Chitra.B.A v. The Managing Director
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.10.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY B.A.Chitra ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Managing Director, No.5, Kamarajar Salai, Triplicane, Chennai 600 005.
2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.
3.The Executive Engineer, Madurai Division, 169, K.K.Nagar Main Road, Madurai 625 020.
...Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the second respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 25.09.2021, seeking allotment of free or monthly installment house which was constructed by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board at Periyar Nagar, Rajakoor Village, Madurai Districrt.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Kannan For Respondents : Mr.P.Subbaraj Counsel for State
ORDER
The petitioner seeks the consideration of a representation dated 25.09.2021 in relation to the allotment of a house either free or on monthly installment basis.
2.The petitioner states that she belongs to a community of weavers and that she lives in poverty and does not own any property. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a representation on 25.09.2021 seeking the allotment of a house constructed by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board in Rajakoor Village, Madurai under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The present 1/3
Writ Petition is filed on account of the alleged failure of the second respondent to take a decision on such representation. 3.Mr.P.Subbaraj, learned counsel for the State, accepts notice for all the respondents. He submits that the second respondent may be directed to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation.
4.The petitioner has enclosed her Aadhaar and Pan Card as also the representation submitted to the District Collector. The State has floated several schemes for the provision of housing to the poor and homeless. In fact, provision has been made in such regard even under the Pradhan Manthiri Awas Yojana Gramin Scheme. Therefore, it is just and necessary that the petitioner's representation be considered in accordance with one of the applicable schemes and disposed of within a reasonable time. 5.Accordingly, without going into the merits of the matter, the second respondent herein is directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 25.09.2021 by taking into account all applicable schemes in such regard and dispose of such representation within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
6.W.P.(MD).No.18897 of 2021 is disposed of on these terms without any order as to costs.
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To 1.The Managing Director, No.5, Kamarajar Salai, Triplicane, Chennai 600 005.
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2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.
3.The Executive Engineer, Madurai Division, 169, K.K.Nagar Main Road, Madurai 625 020.
+1 CC to M/s.SPL.GP ( SR-32582[F] dated 26/10/2021 ) +2 CC to M/s.R.KANNAN, Advocate ( SR-32544,32549[F] dated 26/10/2021 ) 25.10.2021 RK/PM (09/11/2021) 3P 7C 3/3