IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 12.02.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.3220 of 2026 and W.M.P.No.3646 of 2026 Nigar Sulthana W/o.Shaik Abdul Azeem Flat No.G1, Ground Floor, 2nd Main Road, Anna Nagar Pammal, Chennai-600 075 Petitioner Vs

1.The Additional Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009

2.The Commissioner Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, Tambaram.

Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to forbear all further proceedings of the respondents from initiating any coercive action of Locking and Sealing or Demolition of the petitioner’s Premises pursuant to the impugned notice:06/Zonal 1/2025/F1 dated 05.12.2025 issued by the 2nd respondent till the disposal of the Appeal pending before the 1st respondent.

For Petitioner: Mrs.R.Nirmala Devi For Respondents: Mr.A.Edwin Prabakar State Government Pleader assisted by Mr.M.Habeeb Rahman Government Advocate for R1 Mr.P.Srinivas Standing Counsel for R2 ORDER (Order of