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P.A.Chitra v. The Union Territory Of Puducherry

2023-11-22Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.11.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY P.A.Chitra ..

Petitioner Vs.

1. The Union Territory of Puducherry Rep. by the Chief Secretary Chief Secretariat Building Puducherry.

2. The Superintending Engineer Circle-II Public Works Department Puducherry.

3. The Executive Engineer (Irrigation) Public Works Department Puducherry.

4. K.Rathiga

5. Suganthy ..

Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Certiorari calling for the records on the file of the 3rd

respondent herein bearing Ref.No.3760/PW/EEI/DB/C-20/Culvert/ 2018-19 dated 08.03.2019 and quash the same as illegal and invalid since the same is not in accordance with the site condition. For the Petitioner : Mr.A.G.Rajakumar For Mr.R.Thiagarajan For the Respondents : Mr.S.Raveekumar Government Pleader (Pondy) for Respondents 1 to 3

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) We have heard Mr.A.G.Rajakumar, learned counsel for Mr.R.Thiagarajan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.S.RaveeKumar, learned Government Pleader for the respondents 1 to 3.

2. The learned Government Pleader submits that the respondents 4 and 5 had applied for permission for the construction of RCC culvert across irrigation channel. The third respondent accorded temporary permission on 08.03.2019 to the respondents 4 and 5 to construct RCC culvert within a period of six months. The

same could not be constructed. Now, the permission has expired. The application of the respondents 4 and 5 for the renewal of permit extending the time is also rejected on 14.12.2022.

3. In view of the above, nothing survives in the writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.25758 and 25759 of 2019 are also dismissed.

(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 22.11.2023 Index :

Yes/No :

Yes/No kpl To

1. The Chief Secretary Chief Secretariat Building, Puducherry.

2. The Superintending Engineer Circle-II Public Works Department, Puducherry.

3. The Executive Engineer (Irrigation) Public Works Department, Puducherry.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J (kpl) 22.11.2023