Mr.Harshad S Patel v. The Member Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.09.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN Harshad S Patel Rep. by Power of Attorney Mr.Mahendra Shah .. Petitioner -vs1. The Member Secretary, Puducherry Planning Authority, Jawahar Nagar, Boomianpet, Puducherry 605 005.

2. The Commissioner, Puducherry Municipality, Puducherry 605 001.

3. G.Purushothaman .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to dispose the petitioner's statutory appeal dated 26.06.2025 and consider the request for regularization in light of the

G.O.s.No.12/2015-Hg dated 15.07.2025 before taking any coercive action of demolition within a stipulated time period as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.J.Rajmohan For Respondents :

Mr.V.Vasantha Kumar Addl. Govt. Pleader for RR 1 and 2 * * * * *

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) The only relief sought in this writ petition is for issuance of a mandamus to expeditiously decide the pending appeal.

2. The appeal was filed on 26.06.2025. It is not known to this Court as to how many appeals are pending before the concerned authority.

3. Be that as it may, all appeals are required to be decided expeditiously and as early as possible.

This petition is, therefore, disposed of with the observation that the appellate authority shall do well to decide the appeal as expeditiously as possible. There shall be no order as to costs. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 23.09.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No sra To

1. The Member Secretary, Puducherry Planning Authority, Jawahar Nagar, Boomianpet, Puducherry 605 005.

2. The Commissioner, Puducherry Municipality, Puducherry 605 001.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN , J.

(sra) 23.09.2025