S.Ramakrishnan v. The District Collector
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.03.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.6113 of 2025 S.Ramakrishnan ... Petitioner -Vs1.The District Collector, Office of the Collectorate Building, Madurai District.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Office of the Revenue Divisional, Usilampatti, Madurai District.
3.The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District.
4.Ramasamy 5.Manikandan ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to remove the illegal encroachment in temple by name Thiruvenkadaperumalsamy Temple in Survey No.40/10 and Natham Survey No.57/9 situated at Ravuthanpatti Village,
Koovalapuram Revenue Village, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District made by the respondents 4 and 5 by making construction of building and asbestos sheet shed by considering the petitioner's representation dated 07.01.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.D.S.Haroon Rasheed For R1 to R3 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader
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 07.01.2025, seeking removal of the illegal encroachment made by the respondents 4 and 5 in Thiruvenkadaperumalsamy Temple in Survey No.40/10 and Natham Survey No.57/9 situated at Ravuthanpatti Village, Koovalapuram Revenue Village, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District, is kept pending till date 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 on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3, 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 4 and 5 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 07.01.2025, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the respondents 4 and 5 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.] 07.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva
To 1.The District Collector, Office of the Collectorate Building, Madurai District.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Office of the Revenue Divisional, Usilampatti, Madurai District.
3.The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District.
4.Ramasamy, S/o.Krishnasamy, Main Street, Ravuthanpatti, Koovalapuram Post, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District.
5.Manikandan, S/o.Perumalpillai, Main Street, Ravuthanpatti, Koovalapuram Post, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District.
J.NISHA BANU, J.
AND S.SRIMATHY , J.
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