The Trichy SRM Hotel case was listed for hearing in the Supreme Court on October 27,2025
The Supreme Court had already ordered the Trichy SRM Hotel to deposit half of the amount
of rent, Rs 20 crore, as instructed by the honourable Supreme Court.
The Trichy SRM Hotel management filed a petition pointing out that civil cases regarding
the rent amount are already pending in the district court of Trichy. Moreover, in accordance with
the order of the Madurai High Court, the Trichy SRM Hotel management has already deposited Rs
7 crore. In this situation, the case came up for hearing in the Supreme Court on October 27, 2025.
On October 27, 2025, the management of the SRM Hotel was ready to pay Rs 20 crore but
was seeking clarity through its petition on October 5, 2025. The petition enquired whether the SRM
Trichy hotel is required to pay the remaining balance of 13 crore rupees, given that 7 crore has
already been paid, and whether the deposit of 13 crores can be made in the name of the Supreme
Court registry. The Supreme Court accepted this petition on October 14, 2025, and listed it for
hearing on October 27, 2025. But on October 22, 2025, the TTDC (Tamil Nadu Tourism
Development Corporation) forcibly acquired the SRM Hotel in Trichy, without any court order and
despite the pending case in the Supreme Court.
On October 27, 2025, the Supreme Court in the SRM Hotel case, a two-judge bench,
dismissed the petition without examining the evidence submitted by senior advocate Syed Ahmed
saud, including the footage/photographs forcibly acquired by TTDC. In this situation, senior
advocate Syed Ahmed saud has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court (dated 11.11.2025).
The forcible seizure of public property on October 22, 2025, in the case of SRM Hotel,
Trichy, where passengers and guests are accommodated under an agreement between a contractor
and TTDC, violates the protections guaranteed by Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of
India.
Senior Supreme Court Counsel Syed Ahmed saud said, “The Trichy SRM Hotel approached
the High Court and the Supreme Court on the grounds that everyone, including the occupier, is
entitled to due process of law. It is on this sole ground that we have filed a review petition (after the
order of October 27, 2025).
The forceful takeover of the Trichy SRM Hotel and its properties by the Tamil Nadu
Tourism Development Corporation, aided by the police, is a noteworthy event. The TTDC has
taken over the hotel and its properties by force. It hasn’t let the hotel remove movable items as per
the lease. TTDC has acted contrary to the protection provided in Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the
Indian Constitution. The purpose of this review petition is to show that the TTDC has acted as if it
were usurping public property while the guests were staying there, without respecting the
Constitution of India and violating the law. If necessary, “We are also ready to file a curative
petition after this. The three senior judges of the Supreme Court will sit in the hearing of the
curative petition, and two judges will review the decision (October 27, 2025).”
