A Division Bench of Justices R. Subramanian and L. Victoria Gowri observed that the panchayat president could only seek the removal of encroachment and if the encroacher did not voluntarily remove the encroachment, the panchayat president

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Panchayat presidents not empowered to remove encroachments: Madras High Court
June 20, 2023 11:27 pm | Updated 11:27 pm IST – MADURAI

The Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act, 1994, did not empower panchayat presidents to remove encroachments, observed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, while quashing the notice issued by a panchayat president in Madurai district for removal of encroachment.

A Division Bench of Justices R. Subramanian and L. Victoria Gowri observed that the panchayat president could only seek the removal of encroachment and if the encroacher did not voluntarily remove the encroachment, the panchayat president would have to necessarily approach the Revenue Tahsildar for eviction of the encroachment under the Tamil Nadu Lan