Madras High CourtWP/14804/2022disposed of

Dr.V.Sachithanantham v. Secretary To Government Of Tamil Nadu

2022-06-13Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.NO.14804 OF 2022 AND W.M.P.NO.14005 OF 2022 Dr.V.Sachithanantham

...Petitioner

Vs.

The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing & Urban Development Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai-600 009.

The Managing Director, Nandhanam, Chennai.

The District Collector, Erode District, Erode.

The Revenue Divisional Officer, (Incharge Land Acquisition) Brough Road, Erode-638 011.

The Executive Engineer, Sampath Nagar, Erode-638 011.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 4th respondent to credit the award amount in the petitioner's / claimant's bank account.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Karthikeyan For Respondents R1 & R2 : Mr.P.Sathish, AGP

O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the 4th respondent to credit the award amount in the petitioner's / claimant's bank account as early as possible.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is apparent from the materials available on record that, already the petitioner has filed a Writ petition before this Court in W.P.No.11555 of 2021, seeking direction to the respondents to disburse the award amount of Rs.76,24,918/- together with interest at the rate of 15% from the date of 4th respondent's letter dated 18.11.2020 up to the date of disbursement of the total award amount and this Court, vide order dated 22.10.2021, granted the prayer sought for by the petitioner and directed the 2nd respondent to disburse the award amount within a period of six weeks, and, till date, the said order of this Court was not complied with by the respondents. In such circumstances, though the course open to the petitioner is to file a Contempt petition before this Court, however, without filing a Contempt petition, once again filing a Writ petition with the similar prayer cannot be acceded to.

3. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate Contempt petition for non-compliance of the order dated 22.10.2021. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar skt To 1.