Eda Vijay Kumar v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Ex-servicemen quota land assignment; alienation/sale of assigned land; No Objection Certificate (NOC); non-consideration of representation dated 04.10.2024; District Collector, Sangareddy District; G.O.Ms. No. 743, Revenue (B) Department, dated 30.04.1963; G.O.Ms. No. 1117, Revenue (Assignment-I) Department, dated 11.11.1993 (sale after 10 years from assignment); Article 226 writ of mandamus; disposal at admission stage with consent of counsel; reasoned order within eight weeks; no costs. Relevance: illustrative remedy where authorities fail to act on a representation seeking an NOC for alienation of assigned land - direction to examine and decide with reasoned communication, expressly without adjudication of merits.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to examine the petitioner's representation dated 04.10.2024 and, if the petitioner fulfils all requirements, to consider his case for issuance of the No Objection Certificate, failing which to pass a reasoned order and communicate the same, within eight (08) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs.