Pr.K.Ct.Kr.Karuppiah Chettiyar v. The Sub Collector,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.04.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH W.P.(MD) No.8160 of 2018 PR.K.CT.KR.Karuppiah Chettiyar @Ramanathan Chettiyar ... Petitioner vs.

The Sub Collector Pudukkottai ... Respondent PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to dispose the patta Appeal in Ref.No.O.Mu.A4/7491/2017 within a stipulated time.

For Petitioner : Mr.RM.Arun Swaminathan For Respondent : Mr.V.Anand, Government Advocate

O R D E R

The grievance of the petitioner is that his appeal for cancellation of Patta in Ref.No.O.Mu.A4/7491/2017 has been kept pending by the respondent herein, which necessitated him to file the present writ petition.

2. The limited prayer sought for by the petitioner is for a direction to the respondent herein to dispose of his Patta appeal within a stipulated time.

3. In view of the limited prayer sought for and without going into the merits of the petitioner's claim, there shall be a direction to the respondent to consider the petitioner's Patta appeal in Ref.No.A4/7491/2017, on its own merits and pass appropriate orders, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Such exercise shall be done after giving due notice to the respondents in the Patta proceedings pending before the respondent herein.

4. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CSIII) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To:

The Sub Collector, Pudukkottai.

+1cc to Mr.R.M.Arun Swaminathan, Advocate, SR.No.61553 krk RL/3C/1P/SV/MMS/SAR2/3/5/2018 W.P.(MD) No.8160 of 2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 16.04.2018