R.A.Shanmugam Pallavarayar v. The Joint Commissioner

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.02.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and W.M.P.(MD)No.2193 of 2024 R.A.Sahmugam Pallavarayar ... Petitioner versus

1. The Joint Commissioner, Office of the Joint Commissioner, Thanjavur.

2. The Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Pudukkottai District.

3. M.Thangarasu Servai

4. A.R.Chinnaiah Pallavarayar ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 1st respondent to dispose of the Original Application in O.A.No.41 of 1/4

2021 pending on his file within a time frame that may be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.I.Muthiah For R1 and R2 : Mr.P.Subba Raj, Special Government Pleader

ORDER

The petitioner, with a grievance that an application filed by him under Section 63(b) of the HR&CE Act before the Joint Commissioner of HR&CE Department is pending from the year 2004, has filed this writ petition directing the first respondent to dispose of the original application in O.A.No.41 of 2021 within a stipulated time.

2. Mr.P.Subba Raj, learned Special Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents 1 and 2, submits that this application was originally filed before the Joint Commissioner, HR&CE, Trichy in the year 2004 and subsequently, it has been transferred to the first respondent/the Joint Commissioner, HR&CE Department, Thanjavur and re-numbered as O.A.No.41 of 2021. The Joint Commissioner, HR&CE Department, Thanjavur, has also directed the Inspector of 2/4

HR&CE Department to file his report with regard to the said application, but, the same has not been filed. He further submits that they would dispose of the said application within a period of six months.

3. Considering the fact that the original application filed by the petitioner in the year 2004 is still pending without any progress, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to dispose the O.A.No.41 of 2021, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

02.02.2024 ogy NCC : Yes / No.

Index : Yes / No.

Internet : Yes / No.

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1. The Joint Commissioner, Office of the Joint Commissioner, Thanjavur.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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2. The Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Pudukkottai District.

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