BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.04.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA W.P(MD)No.431 of 2022 Samuvelraj ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

2.The Tahsildhar, Srivilliputhur Taluk, Virudhunagar District.

3.Kaniammal 4.Ponnusamy

5.Gopal

6.Nagarajan 7.Neelavathi

8.Nirmala

9.Jeyalakshmi

10.Sugumaran ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to remove the encroachment made by the respondents 3 to 10 on the public pathway in Survey Nos.817/12, 817/16, 802/7 situated at Kottaipatti North Street, Singammalpuram Village , Srivilliputhur Taluk, Virudhunagar District.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Jayaramachandran For Respondents : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh Additional Government Pleader for R.1 & R.2

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan J.)

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 and 2.

2.The petitioner is a resident of Kottaipati. He alleges that in the petition menti