The High Court directed the first respondent to consider the petitioner's statutory appeal on merits and pass orders within eight weeks under Article 226.
Direction to respondent to consider the petitioner's appeal and pass orders within eight weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 07.04.2015
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN
W.P.NO.10008 OF 2015
R.Annadurai ... Petitioner
Versus
1.The Regional Deputy Director
Coimbatore Region
Survey and Land Records
Collectorate, Coimbatore.
2.The Assistant Director
Survey and Land Records
Salem,
Salem District. ... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on merits in accordance with law by disposing the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner on 07.08.2014 within a stipulated time.
For Petitioner : Mr.C.Prakasam For Respondents : Mr.K.Rajendraprasad Government Advocate
O R D E R Heard both sides.
2.The prayer in the writ petition is for a mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's appeal dated 07.08.2014 within a stipulated period.
3.Since a limited prayer is made to consider the petitioner's appeal dated 07.08.2014, without expressing anything on merits, the first respondent is directed to consider the same and pass orders, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the result to the petitioner.
4.With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
TK
To
1.The Regional Deputy Director
Coimbatore Region
Survey and Land Records
Collectorate, Coimbatore.
2.The Assistant Director
Survey and Land Records
Salem,
Salem District.
1 cc to Mr. C.Prakasam,Advocate, SR.No.19312
1 cc to Government Pleader,Sr.No19268/15
W.P.NO.10008 OF 2015 ca(co) pmk.22.4.2015
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to consider and decide the petitioner's statutory appeal within a stipulated time.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
R. Annadurai
Regional Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Collectorate, Coimbatore
Assistant Director, Survey and Land Records, Salem
D. Hariparam Ethan
As recorded by the court registry
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