IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20.02.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.5684 of 2026 V.Chidambaram S/o. Vellaya Gounder No.1/72, Pappambadi Village & Post Pappireddipatty Taluk Dharmapuri District.

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by the Secretary to Government Home Department Secretariat, Fort St. George Chennai-600 009.

2. The District Collector Dharmapuri District Dharmapuri.

3. The Tahsildar Pappreiddipatti Taluk Dharmapuri District.

4. The Block Development Officer Pappireddipatti Taluk Dharmapuri District.

5. Ramachandran S/o. Chinnagounder Pappambadi Village and Post Pappireddipatty Taluk Dharmapuri District.

Respondent(s)

Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the 1^st to 4^th respondents to conduct inspection and to take appropriate action to remove the encroachments made in the Government Porramboke Odai, comprised in S.No.207/3 situated at Pappambadi Village, Pappireddipatty Taluk, Dharmapuri District and to prevent the 5^th respondent from encroaching the same by considering petitioner representations dated

12.04.2024 within a time period to be fixed by this Honourable Court.

For Petitioner(s): Mr. A.Saravanan For Respondent(s): Mr. E.Vijay Anand Addl. Govt. Pleader for R1 to R4 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)

Petitioner’s allegation is that though private respondent was earlier removed being an encroacher, pursuant to the direction issued by this Court on 27.06.2023, he has again encroached upon a part of water channel.

2. Respondents 3 and 4 shall conduct survey, if not already conducted and if any encroachment is found, forward the report to appropriate authority i.e. Water Resource Department or Panchayat or Revenue, as the case may be, who shall remove the encroachments. The exercise should be completed within a period of three months.

3. Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J)

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1. The Secretary to Government Home Department Secretariat, Fort St. George Chennai-600 009.

2. The District Collector Dharmapuri District Dharmapuri.

3. The Tahsildar Pappreiddipatti Taluk Dharmapuri District.

4. The Block Development Officer Pappireddipatti Taluk Dharmapuri District.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J.

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