Mandamus issued for expeditious removal of encroachments on public Taluk Office land post statutory notices under Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the official respondents to remove the illegal encroachments made by respondent Nos.29 to 35 in Ward A, Block 43, Urban Survey No.6/1, measuring 0.54510.0 hectares, classified as Taluk Office premises in Mettur Taluk, Salem District.

3. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned State counsel, on instructions, submitted that the Tahsildar, Mettur, has already conducted a survey and found seven encroachments in Survey No.6/1. He would submit that notices under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 were issued to the encroachers and, after following due process, they will remove the encroachments, as expeditiously as possible.

4. Taking note of the fact that notices under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 were issued to the encroachers and the statement that further action in accordance with law will be taken as early as possible, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Tahsildar, Mettur (respondent No.22) to remove the encroachments, after following due process of law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.