ORDER :

[M. SUNDAR, J.,]

In the captioned main 'Writ Petition' (hereinafter 'WP' for the sake of brevity), Mr.R.Thirumoorthy, learned counsel on record for writ petitioners is before us on VC (video conferencing) platform. Two other counsel on record viz., Mr.S.Arunkumar and Mr.J.Ganesh are before us in the physical Court. To be noted, this is a hybrid hearing which is a regular/routine/daily feature in this Court.

2. In the captioned main WP, inter-alia 'notices/orders under Section 6 of 'The Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1905)' {hereinafter 'said 1905 Act' for the sake of brevity}' [hereinafter 'impugned orders' for the sake of convenience and clarity] have been assailed.

3. Learned counsel for writ petitioners submits that the impugned orders were not preceded by Section 7 notices.

4. Issue notice.

5. Mr.T.K.Saravanan, learned Government Advocate accepts notice for all four respondents.

6. Learned State c