Paramasivam M.S. v. The Director,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.06.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI W.P.(MD)No.11785 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD)No.10700 of 2018 Paramasivam M.S.
...Petitioner
-Vs1.The Director, Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Opposite to LIC, Chengalvarayan Building, 4th Floor, 807, Anna Salai, Chennai-02.
2.The Member Secretary, Tiruchirapalli Local Planning Authority, No.10, Williams Road, 2nd Floor, Contonment, Tiruchirapalli-01.
...Respondents
PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent to pass orders on the revise plan application submitted by the petitioner and the retention application of the petitioner dated 19.01.2017 within the time stipulated by this Court and consequently forbear the respondents from taking any coercive action, pending such disposal in light of the order made by this Court in Amanulla -Vs- The Government of Tamil Nadu, W.P.(MD)Nos.9064 and 9065 of 2017 dated 17.05.2017.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ajmal Khan Senior Counsel for M/s Ajmal Associates For Respondents : Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan, Special Government Pleader.
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.V.MURALIDARAN, J.) The petitioner seeks for a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the second respondent to pass orders on the retention application, submitted by the petitioner dated 19.01.2017, within a time stipulated and to consequently forbear the respondents from taking any coercive action, pending such disposal in light of the order made by this Court in Amanulla -Vs- The Government of Tamil Nadu, W.P.(MD)Nos.9064 and 9065 of 2017 dated 17.05.2017. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
2.Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.
3. The case of the petitioner is that he has filed retention application on 19.01.2017 to the second respondent and the same is pending. It is the further case of the petitioner that the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(MD)Nos.9064 and 9065 of 2017, by an order dated 17.05.2017, has considered a similar issue and passed orders and now, the petitioner has filed this present writ petition, seeking a direction to the second respondent, to consider the retention application and pass orders on that, as per the orders passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court.
4. The learned Special Government Pleader also agreed to that and seeks time to dispose of the said retention application filed by the petitioner.
5. In view of the above submission, this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the second respondent to consider the retention applicaition filed by the petitioner by giving personal opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the respondents are directed not to take any coercive action against the petitioner. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AD-I) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Director, Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Opposite to LIC, Chengalvarayan Building, 4th Floor, 807, Anna Salai, Chennai-02.
2.The Member Secretary, Tiruchirapalli Local Planning Authority, No.10, Williams Road, 2nd Floor, Contonment, Tiruchirapalli-01.
+1cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No. 66547 W.P.(MD)No.11785 of 2018 01.06.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ ta/pm JM/SKN RSK/SAR 1/11.06.2018/2P/4C