Rajakumaran.C v. The Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.02.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN and W.M.P.(MD) No.18558 of 2023 C.Rajakumaran ... Petitioner -vs1. The Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Director of Municipal Administration, No.75, Urban Administrative Building, Santhome High Road, MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai - 600 028.

3.The Regional Director of Municipal Administration, Madurai Region, No.294, Melakkal Main Road, Kochadai, Madurai - 625 016.

4. The District Collector, Sivangangai District, Sivagangai.

5. The Commissioner of Municipality, Sivagangai Municipality, Sivagangai.

6. E.kandasamy ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 5 to inspect the road laid by the 6th respondent by the concerned officials along with experts as per norms and conditions and to take stringent action against the 6th respondent herein for not laying the road properly based no the representation dated 05.08.2023 and 04.09.2023, within the time frame as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Karthik Rajan For Respondents :

Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader for R1 to R4 Mr.K.Kaviarasan for R5 Mr.M.Thirunavukkarasu for R6

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] We have heard Mr.R.Karthik Rajan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, learned State Government Pleader, for respondents 1 to 4, Mr.K.Kaviarasan, learned counsel for the fifth respondent and Mr.M.Thirunavukkarasu, learned counsel for the sixth respondent.

2. This Court had directed the Committee to inspect the roads as alleged in the writ petition. The District Collector along with the Divisional Engineer (Highways), Sivagangai, inspected the roads and submitted the status report. According to the status report, the roads have been constructed as per the norms and in order. Even third party audit has been conducted on the same.

3. In light of the report placed on record, no further orders are necessary in the present writ petition. The writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected W.M.P(MD) No.18558 of 2023 is closed.

[S.V.G., C.J.] [G.I., J.] 26.02.2024 Index :

Yes / No :

Yes / No PKN

To:

1. The Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Director of Municipal Administration, No.75, Urban Administrative Building, Santhome High Road, MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai - 600 028.

3.The Regional Director of Municipal Administration, Madurai Region, No.294, Melakkal Main Road, Kochadai, Madurai - 625 016.

4. The District Collector, Sivangangai District, Sivagangai.

5. The Commissioner of Municipality, Sivagangai Municipality, Sivagangai.

THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE and G.ILANGOVAN , J.

PKN 26.02.2024