Full Judgment
Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents 1 to 3 from any manner interfering with the possession of the property of the petitioner land comprised in Survey Nos.51/7 and No.51/8, Karuppoor Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villipuram District under the guise of laying the street road into the property of the petitioner and consequently restrain the respondents from any manner laying any road or act in furtherance of laying road through the property of the petitioner without initiating legal proceedings for acquisition of the respective property in the manner known to law.
ORDER
1. This Writ Petition is filed praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents from any manner interfering with the possession of the property of the petitioner land comprised in Survey Nos.51/7 and No.51/8, Karuppoor Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villipuram District under the guise of laying the street road into the property of the petitioner and consequently restrain the respondents from any manner laying any road or act in furtherance of laying road through the property of the petitioner without initiating legal proceedings for acquisition of the respective property in the manner known to law.
2. Ms.V.M.Velumani, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. By consent, the writ petition is taken up for disposal.
3. The grievance of the petitioner is that the first respondent is attempting to lay a road in patta land without following due process of law and in high handed manner. A legal notice was issued to the respondents 1 and 3. The counsel has forgotten to put the date either in the first page of the notice or below the signature. The date, however, is found in the postal acknowledgment card. It is desirable that the date is put in the document for proper appreciation by the court as well as by the authority.
4. The Special Government Pleader states that the notice has been received by the first respondent and the authority will proceed in the matter by following due process of law.
5. Recording the submission made by the learned Special Government Pleader, the first respondent is directed to consider the above legal notice on its own merits and in accordance with law forthwith. This Court has not expressed any opinion on the claim of the petitioner.
6. This Writ Petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.