J.Ravi v. The Secretaryto Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.08.2020

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH and THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA W.P.No.10341 of 2020 J.Ravi .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.R.Kumar ... Respondents Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to dispose off the appeal dated 27.12.2019 against the order passed by the District Collector of Krishnagiri District vide proceedings in Na.Ka.24501/2019/H3 dated 19.11.2019, rejecting the appeal and confirming the order dated 24.09.2019 by the Tahsildar or Uthangarai Taluk at Krishnagiri, under Section 10-A (1)(C) of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905.

For Petitioner .. Mrs.B.Shivani For Respondents .. Mr.G.K.Muthukumar, Special Government Pleader for R1

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.) The petitioner has filed an appeal before the Additional Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration, Chennai, on 28.11.2019 as against the order passed by the District Collector, Krishnagiri Disrict.

The petitioner preferred a further appeal before the first respondent on on https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

27.12.2019, which is stated to be pending. Seeking early disposal of the appeal dated 27.12.2019, the present writ petition has been filed.

2.The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent submitted that the petitioner has been evicted already and therefore, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition.

3.What the petitioner seeks is early disposal of the appeal. The dispossession in the meanwhile will not make the appeal infructuous as the petitioner challenges the order of the District Collector, Krishnagiri District.

4. In such view of the matter, we direct the first respondent to dispose of the pending appeal within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To The Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

+1cc to Mr.P.Valliappan, Advocate in SR no.27478 W.P.No.10341 of 2020 BS (CO) RV (10/09/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/