The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court noted that the courts were vigilant in ensuring that reservoirs were not converted into residential plots or put to commercial use.
Courts have been vigilant in ensuring that water bodies are not converted into residential plots or put to commercial use, with the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissing a plea that the authorities be required to set up an ‘Odai Porambok’ ‘ A direction was sought for reclassification of the land as an ‘Odai Porombok’ land. ‘Natham’ land.
The court was directed by A.K. Eruvakkal, who sought a direction to the authorities to make corrections in the Town Survey Land Register in respect of his residential house property instead of converting it into ‘Natham’ land. A ‘Sarkari Odai Poramboke’.
It stated that the petitioner was living in the property and 27 members of her family were also living in the locality. A representation was made by the petitioner seeking reclassification of the land. Officials had said that it was not possible to change the records in the land revenue registers from ‘Odai Poramboke’ to ‘Natham’ land.
Justice CV Karthikeyan said it was common knowledge that the courts were quite vigilant in ensuring that water bodies were not converted into residential plots or put to commercial use or any use at all.
The petitioner and others had encroached on the reservoir and constructed houses.
The courts had passed several orders in which they had prohibited the reclassification of ‘Odai Porombok’ land as ‘Natham’ land and for leasing out to anyone or converting the land for commercial purposes, the judge dismissed the petition. given and rejected.