He had hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. The petitioner said he sent a complaint to the authorities in February 2010 to remove the encroachments and to initiate appropriate criminal action against the person concerned. The authorities duty bound to remove encroachers had not acted in accordance with the law. Hence, the present petition.

In the counter, the Tiruvannamalai District Collector admitted that Mr.Vedha Viththu had encroached a portion ...