Jeyaraj v. The Principal Secretary To Government
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.08.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.(MD)No.7808 2022 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.5857 and 5859 of 2022 Jeyaraj ... Petitioner Vs.
1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Building, Abdul Razzak Street, Saidapet, Chennai - 600 015.
2. The District Collector, District Collector Office,
3. The Project Director and Additional Collector, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Collector,
4. The Block Development Officer, Munchirai Union Panchayat Office, Puthukkadai Post,
5. The Panchayat President, Thuthoor Village Panchayat, Killiyoor Taluk,
6. The Executive Engineer, Munchirai Panchayat Union Office,
7. The Assistant Executive Engineer, Padmanabhapuram,
8. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, No.210/A1. Lourdu Anna Salai, Superintendent of Police Camp Office Road, Thalavaipuram Road, Punnai Nagar, Kanniyakumari District - 629 004.
9. P.Rajkumar
10. The Professor and Head, Division of Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai - 600 025.
... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 8 to initiate appropriate legal action, criminal and departmental, against all those responsible for their negligence in not constructing a strong and quality building for the Thoothur Panchayat Office with the allocated funds. For Petitioner :
Mr.Henri Tiphagne For Respondent :
Mr.M.Sarangan Add. Gov Pleader for R1-R3,R7&R8 Mrs.S.Jeyapriya Government Advocate for R4 to R6 Mr.C.Kishore for R9 Mr.J.John Rajadurai for R10
O R D E R
Heard the learned counsel on either side.
2. The petitioner alleges that the petition mentioned construction is of poor quality. He wants action to be taken.
3. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the ninth respondent clarified that the work order was issued
in the name of the Panchayat Secretary and the ninth respondent was only a supplier of building materials and nothing more than that and that he was not responsible for the nature of construction.
4. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents submitted that the Executive Engineer, DRDA, Kanniyakumari, conducted a spot inspection and after conducting the inspection came to the conclusion that the construction has been properly carried out.
5. Since contentious aspects have been thrown up for consideration, it is not possible to this Court to go beyond a point. The construction is for a Village Panchayat. It is for the second respondent to take a call in this regard. No further direction is issued in this Writ Petition.
6. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 30.08.2022 Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No vji To
1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Building, Abdul Razzak Street, Saidapet, Chennai - 600 015.
2. The District Collector, District Collector Office,
3. The Project Director and Additional Collector, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Collector,
4. The Block Development Officer, Munchirai Union Panchayat Office, Puthukkadai Post,
5. The Panchayat President, Thuthoor Village Panchayat, Killiyoor Taluk,
6. The Executive Engineer, munchirai Panchayat Union Office,
7. The Assistant Executive Engineer, Padmanabhapuram,
8. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, No.210/A1. Lourdu Anna Salai, Superintendent of Police Camp Office Road, Thalavaipuram Road, Punnai Nagar, Kanniyakumari District - 629 004.
9. The Professor and Head, Division of Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai - 600 025.
G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.
vji W.P.(MD)No.7808 2022 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.5857 and 5859 of 2022 30.08.2022