ORDER

The petitioner seeks to prevent the third and fifth respondents herein from issuing building plan permissions, house tax receipts, water connections, EB connections and the like as regards the petitioner's land in Patta Nos.3 and 1006, Nedumaram Group, Tirupattur Taluk, Sivagangai District.

2. The petitioner states that the Temple owns properties in the aforesaid patta numbers of a very large extent. It is also stated that several encroachments have been made on the aforesaid lands by at least 50 families. The petitioner states that an attempt was made to obtain the particulars of the encroachers, including by invoking the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Meanwhile, it is stated that such encroachers have executed unregistered documents on the basis of which house tax receipts and water connections have been obtained. The present Writ Petition is filed to prevent such incidents in the future.

3. Mr.P.Subbaraj, learned counsel for the State, accepts notice on behalf of the first respondent and Mr.A.K.Manikkam, learned counsel, accepts notice on behalf of the second respondent.

4. Upon perusal of the affidavit in support of the writ petition, it is evident that the petitioner has not provided specific information with regard to the alleged encroachers. In other words, neither the names nor the descriptions of such persons are set out in the affidavit. Instead, broad, sweeping statements have been made and the relief claimed is also extremely wide-ranging in as much as the petitioner seeks to prevent the official respondents from issuing building permissions, house tax receipts, water connections etc. to any applicant. Such an order cannot be issued without examining the merits of the individual application for such planning permission, house tax receipts etc. However, it is always open to the petitioner to ascertain particulars of encroachers and, thereafter, institute appropriate legal proceedings to evict such encroachers or to prevent such encroachers from putting up construction on the temple properties.

5. For the reasons aforesaid, W.P.(MD).No.13501 of 2021 is disposed of with the above observations and without any order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.(MD). Nos.10458 & 10459 of 2021 are closed.

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1.The District Collector cum Inspector of Panchayats, Sivangangai District.

2.The Block Development Officer Tirupattur, Sivagangai District.

3.The President Manamelpatti Village Panchayat, Sivagangai District.

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SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY.J., tsg Order made in W.P.(MD).No.13501 of 2021 Dated :

05.08.2021