Facts
The petitioner sought a direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India requiring respondents 1–4 to remove alleged encroachments by respondents 5–7 in specified survey numbers at Athanancheri Village and to prevent further encroachment
Source reference: p.1; para. 1At the hearing, the State’s Additional Government Pleader submitted that the encroachments had already been removed, and the petitioner’s counsel endorsed that submission
Source reference: p.2; para. 2Issues
1. Whether the Court should direct the authorities to remove the alleged encroachments when the parties submitted that they had already been removed
Source reference: p.2; para. 22. Whether any further order was required concerning preventive measures against future encroachment
Source reference: p.1; para. 1Law Applied
The petition invoked the High Court’s jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
Source reference: p.1The order cites no statute, precedent, or further legal principle; it records the parties’ submissions that the encroachments had been removed and closes the petition on that basis
Source reference: p.2; para. 2; p.3; para. 3Reasoning
The Court recorded the State’s submission that the encroachments had been removed and the petitioner’s counsel’s endorsement of that submission
Source reference: p.2; para. 2In light of those submissions, it did not consider further directions for removal or prevention necessary and closed the petition
Source reference: p.3; para. 3Holding
The Court closed the writ petition in view of the submissions that the encroachments had already been removed.
It made no further direction and ordered no costs.
Source reference: p.3; para. 3Original Court PDF
P.MURUGANvsThe Secretary to Government
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