IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02.02.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.2543 of 2026 and W.M.P.No.2773 of 2026 M.Vijayalakshmi W/o R.Babu, No.3, Thukkaram 1st Street, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017 Petitioner Vs

1.The Commissioner St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union, Office of the St, Thomas Mount Panchayat Union, Chittalappam, Chengalpattu District

2.The Presidient Kovilampakkam Panchayat, Kovilampakkam, Chengalpattu District

3.R. Saranya No.41, Anna Nagar, 5th Cross Street, Velacherry, Chennai 600 042 Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the 1^st respondent herein to take immediate and appropriate action against the 3^rd respondent for the unauthorised and illegal construction put up at Plot No.34 (Eastern Part), Raja Nagar, Sunnambu Kolathur Village, Chengalpattu District, comprised in New Survey No.363/4B2, without any sanctioned building plan and in violation of the mandatory setback norms prescribed under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 on the basis of petitione