Manju v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.06.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN W.P.No.21868 of 2016 Manju ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The District Collector Dharmapuri District, Dharmapuri.

2. The District Adhi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Dharmapuri Dharmapuri District.

3. The Special Tahsildar [Adhi Dravidar Welfare] Dharmapuri Taluk & District.

4. Chithra

5. Nadhiya

6. Sudha

7. Kamatchi

8. Kalyani

9. Santhi 10.Vediammal 11.Neela ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 3 herein to issue house site patta to the petitioner based on the representation dated 30.03.2016 and 08.06.2016 for the land acquired for the purpose of providing house site to the Schedule Caste [Arundadhiyar] community, comprised in Survey No.637/1 at Vellaey Goundenpalayam village, Dharmpuri taluk and District forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.Prabakaran For R1 to R3 :

Mr.R.Vijayakumar, Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

By consent, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal.

2. The petitioner claims that she belongs to Adi Dravidar [Arundhadhiyar] Community and according to her, the 1st respondent had acquired the land comprised in S.No.637/1, situated at Vellaey Goundanpalayam village, Dharmapuri Taluk and District for the purpose of providing house site patta in favour of Schedule Caste [Arundadhiyar] community people. The grievance expressed by the petitioner is that though she belongs to that community, she has not been granted any house site patta and in this regard, the petitioner had submitted representations on 30.03.2016 and 08.06.2016 to the respondents and since no response is forthcoming, the petitioner came forward to file the present writ petition.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr.R.Vijayakumar, learned Additional Government Pleader who accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3.

4. Though the petitioner has prayed for a larger relief, this Court, in the light of the facts and circumstances and without going into the merits of the same, directs the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representations dated 30.03.2016 and 08.06.2016 on merits and in accordance with law, after putting on notice the respondents 4 to 11 and pass orders within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the decision taken, to the petitioner as well as to the respondents 4 to 11.

5. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar AP To

1. The District Collector Dharmapuri District, Dharmapuri.

2. The District Adhi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Dharmapuri Dharmapuri District.

3. The Special Tahsildar [Adhi Dravidar Welfare] Dharmapuri Taluk & District.

+1cc to Mr.C.Prabakaran, Advocate, S.R.No.35775 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.35959 W.P.No.21868 of 2016 SKV(CO) CA(12/07/2016)