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B.Ellammal v. The District Collector

2024-09-23Honourable The Acting Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice P.B. Balaji5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.09.2024

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.D. KRISHNAKUMAR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI B.Ellammal ... Petitioner versus 1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Salem District 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Salem Revenue Division Office, Athur, Salem District 3.The Tahsildar, Pethanayakanpalayam, Salem District 4.Velmurugan 5.Usha

...Respondents

PRAYER: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 18.07.2022 on merits and in accordance with law.

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For the Petitioner : Mr.D.Ashok Kumar For Respondents 1 to 3 : Mr.K.Karthik Jagannath, Government Advocate

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) This writ petition is filed for a direction to the first respondent to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 18.07.2022 on merits and in accordance with law.

2. The petitioner has made a representation dated 18.07.2022 to the first respondent and the same is still pending. Hence, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

3. Considering the limited scope of the prayer as sought for in the writ petition, without going into the merits of the case, this Court is inclined to the direct the first respondent, to consider the representation dated 18.07.2022 on merits and in accordance with law and pass orders, as early as possible, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after providing opportunity to the parties concerned. 2/5

4. With the above directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

(D.K.K., ACJ.) (P.B.B., J.) 23.09.2024 Index : Yes/No mrn To 1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Salem District 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Salem Revenue Division Office, Athur, Salem District 3.The Tahsildar, Pethanayakanpalayam, Salem District 3/5

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THE HON'BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and P.B. BALAJI, J.

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