Madras High CourtWP/23111/2010disposed of

C.Chandran, v. Government Of Tamilnadu

2018-06-05Honourable Mr Justice R. Mahadevan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.06.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.23111 of 2010 and MP.No.1 of 2010 C.Chandran represented by his power of attorneys (1)D.Selvamuthu Kumaran (2)C.Gopinath (3)Sulochana ...

Petitioner Vs 1.Government of Tamil Nadu represented by its Secretary, Housing Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Chairman cum Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035.

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Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first respondent herein to dispose of the representations of the petitioner herein dated 13.03.2009 and 14.05.2010 seeking for the re-transfer of the land comprised in S.No.55/1 (0.76 Acre) Thiruvanmiyur Village, Chennai-41 in favour of the petitioner as per the provision of Section 48-B of the

Land Acquisition Act as amended by the Tamil Nadu Act 16 of 1997 in favour of the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law within such time as may be prescribed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Damodaran For R1 : Mrs.P.Rose Kamalam For R2 : Mr.B.Vivekavanan

ORDER

The relief sought for in this writ petition is to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 13.03.2009 and 14.05.2010 requesting to re-transfer the land comprised in S.No.55/1 (0.76 Acre) Thiruvanmiyur Village, Chennai-41 in favour of him, as per the provision of Section 48-B of the Land Acquisition Act as amended by the Tamil Nadu Act 16 of 1997 on merits and in accordance with law, within a time frame to be prescribed by this Court. 2.When the matter was taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner reported no instructions from the petitioner. The learned counsel has also filed a memo dated 05.06.2018 to that effect.

3.In view of the submission so made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and having regard to the limited scope of the relief

sought for herein, this Court is of the view that nothing survives for adjudication at this distant point of time.

4.Hence, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is also dismissed. 05.06.2018 rk Index: Yes/ No To 1.The Secretary, Housing Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Chairman cum Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035.

R.MAHADEVAN, J.

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