Smti.R.Araaiyee v. the Lt.Governor and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Unauthorized construction; Municipal Council; contempt proceeding; appeal before Administrator as Second Appellate Authority filed January 2022 left undisposed; mandamus to decide appeal within two months along with application under section 5; deemed dismissal as withdrawn of second appeal upon timely disposal; Municipal Council directed to act urgently against unauthorized construction; writ petition allowed, no costs; WPA/508/2024; Port Blair Circuit Bench; Rajasekhar Mantha, J.; November 5, 2024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed: Administrator/Second Appellate Authority directed to dispose of the private respondent's appeal (with the section 5 application) within two months; on such disposal the second appeal stands deemed dismissed as withdrawn and the Municipal Council must take immediate and urgent steps in accordance with law regarding the unauthorized construction; no order as to costs.