The Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a 2016 notice of enquiry regarding land acquisition. The Bench held that the petition, filed nearly two years after the notice, was not maintainable to canvass the correctness of the proceedings.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED:14.12.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RAVICHANDRABAABU
W.P.No.32470 of 2017 and W.M.P.Nos.35782 and 35783 of 2017
K.Dhanraj ... Petitioner
vs.
1. The District Collector,
Kanchipuram District,
Kanchipuram.
2. The District Revenue Officer,
Kanchipuram District,
Kanchipuram.
3. The Tahsildar,
Pallavaram Taluk Office,
Kanchipuram District.
4. The Assistant Engineer,
Public Works Department,
W.R.D. Adyar Irrigation Work,
St.Thomas Mount,
Chennai.
5. The Member Secretary,
Chennai Metropollitan Development Authority,
Egmore, Chennai. ... Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the imugned notice of the 2nd respondent in his proceedings under Na.Ka.34/2016/No.2 dated 06.01.2016 and quash the same and further forbearing the respondent from interfering with the petitioner peaceful possession and enjoyment of their property situated at Survey No.234 to extent of 2 acres 9 cents at Anagaputhur, Pallavaram Taluk, Kanchipuram District.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sivasankar
For Respondents : Mr.R.Govindasamy
Special Government Pleader
O R D E R
Mr.R.Govindasamy, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. By consent of the parties, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS-)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
vsi
To
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging a notice of enquiry issued nearly two years prior is maintainable in spite of the delay?
K. Dhanraj
The District Collector, Kanchipuram District
The District Revenue Officer, Kanchipuram District
The Tahsildar, Pallavaram Taluk Office
The Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department
The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
Ravichandrababu
As recorded by the court registry
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