P.Rajapandi v. The District Collector / Monitoring Committee
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.03.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY P.Rajapandi ... Petitioner vs.
1.The District Collector/Monitoring Committee, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.
3.The Tahsildar, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.
4.The Block Development Officer, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.
5.S.Poochi 6.K.Subhaiya 7.P.Sadiyandi 8.M.Sabarimalai 9.K.Marudhu 10.M.Muthaiya 11.A.Muthu 12.M.Muthu 1/6
13.B.Rakku 14.P.Muthaiya 15.Murugesan 16.A.Muthaiya ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to issue necessary direction to the respondents 3 and 4 herein to respondents 5 to 16 to remove the encroachment in the Government poramboke lands used as alley and street in bearing Survey Nos.504/4, 508/19 is public Alley and Survey Nos. 156/7, 8, 505/20, 506/1 is Street, Survey No.503/22, 31, 32, 504/28, 505/26, 27, 506/12, 507/1, 13, 511/1, 511/6, 10 is common pathway and 503/1, 508/11 Survey No.157 is public property in Sangankulam Village, Palaiyanoor Post, Valarenthal Group, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District based on petitioner's representation dated 28.02.2025 made to the respondents 1 to 4. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Arumugam For RR 1 to 4 : 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. Considering the limited relief sought for by the petitioner, notice to the respondents 5 to 16 is dispensed with. 2/6
2.It is the grievance of the petitioner that his representation dated 28.02.2025, to remove the encroachments made by the respondents 5 to 16 in the Government poramboke lands bearing Survey Nos.504/4, 508/19, Survey Nos.156/7, 8, 505/20, 506/1, Survey No.503/22, 31, 32, 504/28, 505/26, 27, 506/12, 507/1, 13, 511/1, 511/6, 10 and Survey Nos.503/1, 508/11 and Survey No.157 situated at Sangankulam Village, Palaiyanoor Post, Valarenthal Group, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District, is kept pending till date without any progress. Therefore, he has filed this Writ Petition with the aforesaid prayer. 3.The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 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.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 3/6
Writ Petition, we direct the respondents 1 to 4 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 28.02.2025, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as the respondents 5 to 16 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.
5.With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
[J.N.B.,J.] & [S.S.Y.,J.] 18.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps Note: Registry is directed to mark a copy of this order to the private respondents.
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To 1.The District Collector/Monitoring Committee, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.
3.The Tahsildar, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.
4.The Block Development Officer, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.
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J.NISHA BANU , J.
and S.SRIMATHY, J.
ps ORDER MADE IN DATED : 18.03.2025 6/6