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K.S.a.Durairaj, v. the District Revenue Officer

Madras HC6 Feb 2018WP(MD)/1684/2018

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What is this about?

This court issued a direction under Article 226 directing the District Revenue Officer to consider and decide a petitioner's pending application for rectification of land classification within six weeks, without going into the merits of the case.

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Direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on the pending application within six weeks.

K.S.a.Durairaj, Vs the District Revenue Officer — Land Acquisition | Madras HC (2018)

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 06.02.2018

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN

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W.P.(MD) No.1684 of 2018

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K.S.A.Durairaj ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The District Revenue Officer, Dindigul.

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2.The Tahsildar, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District.

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3.Kovilur Panchayat, Rep. by the Special Officer, (Block Development Officer), Kovilur, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District. ... Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1^st respondent to dispose the petitioner's application dated 25.09.2017 seeking to rectify the mistake crept in during UDR survey and remove the classification of S.No.1285/5 as lane and classify the same as petitioner's patta land within a time frame as fixed by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.Subramanian For Respondents : Mr.Aayiram K.Selvakumar, Additional Government Pleader

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ORDER

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The writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the application dated 25.09.2017 filed by the petitioner.

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2.According to the petitioner he is the owner of the property in Survey Nos.1285/3, 1285/4 and 1285/5 and during UDR survey, Survey No.1285/5 has been wrongly classified as lane. Based on the wrong classification, now the eviction proceedings is pending against the petitioner. Now the petitioner filed an application before the first respondent and the same is pending from September 2017. Since no order has been passed on the above said https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ application, the present Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner.

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3.Considering the fact that the application filed by the petitioner is pending form September 2017, without going into the merits of the case, this Court directs the first respondent to consider and pass orders on the application filed by the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law, after giving opportunity to the petitioner and other rival parties, if any, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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4.With the above said direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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Sd/-

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Assistant Registrar(AS)

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/True Copy/

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Sub Assistant Registrar

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1.The District Revenue Officer, Dindigul.

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2.The Tahsildar, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District.

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3.Kovilur Panchayat, Rep. by the Special Officer, (Block Development Officer), Kovilur, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District.

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+1cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No. 46938 +1cc to M/S.R.Subramanian, Advocate SR.No. 46616

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W.P(MD)No.1684 of 2018 06.02.2018

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JM/SKN RSK/SAR 1/22.02.2018/2P/6C

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

K.S.a.Durairaj, v. the District Revenue Officer

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