TMT. AMBIKA v. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR

Court: Madras High Court

Bench: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY

Judgment date: 2026-04-17

Case summary

Madras High Court judgment dated 2026-04-17. TMT. AMBIKA v. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

Judgment text

WP No. 27342 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY WP No. 27342 of 2023 Ambika .. Petitioner(s) Vs. 1. The District Collector, Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur. 2. The Competant Authority/ The Special District Revenue Officer (L. A. ), National Highways -5 (NH-5), Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur. 3. The Projector Director, National Highways Authority, NH-5, Project Implementation Unit-Chennai, rd Sri Towers, 3 Floor, DP 34(SP), Industrial Estate, Chennai-600 032. 4. N. Raman 5. N. Madhavan .. Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking nd issuance of writ of mandamus, directing the 2 respondent to disburse 1/3rd share of the Compensation amount payable on the petitioner property, being agricultural nanja lands, comprised in survey No. 425/1A1, measuring an extent of acre 0. 12 ½ cents (i. e. ) 500 square metre and Survey No.

428/2B, measuring an extent of 6 cents (i. e. ) 242 square metre, both situate at Kizhmudalambedu-2 __________ Page1 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis WP No. 27342 of 2023 Village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Tiruvallur District to the petitioner pursuant to the enquiry held on 19. 06. 2023 on the representation of the petitioner dated 03. 02. 2022. For Petitioner(s): Mr. R. Munuswamy For Respondent(s): Ms. S. Indhu Bala Additional Government Pleader for R1 & R2 Ms. S. R. Sumathy Standing Counsel for R3 R4 & R5 – No appearance ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 03. 02. 2022. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in this case, the petitioner has given a representation dated 03. 02. 2022 to disburse 1/3rd share of the Compensation amount payable on the petitioner property, being agricultural nanja lands, comprised in survey No. 425/1A1, measuring an extent of acre 0. 12 ½ cents (i. e.

) 500 square metre and Survey No. 428/2B, measuring an extent of 6 cents (i. e. ) 242 square metre, both situate at Kizhmudalambedu-2 Village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Tiruvallur District to the petitioner pursuant to the enquiry held on 19. 06. 2023. __________ Page2 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis WP No. 27342 of 2023 3. In reply, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the nd 2 respondents would submit that the petitioner’s representation dated nd 03. 02. 2022 will be disposed of by the 2 respondent within a period of twelve weeks. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents and also perused the materials available on record. nd 5. In view of the above, in the event if the amount is not disbursed, the 2 respondent is directed to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 03. 02.

2022 and pass appropriate orders on the same, in accordance with law, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 17-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No KKN __________ Page3 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis WP No. 27342 of 2023 KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J. KKN To 1. The District Collector, Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur. 2. The Competant Authority/ The Special District Revenue Officer (L. A. ), National Highways -5 (NH-5), Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur. 3. The Projector Director, National Highways Authority, NH-5, Project Implementation Unit-Chennai, rd Sri Towers, 3 Floor, DP 34(SP), Industrial Estate, Chennai-600 032. WP No. 27342 of 2023 17-04-2026 __________ Page4 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis

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