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Mr.K.S.Muthukumarasamy v. The Secretary To Government

2017-03-07Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.03.2017

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH W.P.No.5606 of 2017 K.S.Muthukumarasamy ..

Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Highways Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram - 631 501.

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Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner's letter dated 08.02.2016 to pass an award by fixing a time frame.

For Petitioner ..

Mr.N.Theenadayalan For Respondents ..

Mr.K.J.Sivakumar Govt., Advocate

ORDER

Mr.K.J.Sivakumar, learned Government Advocate takes notice for the respondents.

2.Pursuant to the acquisition initiated against the land purchased by the petitioner on 27.11.2008, in the year 2009, the petitioner made a request for requisite compensation. In the last reply sent to the petitioner under the Right to Information Act, he was informed that action is being taken to make the compensation. On receipt of the said reply dated 16.11.2016, the petitioner made another representation on 22.01.2017 to the second respondent for early payment of compensation due to him. Since the earlier representations made on 12.10.2015, 11.01.2016, 08.02.2016 and the last one dated 22.01.2017 are still pending consideration, the present writ petition has been https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

filed seeking action on the said representations from the hands of the second respondent.

3.Taking into consideration the communication sent to the petitioner under the Right to Information Act in Na.Ka.No.1935/2016/F2 dated 16.11.2016 coupled with the fact that the representations of the petitioner including the one dated 22.01.2017 are still pending consideration, a direction is issued to the second respondent to pass appropriate orders on the aforesaid representations as well as the last one dated 22.01.2017 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Highways Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram - 631 501.

+1cc to Mr.N. Theenadayalan*, Advocate, S.R.No.14633 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.14855 vgi(CO) md(17/03/2017) W.P.No.5606 of 2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/