M.A.Vijayanatarajan 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 M.A.Vijayanatarajan ... Petitioner vs.

1.The District Collector, Madurai.

2.The Block Development Officer, Office of the Block Development Officer, Madurai East Union Panchayat, Madurai.

3.The Special Officer/Block Development Officer/Monitoring Committee, Andarkottaram Village Panchayat, Madurai East Union Panchayat, Madurai.

4.G.Sebasti Sahaya Selvarani ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 10.03.2025 and remove the encroachment made by the fourth respondent in the public pathway situated in 1/6

S.No.13/, S.No.13/12 and S.No.14 in Kondapethan Village, Andakottaram Village Panchayat, Madurai East Taluk, Madurai District. For Petitioner : Mr.P.P.Alwin Balan For RR 1 to 3 : Mr.J.Ashok Additional Government Pleader For R - 4 : Mr.S.Vidyasagar

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 09.03.2025, to remove the encroachment made by the fourth respondent in the public pathway situated in S.No.13/, S.No.13/12 and S.No.14 in Kondapethan Village, Andakottaram Village Panchayat, Madurai East Taluk, Madurai District, is kept pending till date without any progress. Therefore, he has filed this Writ Petition with the aforesaid prayer.

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3.The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for 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.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 3 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 09.03.2025, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the fourth respondent 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.

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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, Madurai.

2.The Block Development Officer, Office of the Block Development Officer, Madurai East Union Panchayat, Madurai.

3.The Special Officer/Block Development Officer/Monitoring Committee, Andarkottaram Village Panchayat, Madurai East Union Panchayat, Madurai.

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J.NISHA BANU , J.

and S.SRIMATHY, J.

ps ORDER MADE IN DATED : 27.03.2025 6/6