BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 13.03.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR M.Prakash Kumar ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Director, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Panagalmaligai, Saidapet, Chennai.

2.The District Collector, O/o. the District Collector, Ramanathapuram District.

3.The Assistant Director, O/o. the Assistant Director, Ramanathapuram District.

4.The Block Development Officer, O/o. the Block Development Officer, Nainarkovil Panchayat Union, Ramanathapuram District. 5.The Executive Engineer, Tamilnadu Drinking Water and Drainage Board, Rural Drinking Water Project, Sivagangai District.

6.The Tahsildar, O/o. the Tahsildar, R.S.Mangalam Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

7.The Panchayat President /

The Special Officer, Attangudi Union, Nainarkovil, Ramanathapuram District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to continuously provide drinking water facility to the families in Tharakudi Village, Attangudi Post, Ramanathapuram District under Jal Jeevan Scheme by complying the proceedings of the 4^th respondent dated

06.11.2025 within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner :Mr.T.Thirumurugan For R1 to R3, R5 and R6 :Ms.P.B.Ahamed Yasmin Parvin Government Advocate For R4 and R7 :Mr.M.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader *****

O R D E R

The petitioner is before this Court seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to provide drinking water facilities to the residents of Tharakudi Village, Attangudi Post, Ramanathapuram District, under the Jal Jeevan Scheme, by complying with the proceedings of the fourth respondent dated 06.11.2025.

2. Ms. P.B. Ahamed Yasmin Parvin, learned Government Advocate, who accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 3, 5 and 6, on instructions, submitted that the drinking water scheme under the Jal Jeevan Scheme has already been extended up to Nadukudi Village, which is in proximity to the petitioner’s village. It is further submitted that the scheme will be extended to Tharakudi Village as expeditiously as possible, but not later than four months, as there are objections from certain agricultural landowners regarding the laying of pipelines through their lands.

3. Mr. M. Saravanan, learned Additional Government Pleader, who accepts notice on behalf of respondents 4 and 7, on instructions, submitted that, in the interim, until the scheme is extended to Tharakudi Village, steps will be taken to provide drinking water facilities by digging bore wells, and that tenders have already been floated for the said purpose.

4. Recording the above submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to ensure provision of drinking water facilities to Tharakudi Village under the Jal Jeevan Scheme as expeditiously as possible, and in any event within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

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1.The Director, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Panagalmaligai, Saidapet, Chennai.

2.The District Collector, O/o. the District Collector, Ramanathapuram District.

3.The Assistant Director, O/o. the Assistant Director, Ramanathapuram District.

4.The Block Development Officer, O/o. the Block Development Officer, Nainarkovil Panchayat Union, Ramanathapuram District. 5.The Executive Engineer, Tamilnadu Drinking Water and Drainage Board, Rural Drinking Water Project, Sivagangai District.

6.The Tahsildar, O/o. the Tahsildar, R.S.Mangalam Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

7.The Panchayat President /

The Special Officer, Attangudi Union, Nainarkovil, Ramanathapuram District.

HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

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