Madras High Court Quashes Eviction Notices Against Residents of Water Channel Encroachments — Directs Regularization of Possession Under Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905. Petitioners, long-term residents of MGR Puram, challenged notices issued by Public Works Department under Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, alleging they were encroachers on a water channel; Court held that the channel had not been used for irrigation for decades and that the government had failed to establish the land as a watercourse, thus the notices were unsustainable.
5 Jan 2026The judgment pertains to two writ petitions filed by residents of MGR Puram, Chennai, challenging eviction notices issued by the Public Works Departme...
