Petitioner approached High Court requesting direction for disposal of representations regarding repair of a dilapidated municipal road in Port Blair. Court issued direction for disposal within eight weeks.
Direction to respondent authorities to dispose of petitioner's prayers regarding road repair within eight weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA [ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ]
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WPA/955/2023
M. K. Thakur
Vs.
The Lieutenant Governor and others
Mr. M.K. Thakur … Petitioner in-person
Mr. Shatadru Chakraborty … for the Respondents
September 29, 2023 (Manoj) Item No.14
Petitioner’s innocuous prayer is that a direction be made upon the respondent authorities for consideration and disposal of his prayer vide representations dated (i) October 26, 2022; (ii) July 12, 2023; (iii) June 19, 2023; (iv) August 4, 2022; and (v) July 25, 2023.
The records reveal that the petitioner has time and again made prayer before the respondent authorities for repair of the dilapidated municipal road situated within the stretch from RC Chinna workshop to Vidhya Beauty Parlour/Hotel Golden Balloon, Diary Farm, Port Blair which is 200 meters in length.
The petitioner has submitted that the road is in a dilapidated condition causing serious inconvenience and risk for the commuters including himself, thereby causing infringement of his Constitutional right to life, as a regular
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commuter over there. Thus he has sought for redress of his grievance, as above.
The respondent authorities are represented.
Le this writ petition be disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to dispose of the petitioner’s prayer vide letters dated (i) October 26, 2022; (ii) July 12, 2023; (iii) June 19, 2023; (iv) August 4, 2022; and (v) July 25, 2023 and by taking necessary action in case the grievance of the writ petitioner is found to be substantive.
Let the exercise as above, be done by the respondent authorities within a period of eight weeks from the date.
The writ petition is disposed of.
Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all legal formalities.
(Rai Chattopadhyay, J.)
M. K. Thakur
The Lieutenant Governor and others
Rai Chattopadhyay
As recorded by the court registry
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