M. Chandran v. The Andaman And Nicobar Administration And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] ...

WPA/134/2022 M. Chandran ... Petitioner Vs.

The Andaman and Nicobar Administration and others ... Respondents Ms. G. Mini ... for the petitioner Mr.Shatadru Chakraborty Mr.Ramendu Agarwal ...

for the respondents April 28, 2022 [GNC] Item No. 5 The petitioner claims to be an allottee/recorded tenant in respect of land bearing survey No.1/360, measuring an area of 175 square metres, situated at Garacharma village, under Port Blair Tehsil, South Andaman District.

The said allotment was made in lieu of the land which was surrendered by the petitioner at Buniyadabad village (Kumrakheti). Almost 200 similarly situated persons had been shifted from Kukrakethi, Buniyadabad village and allotted land in the same locality sometime in 2005. The petitioner claims to be one of such allottee. A licence in Form AG-1 pursuant to RC Case No.126/1999/DC, was granted to the petitioner. The claim is that the petitioner has construed a house over the said land. The writ petitioner through his constituted attorney repeatedly requested the revenue authorities to

issue the land map and the record of rights for the land and further accept the land revenue which had been tendered by the petitioner in respect thereof. The land revenue is not being accepted. Thus the petitioner is aggrieved.

Representation dated May 30, 2012 and October 26, 2018, were made before the Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman District, by the petitioner's constituted attorney. It is submitted that despite such representations, no action has yet been taken by the said authority. The representations are marked as Annexure P-2 and P-3 to this writ petition.

The writ petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the claims and counterclaims of the parties, with a direction upon the Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman District, to dispose of the representations upon granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner or the constituted attorney and other interested parties. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the parties.

The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

The parties are directed to act on the server copies of this order.

(Shampa Sarkar, J.)