Velraj v. The District Collector
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.03.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.5838 of 2025 Velraj ... Petitioner -Vs1.The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.
2.The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer / Chairperson (Divisional Monitoring Committee), Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.
4.The Assistant Director, District Survey and Land Records Dept, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.
5.The Tahsildar, V.K.Pudhur Taluk, 6.The Block Development Officer, Aalangulam, Tenkasi District.
7.The Inspector of Police, Uthamalai Police Station, 8.Muthupandi Thevar 9.Velduraichi 10.Jothi ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 7 to remove the unauthorized encroachment made by the respondents 8 to 10 on the cart track situated in Survey No.404/2 to an extent of 80 cents of Uthumalai Village, V.K.Pudur Taluk, Tenkasi District on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated 13.02.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Sankar For R1, R3 to R5 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader For R2 & R7 : 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 13.02.2025, seeking removal of the encroachment made by the respondents 8 to
10 on the cart track situated in Survey No.404/2 to an extent of 80 cents of Uthumalai Village, V.K.Pudur Taluk, Tenkasi District, is kept pending without any progress. Therefore, he has filed this Writ Petition with the aforesaid prayer. 3.Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, learned Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents 1, 3 to 5, 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 6, 8 to 10 is 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 13.02.2025, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the respondents 8 to 10 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.] 05.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva To 1.The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.
2.The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer / Chairperson (Divisional Monitoring Committee), Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.
4.The Assistant Director, District Survey and Land Records Dept, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.
5.The Tahsildar, V.K.Pudhur Taluk, 6.The Inspector of Police, Uthamalai Police Station,
7.Muthupandi Thevar, S/o.Mahalingasamy Thevar, Door No.5/235, Opp to Indian Veedu, Nellai Road, Uthumalai, 8.Velduraichi, W/o.Kanagaraj, Door No.5/360, Kurukkalpatti Salai, Bilar Street, Maravar Colony, Uthumalai, Tenkasi District.
9.Jothi, W/o.Perumalsamy @ Ashok, Door No.5/360, Kurukkalpatti Salai, Bilar Street, Maravar Colony, Uthumalai, Tenkasi District.
J.NISHA BANU, J.
AND S.SRIMATHY , J.
Yuva W.P.(MD)No.5838 of 2025 05.03.2025