IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.04.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM

W.P.Nos.11393 to 11396 of 2018

and W.M.P.Nos.13300 to 13305 of 2018

Peter Selvadurai

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Petitioner in

W.P.No.11393/2018

Hieronimus

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Petitioner in

W.P.No.11394/2018

Xavier Selvadurai

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Petitioner in

W.P.No.11395/2018

Bonibas Mary

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Petitioner in

W.P.No.11396/2018

Vs

The Revenue Inspector

Karipatty Circle

Karipatty-636 106

Valapady Taluk

Salem District.

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Respondent

Common Prayer in WP.Nos.11393 to 11396:-

Writ Petitions filed

under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue

a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to

impugned notice dated 05.03.2018 issued by the respondent herein

to the petitioner under Sec 7 of the Tamil Nadu land

Encroachment Act 1905 and quash the same.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Udhayakumar for

(In all W.Ps')

M/s.Karan and Uday

For Respondent :

Mr.A.N.Thambidurai,

(In all W.Ps') Special Government Pleader.

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COMMON ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J]

By consent, all these writ petitions are taken up and

disposed of by this common order, as the issue to be decided is

one and the same.

W.P.No.11393 of 2018

2. The petitioner claims to be in occupation of the land

admeasuring to an extent of 2.50 cents in S.No.156, Karumapuram

Village, Salem District and claims to be in possession for over

30 years and the properties are also subjected to statutory

levies and according to the petitioner, the land has been given

to them by way of conditional assessment in favour of people

belonging to Ad-Dravidar community. The grievance expressed by

the petitioner is that all of a sudden, he has been issued with

a notice under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment

Act, 1905 and challenging the legality of the same, he came

forward to file this writ petition.

W.P.No.11394 of 2018

3. The petitioner claims to be in occupation of the land

admeasuring to an extent of 4.70 Acres in S.No.156, Karumapuram

Village, Salem District and claims to be in possession for over

30 years and the properties are also subjected to statutory

levies and according to the petitioner, the land has been given

to them by way of conditional assessment in favour of people

belonging to Ad-Dravidar community. The grievance expressed by

the petitioner is that all of a sudden, he has been issued with

a notice under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment

Act, 1905 and challenging the legality of the same, he came

forward to file this writ petition.

W.P.No.11395 of 2018

4. The petitioner claims to be in occupation of the land

admeasuring to an extent of 0.68 cents in S.No.156, Karumapuram

Village, Salem District and claims to be in possession for over

30 years and the properties are also subjected to statutory

levies and according to the petitioner, the land has been given

to them by way of conditional assessment in favour of people

belonging to Ad-Dravidar community. The grievance expressed by

the petitioner is that all of a sudden, he has been issued with

a notice under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment

Act, 1905 and challenging the legality of the same, he came

forward to file this writ petition.

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W.P.No.11396 of 2018

5. The petitioner claims to be in occupation of the land

admeasuring to an extent of 0.75 cents in S.No.156, Karumapuram

Village, Salem District and claims to be in possession for over

30 years and the properties are also subjected to statutory

levies and according to the petitioner, the land has been given

to them by way of conditional assessment in favour of people

belonging to Ad-Dravidar community. The grievance expressed by

the petitioner is that all of a sudden, he has been issued with

a notice under Section 7 of t