N.Kasthuri v. The District Collector

O R D E R Mr. C. Prabakaran, learned Government Counsel, accepts notice for respondents 1 and 2. Mr. E.C. Ramesh, learned Standing Counsel, accepts notice for respondents 3 and 4.

¶2The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to remove the road allegedly laid on her patta property comprised in Plot Nos.4 and 5 in Survey No.353/1, Korattur Village, Chennai, formerly in Tiruvallur District. The petitioner claims to be the owner of the said property and states that the patta stands in her name. According to her, the third respondent laid the road on the property without following due process of law. She submitted a representation dated 03.03.2026 requesting Page Nos.3/5 appropriate action, but no action has been taken.

¶3The learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 3 and 4, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner's representation would be considered within the time that may be fixed by this Court.

¶4Recording the above submission, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the fourth respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 03.03.2026 on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. If the fourth respondent finds that the subject property belongs to the petitioner, appropriate steps shall be taken either to remove the road laid on the property or, in the alternative, to award compensation in accordance with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

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¶1The District Collector Singaravelar Maligai Rajaji Salai Chennai-600 001.

¶2The Tahsildar Ambattur Taluk Chennai-600 053.

¶3The Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai-600 003.

¶4The Zonal officer Zone VII Ambattur Taluk Chennai-600 053. Page Nos.5/5 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J., mk

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Page Nos.1/5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 07.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR N.Kasthuri W/o.D.Natarajan ... Petitioner vs. 1. The District Collector Singaravelar Maligai Rajaji Salai Chennai-600 001. 2. The Tahsildar Ambattur Taluk Chennai-600 053. 3. The Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai-600 003. 4. The Zonal officer Zone VII Ambattur Taluk Chennai-600 053. … Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to remove the illegal Page Nos.2/5 road laid down in petitioner's patta property comprised in Plot Nos.4 and 5 situated in Survey No.353/1, Korattur Village, Chennai, formerly Tiruvallur District as claimed by the petitioner's representation dated 03.03.2026. For Petitioner : Ms.U.Santhana Lakshmi For Respondents : Mr.C.Prabakaran Government Counsel, for R1 & R2 Mr.E.C.Ramesh, Standing Counsel, for R3 & R4 *****