Krishnagiri district16.Periakkal v. Murukkanthal Village, Uthankarai
Case at a glance
Outcome
Dismissed
Accordingly, both the writ petitions are dismissed
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 88. Insofar 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…
Judgment
WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page4 of 201. The District CollectorKrishnagiri district, Krishnagiri2.The Revenue Divisional officerO/o. Revenue Divisional officeKrishnagiri3.The Principal secretaryWater resources Department, Secretariat, Chennai 094. The Principal secretary and commissioner of Land administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 05..Respondent(s)WP No. 7007 of 20261.PanneerS/o late Kuppusamy, Giddaampatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.
Duraisamy,S/o late Kullu Gounder, Murukkanthal Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District3.MarappanS/o late Srinivasan. Murukkanthal Village ,Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District4.Ramasamy,S/o. Krishnan, Umaigoundampatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. 5. Ramani,S/o Karian @ Krishnanan, Kitttamaptty village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page5 of 206. SivagamyD/o Pazhani, Umaigoundampatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. 7. Kandhasamy,S/o Late. Nallan, Konappaty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District8.Marappan,S/o late Kozhanthai Gounder, Murukkanthal Village ,Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. 9. Settu,S/o Moliagounder, Kittampatty Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.10.K, DhasaradhenS/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, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page6 of 20Murukkanthal Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. 15. Ponnarasu,S/o late Pon. Kuppusamy, Murukkanthal Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. 16. SivalingamS/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 District19.Annamalai,S/o Chinu gounder, Chinna Chandirapatty, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District.
20. MarimuthuS/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. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page7 of 2023.Amutha ,W/o. Late. Munian alias Loganathan,(She represent on behalf of her husbandstwo brothers namely, Ramachandran and Abimannan)Periyakottakulam Village, Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District24.Sivaraj,S/o. Late. Pondi @ Muruga Gounder, Chettipatty Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District25.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. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page8 of 2031.HarisamyS/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. DhandapaniS/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. RajammalW/o. Late Samikkannu, Periyakuttkulam. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page9 of 2040.Murugesan,S/o. Late Mukkagounder, Murukanthal Village. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. 41. Jayaraman,S/o. JellaiGounder, UmaiGoundanpatty. Uthankarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. 42. VenkatramanS/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. Mottaiyagounderresiding at M.Vellalapatty, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page10 of 20Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk,Krishnagiri District. 49. Rajavel, S/o Late. Chinnakuppanresiding at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk,Krishnagiri District. 50. Amsaveni W/o Late Munusamyresiding 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 Mottaiyagounderresiding 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. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page11 of 2057.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 Kullanresiding at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk,Krishnagiri District. 60. Kanaka W/o Annamalairesiding 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, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page12 of 20Krishnagiri District. 66. Ramakrishnan, S/o. Samagaounderresiding 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. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page13 of 2074.Jayaraman, S/o.Ponnusamyresiding 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.Kuppusamyresiding at M.Vellalapatty, Pachinampatty of Uthankarai Tk,Krishnagiri District...Petitioner(s)Vs1.The District Collector, Dharmapuri District, Dharmapurai2.The District Collector,O/o. Krishnagiri Collector Office, Krishnagiri.
The Revenue Divisional Officer /LAOO/o The Revenue Divisional Office, Krishnagiri.
The Executive Engineer. Water Resources DepartmentMel Pennar Vadi Nila kottam. Dharmapuri. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page14 of 205. The Chief EngineerWater Resources Department Chennai Region, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.
The Principal SecretaryThe Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.
The 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 passWP 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 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page15 of 2005.12.1995 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.NalliyappanFor Respondent(s):Mr.D.Ravichander, SGPCOMMON ORDERW.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.2. W.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.3.
Since 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. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page16 of 204. Admittedly, 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.5. The 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.6. As observed earlier, any application filed under Section 28A of the Act seeking for enhancement of compensation will have to be submitted within a https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page17 of 20period 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.7.
Since 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.
Operative part
Insofar 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 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page18 of 20compensation. 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.12-03-2026Neutral Citation: Yes/NoRKM https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page19 of 20To1.The District CollectorKrishnagiri district, Krishnagiri2.the Revenue Divisional officerO/o. Revenue Divisional officeKrishnagiri3.The Principal secretaryWater resources Department, Secretariat, Chennai 094. The Principal secretary and commissioner of Land administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 055. The Revenue Divisional Officer /LAOO/o The Revenue Divisional Office, Krishnagiri. 6. The Executive Engineer. Water Resources DepartmentMel Pennar Vadi Nila kottam. Dharmapuri.7. The Chief EngineerWater Resources Department Chennai Region, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.8. The Principal SecretaryThe Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.
The Govt. Special Secretary, The Water Resources Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 7364 of 2026__________Page20 of 20ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.RKMWP No. 7364 of 2026ANDWMP NO. 7912 OF 2026,WMP NO. 7631 OF 2026,WMP NO. 7630 OF 2026,WP NO. 7007 OF 202612-03-2026
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Accordingly, both the writ petitions are dismissed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226; Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — s. 28A; Land Acquisition Act.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Madras High Court, on 12 Mar 2026. The bench was ABDUL.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.