T.Dayalan v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 04.11.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY W.P.No.33792 of 2025 Mr.T.Dayalan ...

Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary To Government, Highways Department, Secretariat, Chennai600009.

2.The District Collector, Tiruvallur, Chinna Ekkadu, Jaya Nagar, 1/8

Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu602 001.

3.Special District Revenue Officer, (L.A) Chennai Border Road Scheme, (Part - III), Chennai- 600 058.

4.The Land Acquisition Officer cum Revenue Divisional Officer, Bharathiyar St, SP Nagar, Tiruvallur, Kakkalur, Tamil Nadu602 003.

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5.The Special Thasildar, (L.A) Chennai Border Road Scheme, JN Road, NH 716, Tiruvallur.

6.The Divisional Engineer (C & M), Highways, J.N.Road, Oil Mill, Periayakuppam , Tiruvallur- 602 001.

7.Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation (TNRDC), Rep. by its Managing 3/8

Director, No.171, II Floor, Tamil Nadu Maritime Board Building, RA Puram, Chennai.

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Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the Respondent authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 23.08.2024 and pass orders as per law, within a time frame. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Venkatesh For Respondents : Mr.P.Sathish (R1 to R6) Additional Government Pleader Mr.M.Sivavarthanan (R7) ***

O R D E R

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This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Respondent authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 23.08.2024 and pass orders as per law.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner submitted a representation dated 23.08.2025 to the Respondent Authorities seeking them to fix the correct market value for the petitioner's property which was acquired by the Respondent Authorities. However, the said representation has not been considered so far. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has come before this Court.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that the respondent concerned would consider and pass orders on the representation of the petitioner, within the time to be stipulated by this 5/8

Court.

4. Heard both sides. Perused the records.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and having regard to the submissions made, without going into the merits of the case, this Court directs the respondent concerned to pass orders on the representation of the petitioner dated 23.08.2024, on merits and in accordance with law, after giving notice to the petitioner and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as the persons concerned, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. With the aforesaid directions, this writ petition is disposed of. 6/8

No costs.

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W.P.No.33792 of 2025 KRISHNAN RAMASAMY,J.

This matter has been listed under the caption 'For Being Mentioned' at the instance of the learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in second line of paragraph 2 of the order dated 04.11.2025 passed by this Court in the aforesaid writ petition, inadvertently it was typed as 23.08.2025 instead of 23.08.2024.

3. Registry is directed to carry out the aforesaid corrections and issue fresh order copy to the parties concerned.

4. All the other observations made in the earlier order dated 9/8

04.11.2025 shall remain unaltered.

13.11.2025 vm KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J.

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