Senthil Kumar Vs The District Collector

Senthil Kumar vs The District Collector

Type Court Judgment Court Chennai Decided Jan 08, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1604584
Court: Chennai High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr.Justice K. Surender
Decided On: Jan 08, 2026
Case Number: WP(MD)/10534/2024

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Senthil Kumar

Respondent

The District Collector

Excerpt

before the madurai bench of madras high court dated :08.01.2026coramthe honourable mr.justice k.surender senthil kumar ... petitioner(s) vs. theni taluk, theni district. ... respondent(s) prayer : petition filed under article 226 of the constitution of india praying for issuance of writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 24.04.2023 and dispose of the same. for petitioner : mr.r.manoharan for respondents :mr.b.ramanathan addl. government pleader for r1 to r4orderthis writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 24.04.2023 and dispose of the same.2. heard the learned counsel for the parties.3. the petitioner submitted a representation dated 24.04.2023 tothe respondents, seeking to forbear them from laying a road on his patta land. however, no action has been taken on the said representation. hence, the present writ petition has been filed.4. learned additional government pleader, appearing on behalf of the respondents 1 to 4, submits that the petitioner's representation would be considered on merits and in accordance with law.5. in view of the above submissions, without expressing anyopinion on the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the fourth respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 24.04.2023 on merits and in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, affter affording a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner. there shall be no order as to costs.(k.surender, j) ncc :yes/no internet :yes/no index :yes/no pkn to theni taluk, theni district.k.surender, j.pkn

Full Judgment

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :08.01.2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.SURENDER Senthil Kumar ... Petitioner(s) Vs. Theni Taluk, Theni District. ... Respondent(s) PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 24.04.2023 and dispose of the same. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Manoharan For Respondents :Mr.B.Ramanathan Addl. Government Pleader for R1 to R4

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 24.04.2023 and dispose of the same.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. The petitioner submitted a representation dated 24.04.2023 to

the respondents, seeking to forbear them from laying a road on his patta land. However, no action has been taken on the said representation. Hence, the present writ petition has been filed.

4. Learned Additional Government Pleader, appearing on behalf of the respondents 1 to 4, submits that the petitioner's representation would be considered on merits and in accordance with law.

5. In view of the above submissions, without expressing any

opinion on the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the fourth respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 24.04.2023 on merits and in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, affter affording a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs.

(K.SURENDER, J) NCC :Yes/No Internet :Yes/No Index :Yes/No PKN To Theni Taluk, Theni District.

K.SURENDER, J.

PKN

Same Court & Year Chennai · 2026 Same Parties Senthil Kumar vs The District Collector Same Judge Honourable Mr.Justice K. Surender