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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 05-10-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.RAJESH VIVEKANANTHAN WP No. 13441 of 2023 CNR:{HCMA010635152023}

Chandrasekaran S/o. Natarajan, Door No. 1, Ponniyamman Koil Street, Sirulapakam, Ponneri Taluk -601 205, Thiruvallur District.

..Petitioner Vs

1. The Additional Chief Secretary, water Resources Department, Fort st. george, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector, Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur -635305.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur - 635305.

4. The Revenue Divisonal Officer, Office of the revenue divisional Officer, Dharmapuri District -635305. 5. The District Forest Officer, Thiruvallur Division, Collectorate Master Complex, Thiruvallur - 602001, Thiruvallur District.

6. The Thasildar, Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur District -635305.

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7. The assistant Engineer, Water Resources Department, Araniyar Project Office, Ponneri, Thiruvallur District.

8. The Assistant Engineer, Water Resources Department, Araniyar Project Office, Ponneri, Thiruvallur District.

9. Ramesh

10.Sasikumar

11.Raji

12.Sivaraman

13.Prabha

14.Srinivasan

15.Prakash

16.Venkatesan

17.Dayalan

18.Rajendran

19.Krishnan 20.Chandru

21.Balu

22.Loganathan 23.Manikandan

24.Balaji

25.Kunnadoss ..Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 8 to take action and remove the encroachments made by the respondents 9 to 25 in S.No.1,13,36,66,67,71/4,72/1,72/2,73,74,76/1,80/1,54/1,60/2 situated at Sirulapakkam Revenue Village and in S.Nos.

69/7,69/19,69/30,69/26,69/28,69/31,69/39,69/54,69/61,69/67,69/70,69/75, covered district and restore the same.

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For Petitioner : Mr.K.Balu For Respondents : Mr.B.Sivakolappan Additional Government Pleader - for RR 1 to 4, 6 to 8 Mr.S.Seenuvasan Government Advocate – for R5 No appearance – for RR 9 to 14

16 to 25 R15 – Not ready in notice

Order

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.)

Writ of Mandamus has been instituted for directing the respondents 1 to

8 to take action and remove the encroachments made by the respondents 9 to 25 in S.No.1,13,36,66,67,71/4,72/1,72/2,73,74,76/1,80/1,54/1,60/2 situated at Sirulapakkam Revenue Village and in S.Nos.

69/7,69/19,69/30,69/26,69/28,69/31,69/39,69/54,69/61,69/67,69/70,69/75, covered district and restore the same.

2. With reference to the relief sought for in the present writ petition, the Tahsildar, Ponneri Taluk filed a status report stating that the enforcement actions have been initiated in respect of encroachers in the Grama Natham land. They are in the process of verifying the revenue records and after such verification and by collecting the necessary revenue documents, such Natham lands also will be regularised in respect of Revenue Standing Order No.21. It is needless to state that for assignment of Natham land has to be made only in favour of landless poor for construction of dwelling houses, if at all any policy decision is taken by the Government. However, mere occupation of the Natham lands would not vest any right to the occupants. Such occupants are liable to evicted by invoking the provisions of Land Encroachment Act, 1905 and by following the procedures as contemplated.

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3. In the present case, the revenue authorities have already initiated enforcement action and in this regard, it is relevant to record the following paragraphs in the status report.

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69/30, 69/26, 69/28, 69/31, 69/39, 69/54, 69/61, 69/67, 69/170, 69/75

(village site)

Survey No.69, including the measurement scale (ladder) marked therein, is not clear and legible. Consequently, the survey and measurement of the said land could not be carried out.

4. It is respectfully submitted that the FMB sketch pertaining to Grama Natham (Village Site) Survey No.69 available with the Rev

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