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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, CJ, G.Arun Murugan, J
K.K.Babu – Appellant
Versus
The Secretary Water Resources Department, Government of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
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| 1. petition filed for evicting encroachments on water body. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments on the necessity to remove encroachments. (Para 3 , 5) |
| 3. court's direction for action under land encroachment act. (Para 4 , 6) |
| 4. writ petition disposed with directions. (Para 7) |
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The present writ petition, styled as public interest litigation, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 to 7 to evict the illegal encroachment made by the 8th respondent over the Kasakalvai/ water – Storing pond situated in Survey No.291, measuring an extent of 74.5 Ares, located in Seevoor Village, Gudiyatham Taluk, Vellore District and directing the respondents 1 to 7 to restore and restructure the water storing pond in survey No.291 to its Original depth, width, alignment and water- storage capacity, ensuring that the natural inflow of water from Pakkam Lake is fully revived
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, there are encroachments on the water bodies which ought to have been removed.
4. Learned Government Advocate, on written instructions, submitted that the revenue officials have in
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