P.Jeyavel v. The District Collector

Page1 of 20 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 12-03-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE AND WMP NO. 7912 OF 2026, WMP NO. 7631 OF 2026, WMP NO. 7630 OF 2026, WP NO. 7007 OF 2026

¶1P.Jeyavel S/o. Ponnuvel, Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

¶2Devi D/o. Pooncholai, Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

¶3Murugesan S/o. Late. Duraisamy Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

¶4A.Chokkalingam S/o. Artha Gounder, Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

¶5Krishnaveni W/o. Late. Devaraj Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

¶6P.Chinnasamy S/o.Late. Ponna gounder Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district Page2 of 20

¶7M.Ponnusamy s/o. Late Muthusamy Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

¶8Chinnakannu S/o. Kuppagounder Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

¶9Vijaya W/o. C.Vediappan Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

10.G.Boopathy S/o. Late. Govindasamy Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

11.K.Chinnathambi S/o. LAte. P.Kolandai Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

12.Vediammal W/o. Late. C.Murugan Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

13.A.Chinnathambi S/o. Annamalai Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

14.Kalaimani W/o. Sathasivam Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

15.Chinnathambi S/o. Kullammal Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Page3 of 20 Krishnagiri district

16.Periakkal w/o. Perumal Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

17.C.Dharman s/o. Late. Chinnugounder Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

18.K.Muthuvedi W/o. Kaliappan Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

19.D.Pasupathi S/o. Late. N.Duraisamy Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

20.C.Selvamani S/o. Chinnakannu Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

21.Mani S/o. Late. P.Venkatachalam Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

22.A.Mahalingam S/o. Late. Ayyamperumal Veeranakuppam Village, Dhottampatti post, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district

23.Mahalingam S/o. Late. Linga Gounder Chandrapatti Village, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district ..Petitioner(s) Vs Page4 of 20

¶1The District Collector Krishnagiri district, Krishnagiri

¶2The Revenue Divisional officer O/o. Revenue Divisional office Krishnagiri

¶3The Principal secretary Water resources Department, Secretariat, Chennai 09

¶4The Principal secretary and commissioner of Land administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 05 ..Respondent(s) WP No. 7007 of 2026

¶1Panneer S/o late Kuppusamy, Giddaampatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

¶2Duraisamy, S/o late Kullu Gounder, Murukkanthal Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District

¶3Marappan S/o late Srinivasan. Murukkanthal Village , Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District

¶4Ramasamy, S/o. Krishnan, Umaigoundampatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

¶5Ramani, S/o Karian @ Krishnanan, Kitttamaptty village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. Page5 of 20

¶6Sivagamy D/o Pazhani, Umaigoundampatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

¶7Kandhasamy, S/o Late. Nallan, Konappaty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District

¶8Marappan, S/o late Kozhanthai Gounder, Murukkanthal Village , Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

¶9Settu, S/o Moliagounder, Kittampatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

10.K, Dhasaradhen S/o Kannappan, Umaigoundampatty Village,Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

11.Mani, S/o late KusaliGounder, Konappatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

12.Gopal, S/o Marakgounder, Kittamaptty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

13.Mahendran, S/o late Yesodha Duraisamy, Murukkanthal Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

14.Ponmani , /o late Ponnusamy, Page6 of 20 Murukkanthal Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

15.Ponnarasu, S/o late Pon.Kuppusamy, Murukkanthal Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

16.Sivalingam S/o Kaliappan, Sengalpatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

17.Perumi @ Chinnathai, W/o Kanthsamy, M.Vellalapatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

18.Asaithambi, S/o late. Kuppagounder, M.Vellalapatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District

19.Annamalai, S/o Chinu gounder, Chinna Chandirapatty, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

20.Marimuthu S/o Late. Thandava Gounder, Kattanur Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

21.Chenna Kesaven, S/o. Seththukatti @ Konaian, Veeranakuppam, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

22.Kanthasamy, S/o. late. Periyasamy Gounder, Vennampatty, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. Page7 of 20

23.Amutha , W/o. Late. Munian alias Loganathan, (She represent on behalf of her husbands two brothers namely, Ramachandran and Abimannan) Periyakottakulam Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District

24.Sivaraj, S/o. Late. Pondi @ Muruga Gounder, Chettipatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District

25.Kashthoori, D/o. Natesan, Chandrappatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

26.Kashthoori, D/o. Natesan, Chandrappatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

27.Marappan, S/o. Late Mottaiagounder, Chandrappatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

28.Dhuraiammal. W/o. Chinnadhurai, Chandrappatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

29.Udhaiasurian, S/o. Late Kandhasamy, Peria kottakulam village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

30.Jayaraman, S/o. Late Marakgounder, Kittampatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. Page8 of 20

31.Harisamy S/o. Venkatraman, Umaigoundanpatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

32.Ambigapathy, S/o. VengaGounder, Konappaty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

33.Velu, S/o. Vedi, Chandrapatty. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

34.Dhandapani S/o. Late Kuppammal, Konappatty. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

35.Murugan, S/o. Adhimoolam, Murugandhal. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

36.Krishnan, S/0.Late Ponnusamy, Murugandhal Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

37.Saravanan, S/o. Late Ramasamy, Veeranakuppam. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

38.Chellan, S/o. Late. Chellagounder, Chandirappatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

39.Rajammal W/o. Late Samikkannu, Periyakuttkulam. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District Page9 of 20

40.Murugesan, S/o. Late Mukkagounder, Murukanthal Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

41.Jayaraman, S/o. JellaiGounder, UmaiGoundanpatty. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

42.Venkatraman S/o.Late. Thirthan( Chinna Thai), Chandrappatty. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.

43.Pasupathi, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

44.Ravi,S/o Late Kuppusamy, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

45.Chinnathambi, S/o Anbalagan. residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

46.Chinnu, S/o. Mottaiyagounder, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

47.Saradha, D/o Sivagami, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

48.Chinnasamy S/o. Mottaiyagounder residing at M.Vellalapatty, Page10 of 20 Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

49.Rajavel, S/o Late. Chinnakuppan residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

50.Amsaveni W/o Late Munusamy residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

51.Murugesan, S/o Late Chinnakolandai, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

52.Rukku, W/o Mani, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

53.Sugumar, S/o Late LakshmanaGounder, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

54.Somasundharam S/o Gandhi,, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

55.Gopal S/o Mottaiyagounder residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

56.Shanmugam , S/o Late Perumal, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District. Page11 of 20

57.Subramani, S/o Late Theerthamalai, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

58.Gandhi S/o Late Kandhasamy, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

59.Ramalingam, S/o Late Kullan residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

60.Kanaka W/o Annamalai residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

61.Kanchana, W/o Venkatesan, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

62.Alegesan, S/o Late Manikkam, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

63.Meenakshi, W/o. Dhandapani, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

64.Madhesh, S/o. Kandasamylakshmanan, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

65.Alagiri, S/o. Periyannan, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Page12 of 20 Krishnagiri District.

66.Ramakrishnan, S/o. Samagaounder residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

67.Ganapathi, S/o. Appavu Naicker, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

68.Chinnasamy, S/o. Molaiyagounder, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

69.Raji S/o. Chinnappagounder, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

70.Muthusamy. S/o. Karuppannagounder, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

71.Theerthagiri, S/o. Kandhasamy, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

72.Murugesan, S/o.Mariammalchinnappan, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

73.Kuppayee @ Kanaga, W/o. Arumugam, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District. Page13 of 20

74.Jayaraman, S/o.Ponnusamy residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

75.Muthammal, D/o. Pachiammalayyannan, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

76.Muthusamy, S/o. Gandhi@ Nallappan, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

77.Selliammal, W/o. Andigounder, residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District.

78.Moorthi, S/0.Kuppusamy residing at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk, Krishnagiri District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs

¶1The District Collector, Dharmapuri District, Dharmapurai

¶2The District Collector, O/o. Krishnagiri Collector Office, Krishnagiri.

¶3The Revenue Divisional Officer /LAO O/o The Revenue Divisional Office, Krishnagiri.

¶4The Executive Engineer. Water Resources Department Mel Pennar Vadi Nila kottam. Dharmapuri. Page14 of 20

¶5The Chief Engineer Water Resources Department Chennai Region, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

¶6The Principal Secretary The Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

¶7The Govt. Special Secretary, The Water Resources Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. ..Respondent(s) W.P.No.7364 of 2026 Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to pay the interest for Additional Market value and solatium from 1.11.1982 to 18.09.2021 and the total interest from 1.01.2022 to 31.03.2022 at the rate of 15 percent per annum in the light of the judgment and decree dated 15.09.1995 passed in LAOP No. 110 of 1989 to 115 of 1989 on the file of Sub Judge, Dharmapuri and by considering the representations of the petitioners herein dated

03.06.2024 and 13.08.2024 to the above petitioners within a reasonable period as fixed by this Honble court and pass WP No. 7007 of 2026 Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the entire records leading to the issue of proceedings bearing No. Na. Ka. 3668/2005/P dated 06.05.2024 on the file of the 3rd respondent herein quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to disburse the enhanced compensation amount as per the petitioners application dated 04.12.1995 and Page15 of 20

05.12.1995 under section 28A in par with the compensation awarded in L.A.O.P. No. 108 to 116/1989 dated 15.09.1995 passed by the Subordinate Court, Dharmapuri to the Petitioners. For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Nalliyappan For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Ravichander, SGP COMMON ORDER W.P.No.7364 of 2026 has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to pay enhanced compensation to the petitioners in the light of the judgment and decree dated 15.09.1995 passed in LAOP.Nos.110 to 115 of 1989 on the file of Sub-Court, Dharmapuri.

¶2W.P.No.7007 of 2026 has been filed challenging the impugned proceedings of the third respondent dated 06.05.2024 rejecting the petitioners' applications said to have been submitted under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short "the Act") on the ground that there is no evidence available with the respondents to prove that the petitioners had in fact submitted their applications on 04.12.1995 and 05.12.1995 under Section 28A of the Act seeking for enhancement of the compensation.

¶3Since the subject matter of both the writ petitions pertain to the very same acquisition, both the writ petitions are disposed of by a common order. Page16 of 20

¶4Admittedly, the lands which are the subject matter of these writ petitions were acquired by the respondents as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act and the said acquisition has also attained finality. For an application to be filed under Section 28A of the Act seeking for enhancement of the compensation, necessarily, the said application will have to be submitted within a period of three months from the date of the award.

¶5The respondents have categorically stated before this Court that the applications said to have been submitted by the petitioners on 04.12.1995 and

05.12.1995 under Section 28A of the Act were never received by them. The petitioners have also not produced any proof by way of clinching evidence to prove that the said applications dated 04.12.1995 and 05.12.1995 were submitted with the respondents under Section 28A of the Act. The only proof produced by the learned counsel for the petitioners after filing of W.P.No.7007 of 2026 is in the form of certificate of posting receipt. In the said receipt, the sender name is not mentioned, and only the recipient name alone is mentioned. The said document is also disputed by the learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents on instructions.

¶6As observed earlier, any application filed under Section 28A of the Act seeking for enhancement of compensation will have to be submitted within a Page17 of 20 period of three months from the date of the award. Admittedly, the award for which enhancement of compensation is sought for by the petitioners is of the year 1995. The petitioners have filed W.P.No.7007 of 2026 after a lapse of more than 30 years from the date of the award. Even assuming that the petitioners' contention that they submitted applications under Section 28A of the Act on 04.12.1995 and 05.12.1995 is true, their failure to take any further steps or pursue appropriate legal action for a period of 30 years indicate a lapse on their part in approaching the proper legal forum to adjudicate their rights.

¶7Since there is no evidence placed on record to prove that the petitioners had submitted applications on 04.12.1995 and 05.12.1995 under Section 28A of the Act with the respondents, the question of entertaining this writ petition after a lapse of more than 30 years from the date of the award does not arise, as, if the same is entertained, it will amount to entertaining a cause of action, which is hopelessly barred by limitation.

¶8Insofar as the other writ petition, namely, W.P.No.7364 of 2026 involving the very same land acquisition is concerned, the said writ petition is not maintainable, since it is an admitted fact that no application was submitted by the petitioners in the above said writ petition within the prescribed time limit of three months from the date of the award, which was passed in the year 1995, as stipulated under Section 28A of the Act seeking for enhancement of the Page18 of 20 compensation. For the foregoing reasons, this Court does not find any merit in both the writ petitions on the ground of latches. Accordingly, both the writ petitions are dismissed. No Costs. Consequently, writ miscellaneous petitions are closed. 12-03-2026 RKM Page19 of 20 To

¶1The District Collector Krishnagiri district, Krishnagiri

¶2the Revenue Divisional officer O/o. Revenue Divisional office Krishnagiri

¶3The Principal secretary Water resources Department, Secretariat, Chennai 09

¶4The Principal secretary and commissioner of Land administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 05

¶5The Revenue Divisional Officer /LAO O/o The Revenue Divisional Office, Krishnagiri.

6.The Executive Engineer. Water Resources Department Mel Pennar Vadi Nila kottam. Dharmapuri.

¶7The Chief Engineer Water Resources Department Chennai Region, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

¶8The Principal Secretary The Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

9.The Govt.Special Secretary, The Water Resources Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. WPoNo.o7364oofo2026 ABDULoQUDDHOSEoJ. RKM WPoNo.o7364oofo2026 AND WMPoNO.o7912oOFo2026,WMPoNO.o7631oOFo2026,WMPoNO.o7630oOFo 2026,WPoNO.o7007oOFo2026 12-03-2026 Page20oofo20