# SURESH vs THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-06-23
Petitioner: SURESH
Respondent: THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/1347691)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

WP No. 35935 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P No. 35935 of 2023 and WMP.No.35936 of 2023 Suresh S/.Ramamoorthy, Thollapalli Village, Anaicut Taluk, Vellore District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The District Collector, Collectorate Building, Sathuvacharry, Vellore District. 2. The Associate Director/Project Director District Rural Development Authority, Vellore-9. 3. The Block Development Officer BDO Office, Anaicut Taluk, Vellore District. 4. Bakkiyaraj S/o.Kannan, Thollapalli Village, Anaicut Taluk, Vellore District. ..Respondent(s) Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records from 3rd respondent and quash the impugned order dated 18/11/2023 passed in Na. Ka. No. A8 / 3183 / 2023 directing the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.1,10,000/- towards compensation, alleging that he had demolished a portion of a dilapidated structure of unused toilets for the purpose of constructing an overhead tank towards implementation of Jal Jeevan Project. __________ Page1 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 08/07/202

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