IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL W . P .No.3 1345 of 2023 a nd W.M.P.No.30973 o f 2023

1.N.Srinivasan

2.N.Vijaya ...Petitioners Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government Housing and Urban Development Department, St.George Fort, Chennai – 600 009.

2.The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority rep by its Member Secretary Thalamuthu Natarajan Building, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008. ...Respondents Prayer:- The Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction in the nature of writ, directing the 2^nd respondent CMDA herein to remove the lock and seal (de-seal) of the building forthwith put up at Old No.94, New No.162, Usman Road, T.Nagar, Chennai – 600 017 under Town and Country Planning Act by considering the representation submitted to the 1^st and 2^nd respondents on 06.10.2023 and 26.10.2023 to enable the petitioners to carryout the rectifications in so far as the deviations in the constructions as mentioned in G.O.(3D).No.29 dated 29.04.2019 issued by the 1^st respondent by granting reas