V. K. M. Mohammed Miskin v. the Andaman and Nicobar Administration and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA/124/2024 | High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair | Moushumi Bhattacharya, J. | 8 February 2024 | Petitioner: V.K.M. Mohammed Miskin (advocates: Dolly Sarkar on behalf of Arul Prasanth) | Respondents: The Andaman and Nicobar Administration and others; respondent no.2 Tehsildar, Port Blair (advocate: V.D.Sivabalan) | Direction to Tehsildar to dispose of petitioner's application pending since 10-11-2020 pursuant to order of remand dated 02-08-2019, in terms of Sub Divisional Officer's order dated 02-08-2023 arising out of First Revenue Appeal | Delay of over three years found inconceivable | Disposal ordered within three weeks | Petition allowed and disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no.2 (Tehsildar, Port Blair) to dispose of the petitioner's application pending since 10 November 2020 within three weeks from 8 February 2024; writ petition allowed and disposed of accordingly.