The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court disposed of a writ petition filed to issue a writ of Mandamus for a fixed time frame to consider a representation regarding property title cancellation, granting liberty to invoke the RTI Act.
Liberty granted to invoke the provisions of the Right to Information Act to know about the fate of the representation.
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W.P.(MD)No.7281 of 2020
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 04.08.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM
W.P.(MD)No.7281 of 2020
R.Sivaraman, represented by his Power of Attorney, M.S.Raju ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruchirappalli.
3.The Tahsildar,
Tiruchirappalli West Taluk, Tiruchirappalli.
4.S.Diveeganathan 5.Aathilakshmi
6.Karthik ... Respondents
Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's representation, dated 12.07.2019 within a time frame fixed by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Sivaram For Respondents : Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan Special Government Pleader for R.1 to R.3
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN,J. )
The petitioner, in the affidavit filed in support of this writ petition, would aver among other things that his Principal owned the property situated in Plot No.75 of Alpha Nagar, Piratiyur East Village, Edamalaipattipudur, Tiruchirappalli Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District and the old S.F.No.135/1 pertains to new https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
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UDR S.F.No.11/1A2, T.S.No.19/2, Tiruchirappalli City Corporation Ward No.AL and Block No.1.
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representation is pending consideration on the file of the first respondent.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS)
// True Copy //
/ /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS)
RSB
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To
1.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruchirappalli.
3.The Tahsildar, Tiruchirappalli West Taluk, Tiruchirappalli.
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SRK(CO) TR(14.08.2020) 3P 4C
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner can be granted liberty to seek information about the fate of his representation regarding property title cancellation.
Whether the petitioner has an alternative remedy to dispose of the writ petition.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sivaraman
The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruchirappalli
The Tahsildar, Tiruchirappalli West Taluk, Tiruchirappalli
S.Diveeganathan
Aathilakshmi
M.SathyanaRayanan
P.Rajamanickam
As recorded by the court registry
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