Sooram v. The District Collector
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.02.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.5417 of 2025 Sooram ... Petitioner -Vs1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Sivaganagi District.
2.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District.
3.The Tahsildar, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.
4.The Block Development Officer, Thiruppuvanam Union Office, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District.
5.Sundarajan 6.Sethu ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 4 to restore the water pipe
connection at Ariyanachari Kovil Street for free flow of drinking water to all the residents in the village and also to take necessary action for recover of the loss caused to the Government from the respondents 5 and 6 by considering the petitioner's representation dated 12.02.2025 within the time stipulated by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Malaiyendran For R1, R3 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, & R4 Government Pleader For R2 : Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.] By consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.
2.It is the grievance of the petitioner that his representation dated 12.02.2025, seeking restoration of the water pipe connection at Ariyanachari Kovil Street for free flow of drinking water to all the residents in the village and also to take necessary action for recovering the loss caused to the Government from the respondents 5 and 6, is kept pending till date without any progress. Therefore, he has filed this Writ Petition with aforesaid prayer.
3.Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, learned Government Pleader, who takes notice on behalf of the respondents 1, 3 and 4, submits that the representation of the petitioner would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed on its own merits within a period that may be stipulated by this Court. 4.Notice to the respondents 5 and 6 is hereby dispensed with, since no adverse order is going to be passed as against them. 5.Considering the limited scope of the prayer sought for by the petitioner, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the claim made by the petitioner either in the representation or in the affidavit filed in support of this Writ Petition, we direct the official respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 12.02.2025, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of twelve [12] weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
6.With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. [J.N.B., J.] & [S.S.Y., J.] 28.02.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva To 1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Sivaganagi District.
2.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District.
3.The Tahsildar, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.
4.The Block Development Officer, Thiruppuvanam Union Office, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District.
J.NISHA BANU, J.
AND S.SRIMATHY , J.
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