The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act allows for the removal of unauthorized developments, establishing a procedure for consideration of affected parties' grievances.

Alleging that the seventh respondent has put up unauthorised construction over the land, which partly belongs to the petitioners, the petitioners sent representation to the respondent authorities on 7.2.2026 requesting them to inspect the property, demarcate the boundaries and to withdraw the approval granted. As the said representation did not evoke any response, the present writ petition is filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents 2 and 3 to remove the unauthorized construction on the land situated in Plot No.6 and 7 comprised in Old Survey No.454/3 and New Survey No.454/3A, 1D admeasuring 2400 Sq.ft situated at Pallikaranai Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Chennai.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the seventh respondent fraudulently obtained building permission in respect of the property, which partly belongs to the petitioners. The failure on the part of the respondent authorities in inspecting the property and taking action against the seventh respondent has caused grave prejudice and injustice to the petitioners.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submit that the competent authority shall consider the representation of the petitioner dated 7.2.2026 and take necessary action in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to all concerned.

4. The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 has been enacted to provide for planning the development and use of rural and urban land in the State of Tamil Nadu and for purposes connected therewith. While Section 56 of the Act empowers the authorities to remove the unauthorised development, Section 57 of the Act confers power on the authority to stop the unauthorised development and Section 80A of the Act stipulates the special powers of the government.

5. In exercise of the rule-making power conferred under Section 122 of the Act read with the aforesaid statutory provisions, the Government has notified the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Removal of Unauthorised Development) Rules, 2022, with prescribes the procedure to be followed, including calling for documents relating to such unauthorised development; issuing of notice to owner or occupier; inspection of unauthorised development; and the removal mechanism.

6. In the light of the aforesaid provisions and the submission made by learned counsel for the respondent/Corporation, we hereby direct respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider the representation dated 7.2.2026 of the petitioners in accordance with the procedure contemplated under the Act and the Rules, referred supra, and take necessary action in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, of course after affording an opportunity of hearing to all concerned.

Writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions.

There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, interim applications stand closed.