Can Citizens Be Blamed for Acting on Their Own When Official Machinery Fails?: Madras High Court

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, on October 9, 2026, intervened in a case involving villagers from Ammapatti and Nagappanpatti in Sivagangai district, who opposed road construction linked to a solar power project operated by a commercial entity known as Kwality Shutters. The company had installed solar panels across more than 65 acres of patta land after obtaining official permission. However, a mud road was reportedly formed to…