BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:04.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.PAUL VASANTHAKUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH WP(MD)No.2573 of 2011 and MP.No.1 of 2011 K.Munnamalai :Petitioner -Vs- 1.The District Collector, Madurai Collectorate, Madurai 20. 2.The Assistant Director (Panchayats), Madurai Collectorate, Madurai 20. 3.The President, Poothakudi Village Panchayat, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District. :Respondents PRAYER:Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records of the impugned notice passed by the third respondent in Na.Ka.No.2/2011, dated 17.02.2011 and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Chandrasekaran For Respondents: Mr.R.Janakiramalu,Special Government Pleader ORDER [Order of the Court was made BY N.PAUL VASANTHAKUMAR, J] Mr.R.Janakiramalu, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2.The prayer in the Writ Petition is to quash the notice dated 17.02.2011 issued by the third respondent calling upon the petitioner to remove the encroachment made by him within a period of one week, failing which action will be initiated under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994. 3.Since the petitioner is challenging the notice dated 17.02.2011, in our considered opinion, the Writ Petition is premature and the petitioner can very well submit his objections for the notice dated 17.02.2011 issued by the third respondent within a period of two weeks from today and on receipt of such objections from the petitioner, the third respondent shall consider the same and follow the procedure before resorting to vacate the petitioner. Till such orders are passed by the third respondent in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 131(2) of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, status–quo as-on-date shall be maintained. The Writ Petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) / TRUE COPY / Sub Assistant Registrar To:1.The District Collector, Madurai Collectorate, Madurai 20. 2.The Assistant Director (Panchayats), Madurai Collectorate, Madurai 20. 3.The President,Poothakudi Village Panchayat,Madurai North Taluk,Madurai Dt. +1CC to Mr.S.Chandrasekaran, Advocate. SR.No.11234. +1CC to The Special Government Pleader. SR.No.11583. NB/RP/11.03.11/1P/6C. ORDER MADE IN WP(MD)No.2573 of 2011,04.03.2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/