Saravanan v. The District Collector/Monitoring Committee,

ORDER (Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.) The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking a direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to remove the encroachment made by the 4th respondent in the pathway bearing Natham Survey No.456/1D which is in front of Natham Survey No.456/1D (patta land of the petitioner) situated at Annanagar, Kanjarankudi Group, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, within the time stipulated by this Court.

¶2According to the petitioner, the 4th respondent has encroached upon the pathway. Despite the issuance of several notices, the 4th respondent has not removed the encroachment till date. Hence, the present Writ Petition has been filed.

¶3The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2, on instructions, submitted that the 4th respondent has filed an application before the Revenue Divisional Officer seeking reclassification of the subject survey number.

¶4It is the contention of the 4th respondent that the subject survey number has been wrongly classified as Government land in the revenue records. In this regard, she has submitted an application before the Revenue Divisional Officer, which is pending consideration.

¶5In view of the above, this Court directs the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District to consider and dispose of the application submitted by the 4th respondent, on its own merits and in accordance with law.

¶6In the interregnum, if it is found that there is any encroachment, the 2nd respondent, namely, the Tahsildar, shall take appropriate action for removal of the same, after issuing due notice to all concerned parties and by following due process of law.

¶7With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. [N.S.K., J.] & [M.J.R., J.]

06.04.2026

Index :Yes/No NCC :Yes/No vsm Note: Registry is directed to mark a copy of this order to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. To

¶1The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram

¶2The Tahsildar, Kilakarai, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

¶3The Municipal Commissioner, Kilakarai Municipality, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

¶4The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

N.SATHISH KUMAR, J. AND

M.JOTHIRAMAN, J. vsm

06.04.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 06.04.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Saravanan ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram 2. The Tahsildar, Kilakarai, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. 3. The Municipal Commissioner, Kilakarai Municipality, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. 4. Kowsalya ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to remove the encroachment of 4th respondent in the pathway bearing Natham Survey No.456/1D which is in front of Natham Survey No. 456/1D (patta land of the petitioner) situated at Annanagar, Kanjarankudi Group, Kilakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.J.M.Mohamed Riyaz For Respondents : Mr.S.P.Maharajan, Spl. Govt. Pleader for R1 & R2 Mr.K.Saravanan for R3 Mr.P.Vadivel for R4