Chandralekha v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :29.04.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Writ Petition No.15734 of 2025 Mrs.Chandralekha, W/o.Velmurugan, 24D/10, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Gandhipet, Tirupatur-635 601.

... Petitioner /versus/

1. The District Collector, Tirupattur District, Tirupattur-635 601.

2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupattur-635 601.

3. The Tahsildhar, Tirupattur Taluk, Tirupattur-635 601.

... Respondents Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent herein to dispose the petitioner's appeal dated 24.02.2025 forwarded by the 1st respondent herein in Oo.Mu.G1/5857/2025, dated 07.04.2025, seeking cancellation of the Legal Heir Certificate issued by the 3rd respondent herein in TN-7202411231010, dated 05.12.2024.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.V.Karthikeyan For Respondent : Mr.R.Neelakandan, AAG-VIII, Assisted by Dr.S.Suriya Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

The writ petition is filed for a limited innocuous relief and as such is disposed of at the admissions stage.

2. The prayer is made to dispose of the petitioner's appeal dated 24.02.2025 by the second respondent herein, which is filed in respect of seeking cancellation of the Legal Heirship Certificate issued by the 3rd respondent dated 05.12.2024, as the second respondent is the Appellate Authority.

3. The Learned Additional Advocate General for the respondents would submit that he would dispose of the appeal within such time as may be stipulated by this Court.

4. In view thereof, this writ petition is ordered on the following terms:

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(i) The second respondent/Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupattur, shall issue notice to the petitioner or any other person required and after giving an opportunity of being heard, the appeal shall be disposed of. (ii) The second respondent/Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupattur, shall dispose of the appeal dated 24.02.2025 within a period of twelve (12) weeks from the date of receipt of web copy of the order without waiting for the certified copy of the order. There shall be no order as to costs. 29.04.2025 :No.

bsm To,

1. The District Collector, Tirupattur District, Tirupattur-635 601.

2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupattur-635 601.

3. The Tahsildhar Tirupattur Taluk, Tirupattur-635 601.

4. The Government Pleader, High Court, Madras. 3/4

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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