Case Note & Summary
The writ petition, numbered W.P.No.25467 of 2024, was filed before the High Court of Judicature at Madras under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner, N. Mohana Deepa, daughter of P. Natarajan, sought a writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash a letter dated 29.04.2024 issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, and the subsequent lock and seal and de-occupation notice dated 21.06.2024 issued by the Assistant Engineer (7th respondent) of the Greater Chennai Corporation, Zone 13. The petitioner claimed to be the absolute owner of a building and land measuring 759 square feet, situated at Door No.26/11A, 1st Street, Govindarajapuram, Adyar, Chennai, comprised in Town Survey No.31, Block No.38 (Old Survey No.19/2). The respondents included various government authorities: the Secretary and Additional Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department, the Member Secretary of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, the Commissioner and other officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation, as well as two private individuals, K. Charles Vijayaraj and D. Palaneeswari. According to the petition, the Greater Chennai Corporation received a complaint, the details of which were not fully set out in the available extract, leading to the issuance of the impugned lock and seal and de-occupation notice. The petitioner contended that these actions were without proper justification and sought their quashing along with a direction to de-seal the property. The matter came up for hearing before a Division Bench comprising Justice S.M. Subramaniam and Justice K. Rajasekar. The advocates appearing were Ms. Subhashree G. for the petitioner, Mr. T. Chandrasekaran (Special Government Pleader) for respondents 1 and 2, Mr. R. Thamaraisalvan (Standing Counsel) for respondent 3, and Ms. P.T. Ramadevi (Standing Counsel) for respondents 4 to 7. No further pleadings, arguments, or final decision were recorded in the extracted portion of the judgment, rendering the outcome unascertainable from the given text.
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W.P.No.25467 of 2024
