6 Though the petitioner has prayed for a larger relief, this Court, in the light of the above facts and circumstances and having found that the petitioner is having an effective alternate remedy, permits the petitioner to avail the said remedy by invoking section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, by filing an appeal to the District Collector, Salem District, along with a petition for stay u/s.10-B of the said Act along with a copy of this order and by enclosing necessary and authenticated documents within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and upon receipt of the same, the Collector of Salem District or the Delegated Authority shall entertain the appeal along with the petition for stay, if the papers are otherwise in order and take up the petition for stay initially and give a disposal in accordance with law within a period of three weeks from the date of entertainment of the said appeal and till such time, the respondent shall defer further decision in terms of the impugned notice dated 05.03.2018. It is also open to the said Authority to take up the main appeal itself and give a disposal on merits and in accordance with law within a period of ten weeks from the date of entertainment of the appeal and communicate the decision taken, to the petitioner.
