Murugaperumal Vs The Divisional Engineer (Highways) - Court Judgment

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CourtChennai Orders High Court
Decided OnFeb-02-2026
Case NumberWP(MD)/2670/2026
JudgeHonourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran,Honourable Mr Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan
AppellantMurugaperumal
RespondentThe Divisional Engineer (Highways)
Excerpt:
before the madurai bench of madras high court dated : 02.02.2026coram:the honourable dr.justice g.jayachandran and the honourable mr.justice k.k.ramakrishnan and murugaperumal ... petitioner -vs- (highways) trichy-dindugal road (nh-45) pandian nagar, nehruji nagar dindigul-624 001 2.the assistant divisional engineer state highways department (c&m) vedasandur, dindigul district ... respondents prayer: petition filed under article 226 of the constitution of india, to issuea writ of certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned orderpassed by the 2nd respondent in his proceedings kurippanai no. 02/akkiramippu/2026/u dated 19.01.2026 and quash the same as illegal. for petitioner : mr.a.mohamed riyaz for respondents : mr.s.r.a.ramachandran additional government pleaderorder[order of the court was made by dr.g.jayachandran, j.] the final notice, dated 19.01.2026, issued by the second respondent, to the petitioner, for removal of the encroachment made by him in the state highways road, is under challenge in this writ petition.2. mr.s.r.a.ramachandran, learned additional governmentpleader, who takes notice for the respondents, submits that only after affording due opportunity to the petitioner and pursuant to the orders passed by this court, dated 08.08.2025 in w.p.(md) no.27100 of 2025, steps have been taken to remove the encroachment made by the petitioner in the state highways road and there is no violation of law and the principles of natural justice.3. recording the above submission of the learned additionalgovernment pleader, this writ petition is dismissed. no costs. consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [g.j., j.] [k.k.r.k., j.] ncc : yes / no index : yes / no internet : yes / no krk to: (highways), trichy-dindugal road (nh-45), pandian nagar, nehruji nagar, dindigul-624 001. 2.the assistant divisional engineer, state highways department (c&m), vedasandur, dindigul district.dr.g.jayachandran, j.andk.k.ramakrishnan, j.krk and
Judgment:

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.02.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN and Murugaperumal ... Petitioner -vs- (Highways) Trichy-Dindugal Road (NH-45) Pandian Nagar, Nehruji Nagar Dindigul-624 001 2.The Assistant Divisional Engineer State Highways Department (C&M) Vedasandur, Dindigul District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue

a writ of certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order

passed by the 2nd respondent in his proceedings Kurippanai No. 02/Akkiramippu/2026/U dated 19.01.2026 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Mohamed Riyaz For Respondents : Mr.S.R.A.Ramachandran Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.] The final notice, dated 19.01.2026, issued by the second respondent, to the petitioner, for removal of the encroachment made by him in the State Highways Road, is under challenge in this writ petition.

2. Mr.S.R.A.Ramachandran, learned Additional Government

Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents, submits that only after affording due opportunity to the petitioner and pursuant to the orders passed by this Court, dated 08.08.2025 in W.P.(MD) No.27100 of 2025, steps have been taken to remove the encroachment made by the petitioner in the State Highways Road and there is no violation of law and the principles of natural justice.

3. Recording the above submission of the learned Additional

Government Pleader, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [G.J., J.] [K.K.R.K., J.] NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No krk To: (Highways), Trichy-Dindugal Road (NH-45), Pandian Nagar, Nehruji Nagar, Dindigul-624 001. 2.The Assistant Divisional Engineer, State Highways Department (C&M), Vedasandur, Dindigul District.

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND

K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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