The Madras High Court was on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) told a “mischievous” writ petition had been filed in the court accusing Information Technology and Digital Services Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan of having “induced and misled” a Madurai-based couple to part with their 2.26 acres of land.
Appearing before Justice P.T. Asha, senior counsel V. Raghavachari, representing Madurai based chartered accountant P.V. Rajarajeswaran, said: “This is an absolutely mischievous writ petition. The petitioner has filed this case without any cause. I will expose this gentleman thoroughly.”
However, since the counsel representing the writ petitioner, Jai Balaji Subramaniyan (42), sought time to amend the prayer in his writ petition in view of certain developments, the judge, in a lighter vein, told Mr. Raghavachari: “You expose him after he files the petition for amendment.”
She directed the Registry to list the petition after the filing of the amendment plea. In his affidavit, the petitioner claimed that he and his wife R. Kalavathy owned 2.26 acres of land at Kodikulam village in Madurai East Taluk. He claimed to have purchased the property on May 20, 2024.
Though the couple was interested in converting the land into multiple residential plots, they were clueless about the statutory approvals required from multiple authorities such as the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and others.
