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E. Mumtaj Begum v. The Assistant Director Cum Pa To The District Collector(Land Survey)

2020-12-04Honourable Mr Justice Krishnan Ramasamy3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :04.12.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY W.P.(MD) No.17577 of 2020 & W.M.P(MD)No.14700 of 2020 E.Mumtaj Begum ... Petitioner Vs The Assistant Director cum PA to the District Collector (Land Survey), Department of Survey and Settlement, Sivagangai.

... Respondent PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondent herein to furnish the documents 1 to 8 cited in Annexure-III of the charge memo issued by the respondent in A4/2156/2019 dated 10.10.2019 and list of return stocks of store house of Sivagangai from 1990 to 2012 as per the representations of petitioner dated 25.11.2019 27.1.2020 and 4.11.2020.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Srinivasa Raghavan For Respondent : Mr.M.Jeyakumar Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed to direct the respondent to furnish the documents 1 to 8 cited in Annexure-III of the charge memo issued by the respondent in A4/2156/2019, dated 10.10.2019 and to provide a copy of the list of return stocks of the store house of Sivagangai from 1990 to 2012.

2.By consent of both parties, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 3.It is the grievance of the petitioner with the relief sought for in the prayer, though she has made representations dated 25.11.2019, 27.01.2020 and 04.11.2020 to the respondent, no action has been taken so far. Hence, the petitioner is before this Court for the relief stated supra.

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4.Mr.M.Jeyakumar, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondent would submit that a copy of the documents and the list of return stocks as prayed for by the petitioner has already been given to her.

5.In reply, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has not received any copy of the documents as stated by the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondent.

6.In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, this Court is inclined to pass the following directions:- i) the respondent is directed to provide a copy of the documents 1 to 8 cited in Annexure-III of the charge memo issued by the respondent in A4/2156/2019, dated 10.10.2019 and to provide a copy of the list of return stocks of the store house of Sivagangai, for the period from 1990 to 2012 to the petitioner, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; ii) on receipt of such copies, the petitioner is directed to submit her reply to the respondent, within a period of four weeks therefrom; and iii) on receipt of such reply from the petitioner, if any, the respondent is directed to complete the entire enquiry proceedings initiated against the petitioner, within a period of six months therefrom;

7.With the above directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) mm Note: In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

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To The Assistant Director cum PA to the District Collector (Land Survey), Department of Survey and Settlement, Sivagangai.

+1 CC to Mr.S.SRINIVASA RAGHAVAN, Advocate SR-24113. +1 CC to the Spl GP SR-24389.

W.P.(MD) No.17577 of 2020 04.12.2020 SS(CO) CS(16.12.2020) 3P 4C 3/3