Prd.Raja v. The Director Of Municipal Administration

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.30555 of 2024 PRD.Raja ... Petitioner -Vs1.The Director of Municipal Administration, No.75, Urban Administrative Building, Santhom High Road, MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai-600 028.

2.The District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

3.The Commissioner, Dindigul Corporation, Dindigul.

4.L.Thilaksubatharsan ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to remove the deviation made by the 4th respondent in the original building plan approval No. 078/BL/2022/00038 dated 25.02.2022 issued by the 3rd respondent and to take

appropriate action against the 4th respondent by considering the petitioner's representation dated 13.09.2024.

For Petitioner : Ms.V.Karuna For R1 & R2 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader For R3 : Mr.J.Lawrance, Standing Counsel For R4 : Mr.J.Alaguram Jothi

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.] It is the grievance of the petitioner that his representation dated 13.09.2024 seeking removal of the deviation made by the 4th respondent in the original building plan approval, is kept pending till date without any progress. Therefore, he has filed this Writ Petition with the aforesaid prayer. 2.The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent would submit 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.

3.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 3rd respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 13.09.2024, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the 4th 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.

4.With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. [J.N.B., J.] & [S.S.Y., J.] 12.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva Note: Registry is directed to send a copy of this order to the 4th respondent. To 1.The Director of Municipal Administration, No.75, Urban Administrative Building, Santhom High Road, MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai-600 028.

J.NISHA BANU, J.

AND S.SRIMATHY , J.

Yuva 2.The District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

3.The Commissioner, Dindigul Corporation, Dindigul.

W.P.(MD)No.30555 of 2024 12.03.2025