Gopala Krishnan v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition filed under Article 226 seeking mandamus to dispose of a statutory appeal under the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905. The court directed the District Collector to treat the interim application as the factum and dispose of the appeal and the application expeditiously in the order of seniority or priority if urgency is shown, but refused to fix a specific timeline.
What did the court decide?
Directed the District Collector to dispose of the statutory appeal and interim application expeditiously in the order of seniority or with priority if urgency is shown, without fixing a specific timel