Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy also direct officials to ensure that Open Space Reserve (OSR) lands were retrieved and used for public park and public road

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Madras HC orders removal of encroachment by Olympia Infra Tech on pond next to Buckingham Canal
Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy also direct officials to ensure that Open Space Reserve (OSR) lands were retrieved and used for public park and public road

A view of the Madras High Court Building in Chennai. File
A view of the Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has directed the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) to remove all encroachments made by Olympia Infra Tech Private Limited at Navalur in Chennai. The court has further ordered demolition of a compound wall along with a gate erected by the real estate developer blocking the public pathway.

Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy also directed the DTCP to restore a waterbody which was now being used as a car parking area and ensure public access to it. The orders were passed on a writ petition filed by Mandava Holdings Private Limited, another