IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 31.07.2024 CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.D.KRISHNAKUMAR ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU W.P.Nos.13472 and 15930 of 2020 and W.M.P.Nos.16642, 19812, 19813 and 19820 of 2020 W.P.No.13472 of 2020 S.Sivasubramani ... Petitioner -vs-

1. The Secretary to Government, Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Director of School Education, (Higher Education), College Road, Chennai-600 006.

3. The Chairman, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

4. The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Ribbon Building, Chennai-600 003.

5. The Chief Educational Officer, Panagal Building, 1^st Floor, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015.

6. The Joint Director of School Education, (Higher Education), College Road, DPI Campus, Chennai-600 006. 7. The Secretary, Singaram Pillai Boys Higher Secondary School, M.T.H.Road, Villivakkam, Chennai-49.

8. M.Nirmala Devi

9. K.Mahaveer Chand

10.Dr.C.M.K.Reddy

11.Dr.J.Joseph Arnold

12.R.Dinesh Kumar ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1^st to 7^th respondents to demolish the construction made by the 8^th to 12^th respondents inside and in and around of the school campus and restore the Singaram Pillai Higher Secondary School property.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Illamvaludhi For R1,R2,R5&R6: Mr.A.Edwin Prabhakar State Govt. Pleader For R3 : Mr.V.Sudalai Selvan, Standing Counsel For R4 : Mr.Arun Babu, Standing Counsel For R8 & R9 : Mr.R.Manickavel For R7&10 to 12 : No Appearance W.P.No.15930 of 2020 B.Ranganathan ... Petitioner -vs-

1. The Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

3. The Chairman, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

4. The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Rippon Building, Chennai-600 003. 5. The Chairman, TANGEDCO, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002. 6. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, No.18/31, Palliarasan Street, Aspiran Garden Colony, Kumaran Nagar, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.

7. The Sub Registrar, Konnur Sub Registrar Office, Villivakkam, Chennai-600 049.

8. N.P.Viswanathan

9. M.Nirmala Devi

10.Dr.C.M.K.Reddy

11.Dr.J.Joseph Arnold

12.R.Dinesh Kumar ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 6 to take appropriate action against the 8^th respondent on the basis of the representation of the petitioner dated 27.08.2020 and 07.09.2020 and restore the immovable properties of the Singaram Pillai Boys Higher Secondary School, situate in S.No.294/3A1B (Part) and 294/4 (Part) in T.S.No.34 in Block No.3 of Villivakkam Village as originally existed.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Karthikeyan For R1,R2,R6&R7: Mr.A.Edwin Prabhakar State Govt. Pleader For R3 : Mr.V.Sudalai Selvan, Standing Counsel For R4 : Mr.Arun Babu, Standing Counsel For R5 : Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh, Standing Counsel For R8 : Mr.R.Manickavel For R9 to R12 : No Appearance *****

C O M M O N O R D E R

(By the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice)

The Writ Petition in W.P.No.13472 of 2020 has been filed for a direction to the respondents 1 to 7 to demolish the construction made by the respondents 8 to12 inside and in and around of the school campus and restore the Singaram Pillai Higher Secondary School property. In W.P.No.15930 of 2020, the petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents 1 to 6 to take appropriate action against the 8^th respondent on the basis of the representation of the petitioner dated 27.08.2020 and 07.09.2020 and restore the immovable properties of the Singaram Pillai Boys Higher Secondary School, situate in S.No.294/3A1B (Part) and 294/4 (Part) in T.S.No.34 in Block No.3 of Villivakkam Village as originally existed.

Facts put forth by the petitioner in