caused by water of Anaipalayam Lake.)
“TAMIL”
A. The Petition:
The President of Chandrasekarapuram Village Panchayat has filed this Writ Petition praying for issuing a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent, through the respondents 2 to 6 to release the excess water above the normal level in the Anaipalayam lake through its three sluices so as to protect the lives and livelihood of the villagers of the Chandrasekarapuram Panchayat from inundation caused by the water of Anaipalayam lake.
B. Facts in Brief:
2. Chandrasekharapuram Village and Anaipalayam are two adjacent villages in Rasipuram Taluk, located nearby Rasipuram Town. Chandrasekarapuram village has got 8000 residents, while Anaipalayam Village has 800 residents. In Anaipalayam Village, there is a lake spread over 126 acres. While Anaipalayam Vi
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