Madras High CourtWP(MD)/1630/2022disposed of

Gopala Krishnan.P v. The District Revenue Officer

2022-01-28Honourable Mr Justice C.V. Karthikeyan3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.01.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN P.Gopala Krishnan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Revenue Officer, O/o. District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram District.

2.Sakthivel 3.Palanisamy 4.Velayutham 5.Seenikumar 6.Meenatchinathan 7.Alagumuthu 8.Kaliammal 9.Ramasamy 10.Jothi Lingam 11.Murugabharathi

...Respondents

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram, the first respondent herein to dispose of the appeal in number B5/43501/2021 dated 14.09.2021 on the file of the District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram within a stipulated period.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Siva Thilakar For R-1 : Mr.D.Ghandiraj, Special Government Pleader.

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ORDER

Heard Mr.S.Siva Thilakar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.D.Ghandiraj, learned Special Government Pleader, who takes notice on behalf of the first respondent.

2. In view of the nature of the order passed, notice is not directed to respondents 2 to 11.

3. The Writ Petition has been filed in the nature of Mandamus seeking a direction against the first respondent / the District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram District, to examine and dispose of an appeal bearing No.B5/43501/2021 preferred on 14.09.2021 relating to UDR patta.

4. Since the matter is now pending before the first respondent / the District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram District, it will be extremely inappropriate for this Court to enter into a discussion on the merits of the case.

5. It is informed by Mr.D.Ghandiraj, learned Special Government Pleader that notices had been served on all the contesting parties by the first respondent yesterday / 27.01.2022 and the hearing date is fixed on 18.02.2022.

6. Giving leverage for some reasonable adjournments by all the parties and for inquiries to be conducted, a direction is given to the first respondent to dispose of the appeal on or before 31.05.2022.

7. With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Lm Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

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To The District Revenue Officer, O/o. District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram District.

+1 CC to M/s.SPL.GP ( SR-3153[F] dated 31/01/2022 ) +1 CC to M/s.S.SIVA THILAKAR, Advocate ( SR-3172[F] dated 31/01/2022 ) 28.01.2022 SK(CO) KB(08.02.2022) 3P 4C 3/3