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A.Karuppaiah, v. The District Revenue Officer

2017-09-20Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED 20.09.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM W.P(MD)No.17739 of 2017 A.Karuppaiah ..Petitioner Vs 1.The District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

2.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District ..Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the Petitioner in Na.Ka.Pi4 - 14798 -16 - 1, dated 17.10.2016, within the time limit fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner :M/s.D.Senthil For Respondents :Mr.C.Selvaraj Spl.Govt.Pleader

ORDER

The Petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the Petitioner in Na.Ka.Pi4 - 14798 -16 - 1, dated 17.10.2016, within the time limit fixed by this Court.

2.Mr.C.Selvaraj, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents.

3.By consent of both parties, the main Writ Petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage itself. 4.The case of the Petitioner is that he owns lands measuring an extent of 19 1⁄2 cents in S.No.86/1B and 35 cents in S.No.86/6B in Othapanaiyenthal, Enathi Village, sivagangai District. But the second respondent has issued patta for a lesser extent. Aggrieved https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

over the same, the Petitioner preferred an appeal before the first respondent on 21,8,2015 and the same was numbered as Na.Ka.Pi4 147908-16-1, dated 17.10.2016. Since there is no progress for more than one year, the present Writ Petition is filed. 5.Considering the limited scope of the prayer sought for by the Petitioner, without going into the merits of the case, this Court directs the first respondent to consider the appeal filed by the Petitioner in Na.Ka.Pi4 147908-16-1, dated 17.10.2016.on merits and in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders on the same, after giving notice to the Petitioner and other interested parties, if any, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6.With the above direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar.

To 1.The District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

2.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District +1CC to Mr.D.Senthil, Advocate, SR.No. 79923 +1CC to the Special Government Pleader SR.No. 80890 W.P(MD)No.17739 of 2017 20.09.2017 vsn KK/SV MMS/SAR 1/03.10.2017/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/