S. Subramaniyan v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY S.Subramaniyan ... Petitioner vs.

1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar, 2.The District Revenue Officer, District Revenue Office, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer/The Monitoring Committee, Revenue Divisional Office, Sattur, 4.The Tahsildar, Tahsildar Office, Vembakottai, 1/6

5.The Village Administration Officer, Village Administration Office, Virudhunagar Town, 6.Abdul Kadhar Jailani ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent Nos.1 to 5 to take appropriate steps to remove the encroachment made by the sixth respondent in Survey Nos.268 and 271/1, at Periyapalli Vassal Street, Virudhunagar District, by duly considering the petitioner's representation dated 20.03.2025 within the limit fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Jagadeeshwaran For RR 1 to 5 : M/s.D.Farjana Ghousia Special 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 sixth respondent is dispensed with. 2/6

2.It is the grievance of the petitioner that his representation dated 20.03.2025, to remove the encroachment made by the sixth respondent in Survey Nos.268 and 271/1, at Periyapalli Vassal Street, Virudhunagar District, is kept pending till date without any progress. Therefore, he has filed this Writ Petition with the aforesaid prayer.

3.The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 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.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 respondents 1 to 5 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 20.03.2025, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the fourth sixth respondent and pass appropriate orders on 3/6

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.] 27.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps 4/6

To 1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar, 2.The District Revenue Officer, District Revenue Office, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Sattur, 4.The Tahsildar, Tahsildar Office, Vembakottai, 5.The Village Administration Officer, Village Administration Office, Virudhunagar Town, 5/6

J.NISHA BANU , J.

and S.SRIMATHY, J.

ps ORDER MADE IN DATED : 27.03.2025 6/6