Judgment · High Court
Case at a glance
Outcome
Dismissed
In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and recording the endorsement made, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 33. The Director, Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning, No. 807, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002..Respondent(s)Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking for issuance of writ of declaration declaring the action of the respondents, under section 26 of the Town…
Judgment
WP No. 6761 of 2020__________Page1 of 4IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 02-06-2026CORAMTHE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANIWP No. 6761 of 2020andWMP.No.8041 of 2020 1. Mr.M.RamamoorthyS/o. Late Munisamy Naidu, residing at Door No. 1/2, Sundari Amman Koil Street, Tharapadavedu, Vellore 632 007.
Mr.M.KamarajS/o. Late Munisamy Naidu, residing at 1/2, Sundari Amman Koil Street, Vellore 632 007...Petitioner(s)Vs1.Member Secretary, Vellor eLocal Planning Authority, No. 239, II Main Road, Phase II, Sathuvachary, Vellore - 632 009.2.The Commissioner, Vellore Corporation, Vellore.
Operative part
The Director, Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning, No. 807, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002..Respondent(s)Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking for issuance of writ of declaration declaring the action of the respondents, under section 26 of the Town and Country Planning Act by reserving the Petitioner’s property situated in S.F.Nos.420/4 and 421 of Tharapadavedu Village, within the Katpadi Sub-Registrars Office Vellore https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 6761 of 2020__________Page2 of 4Registration District for a 12 Meter Wide Scheme Road, as illegal and unconstitutional and release the said properties under section 38 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971.For Petitioner(s):Mr.B.Harishfor Mr.K.M.Vijayan AssociatesFor Respondent(s):Mr.C.Prabakaran G.C.ORDERWhen this matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the subject land was acquired and therefore the relief sought for in this Writ Petition has become infructuous. He had also made an endorsement to that effect. 2. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and recording the endorsement made, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 02-06-2026arr https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 6761 of 2020__________Page3 of 4To1.Member SecretaryVellor eLocal Planning Authority, No. 239, II Main Road, Phase II, Sathuvachary, Vellore - 632 009.2.The Commissioner, Vellore Corporation, Vellore. 3. The Director, Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning, No. 807, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 6761 of 2020__________Page4 of 4M.DHANDAPANI, J.arrW.P No. 6761 of 202002-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 6761 of 2020__________Page5 of 4
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and recording the endorsement made, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226; Town and Country Planning Act — s. 26; Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 — s. 38.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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