Kalai magal saba HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR WA NO. 472 of 2024 and CMP.Nos.3171 an 3175 of 2024 and

WA NO. 472 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25-09-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR
WA NO. 472 of 2024 and CMP.Nos.3171 an 3175 of 2024 and
CMP.Nos.10972, 10981, 10983 and 10986 of 2025
R.Karupannan
S/o. Ramasamy, No.45, Balan Nagar, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641 004.
Appellant(s)
Vs
Kalaimagal Sabha Uruppinargal Pathukappu Sangam
(Reg. No. 008/03), Rep. By Its President Kovai Sakthi, No.811, Salivan
Street, Coimbatore 641 001 and 86 Others
Respondent(s) For Appellant(s):
Mr.V.R.Kamalanathan for Mr.P.Chinnadurai For Respondent(s):
Mr.R.Singaravelan, Senior Counsel for
Mr.M.Muruganathan for R1
Mr.U.Bharanidharan, Special Government Pleader for R2
Mr.P.S.Raman, AAG assisted by
Mr.B.Vijay, Standing counsel for R3
Mr.G.Mohana Krishnan for R3 to R47
Mr.A.G.Rajan for R48
Mr.J.Ravindran, AAG assisted by
Mr.A.Selvendran, Special Government Pleader for R49 to R81
Ms.Narmadha Sampath for R82 to R85
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon’ble M.S.Ramesh J.)
The District Collectors of Madurai and Coimbatore have now given their respective status reports with regard to the survey conducted in the properties standing in the name of Kalaimagal Sabha.
2.To our specific direction for the District Collectors to file two separate lists of properties, namely, those with encroachments and without encroachments, the District Collectors of Virudhunagar, Tiruvannamalai, Madurai, Chengalpet, Tirupathur, Dharmapuri, Ranipet, Coimbatore, Perambalur, Kalakurichi, Namakkal, Tiruvalur, Krishnagiri and Cuddalore, totaling 14 districts, have submitted their reports.
3.Learned Additional Advocate General appearing for respondents 49 to 81, seeks further time for filing the reports of the other District Collectors.
4.Mr.B.Vijay, learned Standing Counsel for the Kalaimagal Sabha, brought to our notice about several civil suits and appeals, which are pending across the State in connection with the properties of Kalaimagal Sabha. He seeks for further time to update the status of the said cases from the e-portal.
5.As a first measure in dealing with the properties of Kalaimagal Sabha, we intend to bring all the properties, which are free from encroachment, for public e-auction.
6.The Special Officer is called upon to submit a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), setting forth the mode in which the public auction may be conducted.
7.Another SOP shall be prepared by the Additional Advocate General representing all the District Collectors, with regard to the mode, in which the encroachments may be removed, under various encroachment laws.
8.In the status report filed on 12.03.2025 by the Special Officer, it has been stated, inter alia, that communications have been sent to around 155 Sub Registrars in the State to make a note in the Index II, relating to the properties of the Sabha as “prohibited properties”. The Special Officer, who is present before us today, confirms that such notings have also been carried out by these concerned Sub Registrars.
9.Since the proposed auction requires to be conducted and completed without any hindrance or other disturbances, and by taking into account that these properties pertain to the interest of about 6,50,000 members, we are inclined to pass the following specific
order:
“All the Principal District Judges / District Judges and the Chief Judge, Puducherry, shall forthwith communicate to the Civil Courts under their jurisdiction to refrain from entertaining any Civil Suits by any person against the properties belonging to Kalaimagal Sabha, morefully described under the
schedule.”
10.The Registrar (Judicial) shall forthwith issue a circular to all the Principal District Judges, including the Chief Judge, Puducherry, communicating this portion of the order in Paragraph 9 above, enclosing the schedule of properties of that respective districts, which are part of the records. It is hereby clarified that the circular addressed to the Principal District Judge / District Judge / Chief Judge, Puducherry shall also be appended by the schedule of properties situated within the territorial limits of that particular district alone and the properties of the other districts need not form part of the schedule. Since the list of properties in all the 33 districts of Tamil Nadu are voluminous, the Registrar (Judicial) is at liberty to access the details of properties of Kalaimagal Sabha, in each and every district of Tamil Nadu, which details have been stored in a pen drive and forming a part of the records in this Writ Appeal.
11.Mr.Krishna Mohan Uppu, I.A.S, Revenue Secretary, Puducherry is also called upon to survey all the properties standing in the name of Kalaimagal Sabha, within their Union Territory and submit a report, which shall contain the entire details of the properties, including its physical features. The report shall also mention as to whether there is any encroachment in the property in question. The Special Officer / IG of
Registrar shall share the details of the property within the territorial jurisdiction of UT of Puducherry, as and when such a requisition is made by the Revenue Secretary, Puducherry.
12. Call the matter on 10.10.2025.
(M.S.RAMESH J.) (N.SENTHILKUMAR J.)
25-09-2025
Anu
Note to Registry: To comply with the directions in Paragraph 9 and 10. Issue order copy on 26.09.2025
To
1. Kalaimagal Sabha Uruppinargal Pathukappu Sangam
(Reg. No. 008/03), Rep. By Its President Kovai Sakthi, No.811, Salivan Street, Coimbatore 641 001
2. The State of Tamil Nadu
Rep. By Secretary To Govt., Commercial Taxes Dept., Secretariat, Chennai -09
3. The Special Officer/joint
Receiver Of Kalaimagal Sabha (reg. 16/84), 67, New Pallipalayam Road, Kumarapalayam, Salem
4. The Joint Receiver
Kalaimagal Sabha (regn. 16/84), 48, New Usman Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-17
5. The District Collector, Chengalpattu Chengalpattu
6. The District Collector, Chennai Chennai
7. The District Collector, Coimbatore Coimbatore
8. The District Collector, Cuddalore Cuddalore
9. The District Collector, Dharmapuri Dharmapuri
10. The District Collector, Dindigul Dindigul
11. The District Collector, Erode Erode
12. The District Collector, Kallakurichi Kallakurichi
13. The District Collector, Kancheepuram Kancheepuram
14. The District Collector, Karur
Karur
15. The District Collector, Krishnagiri Krishnagiri
16. The District Collector, Madurai Madurai
17. The District Collector, Mayiladuthurai Mayiladuthurai
18. The District Collector, Nagapattinam Nagapattinam
19. The District Collector, Namakkal Namakkal
20. The District Collector, Perambalur Perambalur
21. The District Collector, Pudukkottai Pudukkottai
22. The District Collector, Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram
23. The District Collector, Ranipet Ranipet
24. The District Collector, Salem Salem
25. The District Collector, Sivagangai Sivagangai
26. The District Collector, Thanjavur Thanjavur
27. The District Collector, Thoothukudi Thoothukudi
28. The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli
29. The District Collector, Tirunelveli Tirunelveli
30. The District Collector, Tirupathur
Tirupathur
31. The District Collector, Tiruppur Tiruppur
32. The District Collector, Tiruvallur Tiruvallur
33. The District Collector, Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai
34. The District Collector, Tiruvarur Tiruvarur
35. The District Collector, Vellore Vellore
36. The District Collector, Villupuram Villupuram
37. The District Collector, Virudhunagar
Virudhunagar. R49 to R81 SUO MOTO Impleaded vide court order dated 24.04.2025 in
W.A.472/2024 (MSRJ and NSJ)
38. Tmt.P.AMUDHA, I.A.S
Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management
Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009. R86 is SUO MOTU impleaded, vide court order dated 1.08.2025 in WA.No.472/2024 (MSRJ and
NSJ)
39. The Secretary
Revenue Department, Union Territory of Puducherry. R87 is SUO MOTU impleaded vide court order dated 19.09.2025 in WA.No.472/2024 (MSRJ and NSJ)