Internal communications cannot be challenged: HC

An alleged encroacher of public property cannot challenge an internal communication between two government officials on the issue just because a copy of it had been marked to him too, the Madras High Court Bench here has held. Justices S. Manikumar and C.T. Selvam passed the order while dismissing a writ petition filed by a private school at Guntur village in Tiruverumbur Taluk of Tiruchi district challenging a letter written by a Tahsildar directing a Block Development Officer to act against encroachments.

Stating that the school could approach the court only when the revenue officials initiate action against it under the relevant enactments, the judges said that a communication sent by one official to another could not be challenged by way of a writ petition.


BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT              

DATED:  24.03.2016

CORAM  
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.MANIKUMAR          
and
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.T. SELVAM      

W.P.(MD)No.5940 of 2016
in
WMP(MD)No.5271 of 2016  

Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation School,
Rep. By its Correspondent,
P.S.Murali Krishnan                             ...  Petitioner

Vs.

1.The District Collector,
   Trichy.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer,
   Trichy.

3.The Tahsildar,
   Taluk Office,
   Tiruverumbur,
   Tiruchirapalli District.

4.The Block Development Officer,
   Panchayat Union Office,
   Thiruverumbur.

5.S.Baskar                                      ...   Respondents