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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 38073

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, CJ, G.Arul Murugan, J
V.Ruckmani – Appellant
Versus
Director of Municipal Administration – Respondent


Advocates:
For Petitioner: Mr.S.Kumar Sankar
For Respondents:Mr.Habeeb Rahman, Government Advocate, for the first respondent, Mr.RA.Gopinath, Standing counsel, for the second respondent, Mr.Y.Jothish Chander, for respondents 3 and 4

Table of Content
1. mandamus sought for demolition enforcement. (Para 1)
2. prior notice, appeal, and interim status quo order. (Para 2)
3. subsequent notice appealed; regularization dismissed. (Para 3)
4. direction for appeal disposal within eight weeks. (Para 4)

The petitioner seeks a direction upon the first respondent to implement the proceedings in Notice No.4181/2023/F3 dated 10.09.2025 to demolish the unauthorized construction put-up by respondents 3 and 4 at Door No.96/55A, 2nd Floor Annai Indira Gandhi Salai, near Corporation Office Peirya Kanchipuram-631 502, within a time frame.

2. Earlier, a demolition notice came to be issued to the third respondent, on 17.11.2023, which was challenged in appeal before the first respondent. Parallelly, the third respondent also filed a writ petition in WP No.230 of 2024 , seeking a direction to the Commissioner, Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation, not to proceed with the demolition notice till the disposal of the statutory appeal preferred by her before the first respondent. The said writ petition was decided vide order dated 09.01.2024 with the following directions:

“(4) In the factual circumstances, this Court is inclined to dispose o

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