BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.02.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR and W.M.P(MD).No.20159 of 2023 M.Regina ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Tenkasi.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Tenkasi District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tenkasi District. 4.The Tahsildar, Tenkasi Taluk, Tenkasi District.

5.The Village President, Kalloorani Panchayat, Pavoorchathiram, Tenkasi District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents No.5 from constructing drainage through the petitioner's patta land situated at Survey No.52/1B situated at Kalloorani Panchayat, Pavoorchathiram, Tenkasi District without following due process of law and without adhere the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 within the time period stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Arul Prakash For R1 to R4 : Mr.M.Senthil Ayyanar, Government Advocate For R5 : Mr.V.Omprakash

O R D E R

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to forbear from constructing any drainage channel in the petitioner’s patta land comprised in Survey No.52/1B, situated at Kalloorani Panchayat, Pavoorchathiram, Tenkasi District, without following due process of law.

2. The fifth respondent has filed a counter affidavit. Paragraph No.6 of the counter affidavit is extracted hereunder:

“6. It is humbly submitted that the Drainage work would be carried over the lands at S.F.No.52/8, 53/6, 49/6, 48, 66/4, 63/8, 21/6 which is a Public Pathway and the drainage will be at the side-edge of that public pathway, hence because of this public work no individual's land is disturbed.”

3. The learned counsel appearing for the fifth respondent submitted that the petitioner’s patta land has not been disturbed and that the proposed drainage would be laid only in the survey numbers mentioned in paragraph No.6of the counter affidavit. An undertaking has also been given that the petitioner’s patta land will not be disturbed.

4. Recording the above submission and undertaking, this writ petition stands closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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1.The District Collector, Tenkasi.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Tenkasi District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tenkasi District. 4.The Tahsildar, Tenkasi Taluk, Tenkasi District.

5.The Village President, Kalloorani Panchayat, Pavoorchathiram, Tenkasi District.

R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J.

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