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C.SARAVANAN,J.

The petitioner has filed the present writ petition and has prayed for considering his representations dated 23.08.2017, 28.08.2017, 22.11.2017, 21.12.2017, 29.01.2018 an 10.02.2018 and to take appropriate action to disconnect electricity service connections and demolish unauthorized constructions made on plots in the unapproved layout on formed the wet lands comprised in R.S.No.82/2 to 82/9, R.S.No.84/1,2,3A, 3B & 3D of the lay out known as Cibi Garden and layout in R.S.No.134/2 & 134/5B of Dharapuram South Village, within the limits of 6th respondent Panchayat and to not permit sale of unapproved plots and not to grant any planning permit and building http://www.judis.nic.inpermit for construction of any building in the aforesaid site.

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7. The Government has later issued G.O.Ms.No.78 dated 04.05.2017 as amended by G.O.Ms.No.172 dated 13.10.2017 rules for Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017 under Section 113 read with Section 122 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 to regularise the unapproved layouts, which were in existence before 20.10.2016. Based on the above Government orders, the Block Development Officer, Dharapuram informed the petitioner by a letter dated 20.03.2018 that as per G.O.Ms.No.78 dated 04.05.2017 read with G.O.Ms.No.172 dated 13.10.2017 that about application for 46 unapproved plots under the regularisation scheme a proposal has been forwarded to the Town and Country Planning Department and on receipt of the orders from the said departments action will be initiated.

9. It is further stated that by an order dated 05.06.2018, the Secretary of Panchayat, Goundachipudur has been placed under the suspension on the ground that he violated the District Collector's order. Further, Surcharge notice has been issued to the Villge Panchayat President for granting approval for the construction of the building in the unapproved layout.

10. It is further stated that by an order dated 21.05.2018 the Deputy Director, Town and Country Planning, Salem Region, Salem has now issued in Principal approval of the unapproved plots situated in Re-survey Nos.82/2,3,5 part, 6, part 7, 8, 9, 83/1, 84/1,2,3A,3B,3C,3D total 5.87 acres in "Cibi Garden"

7) No plot or layout in part or whole, lying in the lands below the alignment of high tension and extra high voltage electric line including tower lines shall be regularised."

19. It appears that the private respondents and others have filed the application for regularization of plots as per Rules Regularization of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017 under Section 113 read with Section 122 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The issue is pending before the competent authority under the aforesaid Rules. The competent authority has to consider the application and pass appropriate orders as to whether to regularize or not to regularise unapproved plots in terms of the aforesaid Rules.