2025:MHC:2882

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

WP No. 18915 of 2025

1. C.James

2.S. Sampath

3.Regina Selvam

4.B. Sargunavathy

5.Abdul Latif

6.K. Manimaran

7.S. Gopinath

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Secretary To Government

(Housing And Urban Development ) Department

Secretariat, Fort St George Chennai 600 009

2.The Commissioner Chennai Corporation

Ripon Buildings Chennai 600 003

3.The Zonal Officer Chennai Corporation Zone VI, Division 65 No.5, Andersen Street Ayanavaram Chennai 600 023

4.The Chairman Cum Managing Director Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board No.5 Kamarajar Salai Chennai 600005 Respondent(s)

PRAYER Declare that the action of the respondents 1 to 4 closing the passage and ingress and egress are illegal, unlawful, violation of rule of law and principles of natural justice and consequently restore the properties of the petitioners in the usage of 20 feet width road running from Sathiyavanimuthu Road Extension (25^th street), leading up to Door No 38, 25^th street, CKM colony, abutting the pond at GKM Colony, Chennai-82 facing east of their properties falling with the Chennai corporation