HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

The captioned writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated

11.06.2019 passed by the third respondent/State Human Rights Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SHRC”) in SHRC Case No.2319/2014, whereby the Government of Tamil Nadu is directed to pay a compensation amount of ? 15,000/- each to complainants 1 to 3 and recover the said amount from the petitioner, for allegedly violating the human rights of complainants 1 to 3.

2. Factual Matrix:

2.1 The first complainant (fourth respondent in the writ petition) was employed as a Senior Technician in the Southern Railways and was in possession and enjoyment of 1000 sq. ft. of land at Kumpinipet Village, Vellore District. Jayaprakash, who owned adjacent land, allegedly demolished his house, began constructing a new one, and encroached upon 100 sq. ft. of the first complainant’s land.

2.2 On 19.03.2014, at around 11:40 a.m., the petitioner (first respondent)

allegedly came to the disputed property without prior intimation and threatened the first complainant to relinquish the encroached 100 sq. ft. in favour of Jayaprakash. Consequently, the first complainant filed a civil suit in O.S. No. 25 of 2014 before