C.Samuel Sahayam v. Union Of India
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 13.02.2017 Coram THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN W.P.No.37986 of 2015 & M.P.No.1 of 2015 1 C.Samuel Sahayam S/o.J.Chelliah No.8 VI Main Road Senthil Rail Nagar Urappakam-603 210 Chengalpet Taluk Kancheepuram District ... PETITIONER Vs 1 Union of India Rep. by Secretary Ministry of Labour & Employment Shram Shakti Bhawan Rafi Marg New Delhi-110 001 2 Controller of Accounts Ministry of Labour & Employment Room No.
518 Shram Shakti Bhawan Rafi Marg New Delhi-110 001 3 The Senior Accounts Officer PAO. Labour & Employment C.T.I.Campus Guindy Chennai-600 032.
... Respondents Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, seeking a direction to the respondents to effectively take steps to trace the petitioner original documents of property situate at Plot No.1 Ayyancheri Village falling under Urapakkam Panchayat and Kattangulathur Panchayat Union Chinglepet Taluk or any other suitable relief (s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit in the circumstances of this case and to award suitable compensation to him for the mental agony and predicament caused due to the negligence of the second respondent.
For Petitioner : M/s.Hari & Guru Associates For Respondents: Mr.Su.Srinivasan, ASG
O R D E R
Today, when the matter was taking up for hearing, learned Additional Solicitor General has produced the certified copies of the documents obtained from the Ministry of Labour and Employment along with the No Due Certificate. Since the original documents have been lost by the Department, the certified copies of the same were produced. This Court makes it clear that the department has only lost the documents while they were in their custody and hence, they issued the certified copies for the same.
2. In view of the aforesaid position, this court permits the petitioner to utilise the certified copy of the documents in place of its original. The certified copies of the following documents were handed over to the petitioner: Document No.1375/95 -Sale Deed Document No.1025/00 --Copy of Mortgage Deed No Due Certificate in Original
3. It is further stated by the learned Additional Solicitor General that already Original Re-conveyance Deed had been handed over to the petitioner and the petitioner also acknowledges the same on 19.01.2017.
4.As stated above, the certified copies of the aforesaid documents had been handed over to the petitioner counsel in person in Court today and the learned counsel for the petitioner had also endorsed the same. Recording the same, this writ petition is closed. No costs.
Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.
-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1 The Secretary Union of India Ministry of Labour & Employment Shram Shakti Bhawan Rafi Marg New Delhi-110 001.
2 Controller of Accounts Ministry of Labour & Employment Room No.
518 Shram Shakti Bhawan Rafi Marg New Delhi-110 001 3 The Senior Accounts Officer PAO. Labour & Employment C.T.I.Campus Guindy Chennai-600 032.
+2 ccs to the M/s.Hari and Guru Associates sr 9303 W.P.No.37986 of 2015 ug(co) aa27/02/2017