BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.11.2023 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R. KALAIMATHI W.P.(MD)No.21070 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)No.17321 of 2017 R.S.Karikala Chozhan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Chief Municipal Administrator, Municipal Administration, Chennai.

2.The Commissioner, Land Administration Office, Elizhagam, Chennai.

3.The District Collector, Thanjavur District.

4.The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Thanjavur.

5.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.

6.Swaminatham S.o.Gna Sampantham

7.Swaminatham S/o.Nadimuthu 8.Sampantham

9.Valarmathi

10.Meenal

11.The Secretary, Umamaheshwaranar Higher Secondary School, Karanthai Tamil Sangam, Karanthatankudi, Thanjavur.

12.Vimala

13.Subramaniyan

14.Prema

15.Rajasekar 16.Vasantha

17.Viswanathan

18.Jayaraman

19.Thiyagarajan

20.Barathi

21.Saroja

22.Sasikala

23.The Secretary, Uma Maheswaranar Higher Secondary School, Karanthai Tamil Sangam (Student Hostel), Karanthatangudi, Thanjavur.

24.Manimegalai

25.Sivagana Sundari

26.Vairamani

27.Neppoliyan ...Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 5 to take action on the petitioner's representation dated 12.10.2017 and by removing the encroachments made in the pond, tank, water channel and water body in:

Item No.1, Survey No.2054 of fasaliyal No.1427 an extent of 0.7940.0 Hectare at Karanthattangudi Village, Thanjavur;

Item No.2 Survey No.3024/1, 42.06114 Ares, Ward No.4, Block No.45, Wari, Neelagiri village, South Thottam, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.3 TS No.3 Ward No.4, Block No.59, Wari, Neelagiri Village, South Thottam, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.4 Survey No.376/1, Ares 2.34664 Alazhi Kulai, Ward No.5, Block No.16 Pudupattinum Village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.5 Survey No. 1379/2, Ares 0.0257, Ward No.6, Block No.29, Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.6 Survey No.1379/5, Ares 0.18040 Ward No.5, Block No.16, Pudupattinum village. Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.7 Survey No.1379/6, Ares 0.1824 Ward No.5, Block No.16 Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.8 Survey No.1390, Square Feet 12717, Toilet Ward No.5, Block No.16 Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.9 Survey No. 1388, Square Feet 16771, Water Channel Ward No.5, Block No. 16 Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.10 Survey No.41, Ares 11906 Water Channel Ward No.5, Block No.7 Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.11 Survey No.59, Ares 0.04010 Water Channel, Ward No.5, Block No.7 Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.12 Survey No.86/1, Ares 0.02750 Water Channel, Ward No.5, Block No.

8, Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No. 13 Survey No.86/3, Ares 0.001987 Water Channel, Ward No.5, Block No.8 Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation.

Item No.14 Survey No.90, Ares 0.11858, Toilet, Ward No.5, Block No.9 Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation;

Item No.15 Survey No.101, Ares 0.05546 Water Channel, Ward No.5, Block No. 10, Pudupattinum village, Thanjavur Town and Municipal Corporation, in the light of the directions issued by the Honourable Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.1132 of 2011 (SLP C.C.No.3109 of 2011) and G.O.Ms.No.540 dated

04.12.2014 within a time frame as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Alagu Sundar For R1 to R3 & R5: Mr.T.Amjad Khan Government Advocate For R4 : Mr.N.Dilip Kumar For R27 : Mr.L.Siva

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

The relief sought for in the present Writ Petition is to direct the respondents 1 to 5 to remove the illegal encroachments put up by the private respondents herein in the subject prope