Madras High CourtWP/11050/2023disposed of

M.Vadivel v. The District Collector

2023-04-12Honourable The Acting Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.04.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.T.RAJA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY M.Vadivel .. Petitioner

Versus

1.The District Collector, Salem District.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Salem District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Attur Taluk, Salem District.

4.The Tahsildar, Attur Taluk, Salem District.

5.The Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department/Water resources Irrigation Division, Attur Taluk, Salem District.

6.Sengutuvel .. 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 authority to remove the encroachment made by the sixth respondent in the light of G.O.Ms.No.540 of 2014, dated 04.12.2014 after conducting proper enquiry on the representation dated 10.03.2023 made by the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Praveen Kumar For R1 to R5 : Mr.J.Ravindran, AAG Assisted by Mr.A.Selvendran, Spl.GP 1/4

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 sixth respondent in the light of G.O.Ms.No.540 of 2014, dated 04.12.2014, based on his representation dated 10.03.2023.

2. When the matter is taken up, Mr.J.Ravindran, learned Additional Advocate General, assisted by Mr.A.Selvendran, learned Special Government Pleader, for the respondents 1 to 5, accepting notice for the official respondents, sought for six weeks' time to pass orders on the representation dated 10.03.2023 of the petitioner in accordance with law.

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 10.03.2023 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.) 12.04.2023 rkm 2/4

To 1.The District Collector, Salem District.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Salem District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Attur Taluk, Salem District.

4.The Tahsildar, Attur Taluk, Salem District.

5.The Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department/Water resources Irrigation Division, Attur Taluk, Salem District.

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THE HON'BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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