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Sri Kannanur Mariamman Eri Neer v. The District Collector

Madras HC1 Feb 2021WP/1867/2021

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What is this about?

The High Court held that litigation concerning the leasing of village tanks is inappropriate for public interest litigation. The Court stated that matters of direct executive functioning should not waste court time and instructed parties to confine themselves to personal interest for now.

What did the court decide?

The writ petitioners should confine themselves to their personal interest; matters complained of need not be gone into at this level. Writs disposed without order as to costs.

Sri Kannanur Mariamman Eri Neer Vs The District… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2021)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 01.02.2021

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CORAM :

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THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY

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W.P.Nos.1867 & 1871 of 2021

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Sri Kannanur Mariamman Eri Neer Pasana Vivasayigal Sangam rep. by its President E.Palanivel Madhiyampatti Rasipuram Taluk Petitioner in Namakkal District. ... WP No.1867/21 Poolankuttai Neer Pasana Vivasayigal Sangam rep. by its Secretary K.Krishnan Kalkattanoor Post Rasipuram Taluk Petitioner in Namakkal District 637 505. .. WP No.1871/21 Vs. 1. The District Collector District Collector Office, Namakkal. 2. The Personnel Assistant of District Collector (Small Savings) District Collector Office Namakkal. 3. The Assistant Director Assistant Director Office for Rural Developments (Panchayat) District Collector Office Namakkal. R1 to R3 in both WPs 4. The Block Development Officer Vennandhur Panchayat Union Office Vennandhur, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District. R4 in WP.1867/2021

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4.The Commissioner, Venmandhur Panchayat, Union Office, Venmandhur, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District. ... 4^th Respondent in WP. 1871/2021

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Prayer: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the fourth respondent in Na.Ka.No.1311/2020/A2 dated 04.01.2021 published on 06.01.2021 in the Daily Thanthi News Paper, Namakkal Edition and quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents to consider representation of the petitioner dated 10.01.2021 within stipulated time fixed by this Honourable Court.

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For Petitioners : Mr.B.Kumarasamy
For Respondents : Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan
State Govt. Pleader
for respondents 1 to 3
ORDER
(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)

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The petitioners seek to arrogate much more importance to themselves than their positions demand.

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The petitioners complain not only of a lesser area of waterbody being leased out for fishing, but also of the quantum fixed as the reserve price. In any event, it is submitted on behalf of the respondent authorities that the reserve price has been revised upwards.

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Matters of the present kind should not form the subject matter of any public interest litigation to waste Court time. There is very little assistance that the Court can render in such direct executive functioning. If a public interest litigation were to be generated in respect of every village tank all over the State, there would be little time to tend to other business.

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For the reasons aforesaid, the matters complained of need not be gone into at this level, but it will be open to the persons really affected by the perceived acts of the respondent authorities to take appropriate action in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order in any manner whatsoever. The writ petitioners should confine themselves to their personal interest for the moment.

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W.P.Nos.1867 and 1871 of 2021 are disposed of without any order as to costs. As a consequence, WMP Nos.2113, 2109, 2110 and 2112 of 2021 are closed.

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Assistant Registrar

//True Copy//

Sub Assistant Registrar

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kpl

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The District Collector District Collector Office, Namakkal. 2. The Personnel Assistant of District Collector (Small Savings) District Collector Office, Namakkal.

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The Assistant Director Assistant Director Office for Rural Developments (Panchayat) District Collector Office, Namakkal.

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The Assistant Director Assistant Director Office for Rural Developments (Panchayat) District Collector Office, Namakkal.

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The Block Development Officer Vennandhur Panchayat Union Office Vennandhur, Rasipuram Taluk Namakkal District. 6.The Commissioner, Venmandhur Panchayat, Union Office, Venmandhur, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

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+2cc to Mr.B.Kumarasamy, Advocate, S.R.No. 5003 & 5151 +1cc to Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan, Advocate, S.R.No. 5229 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No. 5101 & 5100

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W.P.Nos.1867 & 1871 of 2021

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LN(CO) GN(12/02/2021)

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