N. Sampooranammal, v. The District Collector,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 07.12.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN N.Sampooranammal W/o.Late Nagasamy ... Petitioner versus 1.The District Collector Thiruvallur 2.The Commissioner Hindu Religious Charitable Endowment (HR & CE) Chennai.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer (Land Acquisition Officer) Tiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.
4.The Joint Commissioner Hindu Religious Charitable Endowment (HR & CE) Thiruvallur 5.The Tahsildar Thirutani Pg.Nos.1/6
6.The Executive Officer Arulmigu Subramania Swami Devastanam Thiruttani, Thiruvallur District.
.....Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 3rd respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 19.03.2018 by enhancing the compensation amount for one cent as Rs.350 to Rs.1050 or more that may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.
For Petitioner :
Mr.S.Nagarajan For Respondents :
Mr.P.Gurunathan Additional Government Pleader for R1, R3 and R5 Mr.K.Karthikeyan Government (HR &CE) for R2 and R4 Mr.P.Gopalan, for R6
O R D E R
This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the third respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 19.03.2018, wherein and whereby, she sought for enhancement of compensation in respect of her property in S.No.347/2 measuring an extent of 0.91 cents situated at No.63, Mattam Village, Tiruthani Taluk, Pg.Nos.2/6
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner's land was acquired by the Government in the year 1983 and a sum of Rs.350/- was paid per cent, against which, the petitioner has a given a representation dated 19.03.2018 before the third respondent seeking for enhancement of compensation at the rate of Rs.1,050/- per cent. However, the third respondent has not considered the same till date and hence, the present Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner.
3. Though the present writ petition is pending for five years, neither the third respondent considered the said representation nor did he file a counter affidavit before this Court, which clearly shows the lethargic attitude of the respondents. To be noted, the respondents should remind themselves that they are serving only for public and by simply sitting in the Government office and getting salary from the tax paid by the public, they are not serving to the needy public.
4. However, by considering the limited scope of the matter and having Pg.Nos.3/6
regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on both sides, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, directs the third respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 19.03.2018 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, after giving notice to all the interested parties, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
5. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
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To 1.The District Collector Thiruvallur 2.The Commissioner Hindu Religious Charitable Endowment (HR & CE) Chennai.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer (Land Acquisition Officer) Tiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.
4.The Joint Commissioner Hindu Religious Charitable Endowment (HR & CE) Thiruvallur 5.The Tahsildar Thirutani 6.The Executive Officer Arulmigu Subramania Swami Devastanam Thiruttani, Thiruvallur District.
Pg.Nos.5/6
P.VELMURUGAN, J.
ms 07.12.2023 (2/2) Pg.Nos.6/6