Madras High CourtWP/8415/2023disposed of

A.Rajendhran v. The Chief Engineer

2023-03-17Honourable The Acting Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.03.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.T.RAJA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY A.Rajendran .. Petitioner

Versus

1.The Chief Engineer (Zone), Highways Department, Chennai.

2.The Superintending Engineer, Highways, Villupuram.

3.The District Collector, Cuddalore District.

4.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Virudachalam, Cuddalore District.

5.The Divisional Engineer, Highways, Cuddalore.

6.The Assistant Divisional Engineer, Highways Department, Thittakudi.

7.The Assistant Engineer, Highways Department, Thittakudi.

8.The Tahsildar, Thittagudi, Cuddalore District.

9.Velmurugan 10.Jothi 11.Uthamaraja 1/4

12.Kokilam 13.Karuppaye 14.Muthuvel 15.Kolanchinathan 16.Dhanalakshmi 17.Duraimurugan .. Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 8 to remove the encroachment made by the respondents 9 to 17 in the Highways based upon the petitioner's representation dated 06.01.2023 and reminders dated 02.02.2023 and 13.02.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Balaji For R1 to R8 : Mr.P.Muthukumar, State Govt. Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was delivered by The Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the official respondents to remove the encroachment made by the respondents 9 to 17 in the Highways based on his representation dated dated 06.01.2023 and reminders dated 02.02.2023 and 13.02.2023.

2. When the matter is taken up, Mr.P.Muthukumar, learned State Government Pleader, accepting notice for the official respondents, sought for six weeks' time to pass orders on the representation dated 06.01.2023 of the petitioner in accordance with law. 2/4

3. As the prayer sought for in this writ petition is a narrow one, this Court, without going into the merits of the matter, directs the official respondents to consider the representation dated 06.01.2023 of the petitioner and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With this direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. No Costs. (T.R., ACJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 17.03.2023 rkm To 1.The Chief Engineer (Zone), Highways Department, Chennai.