IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15.09.2017 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY W.P.No.24766 of 2017 & W.M.P.No.26144 of 2017
1 Rajan Dev
2 A.Hasan Ali Alim
3 Benen Rajesh Kumar
4 S.Nagarajan ...Petitioner v.
1 The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary Revenue Department Secretariat Chennai - 600 009.
2 The Special Commissioner & Commissioner of Land Administration Chepauk Chennai - 600 005.
3 The District Collector Kanchipuram District, Kanchipuram
4 The Tahsildar Tiruporur Taluk Kanchipuram District ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd respondent to pass orders on the representation made by the petitioners dated 15.02.2017 within a reasonable time as may be prescribed by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.N.Anand Venkatesh For Respondents : Mr.S.N.Parthasarathy Govt. Advocate O R D E R Mr.S.N.Parthasarathy, learned Government Advocate, takes notice for the respondents. By consent, the main writ petition itself is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.
2. The petitioner has filed the above writ petition to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd respondent to pass orders on the representation dated 15.02.2017, within a time frame.
3. Mr.N.Anand Venkatesh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that petitioners have appeared for enquiry and that the 3rd respondent has also completed the enquiry. Further, the petitioners have also sent a representation dated 15.02.2017 to the 3rd respondent. However, the 3rd respondent has not passed any order so far.
4. Mr.S.N.Parthasarathy learned Government Advocate, appearing for the respondents submitted that the 3rd respondent may be directed to consider the petitioners' representation dated 15.02.2017 and pass orders, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks.
5. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, without expressing any opinion with regard to the merits of the case, I direct the 3rd respondent to consider the petitioners' representation dated 15.02.2017 and pass orders, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
15.09.2017 Index: Yes/No Rj To
1 The Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue Department Secretariat Chennai - 600 009.
2 The Special Commissioner & Commissioner of Land Administration Chepauk Chennai - 600 005.
3 The District Collector Kanchipuram District, Kanchipuram
4 The Tahsildar Tiruporur Taluk Kanchipuram District M.DURAISWAMY,J.
Rj W.P.No.24766 of 2017 & W.M.P.No.26144 of 2017 15.09.2017