BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.01.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN WP(MD)Nos.14993 of 2024 and 15097 of 2025 and WMP(MD) No.13137 of 2024 Jeya Kannan ... Petitioner Vs

1. The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

3. The Block Development Officer, Kuruvikulam Panchayat Union, Thiruvengadam Taluk, Tenkasi District.

4. The President, A.Karisalkulam Panchayat , Thiruvengadam Taluk, Tenkasi District.

5. Seenivasan, S/o.Ramasamy, Maiparai Village, Thiruvengadam Taluk, Tenkasi District. ... Respondents PRAYER :- Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this court to issue a Writ of Mandamus direct the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action as against the 5^th respondent for his illegal act and consequently to direct the respondents 1 to 4 to implement the Jal Jeevan Mission in the petitioners village namely Aalama Naickerpatti Village, A.Karisalkulam Panchayat, Thiruvengadam Taluk, Tenkasi District by duly conducting tender in a manner known to law, so as to enable the petitioners villagers to get the good quality drinking water pipe line connections by considering the petitioner's representations dated 02.07.2024 and 03.07.2024 within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.S.Jeyakarthick For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Sasikumar for R1, R3 and R4 Additional Government Pleader Mr.K.Gnanasekaran for R2 Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

Mr.R.J.Karthick for R5 WP(MD) No.15097 of 2025

1. S.Mariappan, 2. Seenivasan ... Petitioners Vs

1. The District Collector, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District..

2. The Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Tenkasi..

3. The Block Development Officer, Rural Development, Kuruvikulam, Tenkasi District.

4.Jeyakannan ... Respondents (R4 has been impleaded vide order dated 19.01.2026 PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to disburse the payment due to the petitioners for Providing Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) with pipeline in Alamanickerpatti Village, A.Karisalkulam Panchayat Tenkasi District along with interest within a time frame fixed by this Court.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.)

WP(MD) No.14993 of 2024 : the petitioner herein has filed the present writ petition as a public interest writ seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action as against the 5^th respondent for carrying out Jal Jeevan project (providing drinking water facility to the villagers) without proper tender process alleging that under the guise of providing water to the villagers, the 5^th respondent has damaged the pipeline and also made huge claim for the alleged work.

2. The specific case of the petitioner is that without allotting the work order by following the tender process, the 5^th respondent has been entrusted the work of laying water pipeline in the village by the 4^th respondent and the officials. Hence, he seeks direction to the respondents 1 to 4 to implement Jal Jeevan mission in the petitioner's village by duly conducting the tender process and identify the contractor and complete the work within a specific time limit.

3. In response to this, counter has been filed by the third respondent, namely, Block Development Officer, Kuruvikulam Panchayat Union. It is stated that administrative sanction was issued by the District Collector on 04.12.2023 for an estimated cost of Rs.2,60,000/- for the extension of pipeline under the 15^th Central Finance Commission Funds. Similarly for overhead water storage tank, administrative sanction was issued by the District Collector on 18.11.2023 for estimated cost of Rs.25 lakhs/- and work order was issued on 29.12.2023. On 18.07.2024, administrative sanction for housing water supply and pipeline scheme 202