1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:25/4/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN Writ Petition (MD)No.4711 of 2011 N. Thangavel ... Petitioner Vs. 1. Secretary to Government Revenue Department Chief Secretariat Chennai. 2. The District Collector Tiruchi District Tiruchi. 3. Revenue Divisional Officer Musiri Tiruchi District. 4. Tahsildar Lalgudi Tiruchi District. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of mandamus to direct the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner's appeal dated 5/11/2009 filed against the order dated 18/9/2008 passed by the third respondent expeditiously. For Petitioner : Mr.G.R.Swaminathan For Respondents : Mr.V.Rajasekaran, Spl.G.P O R D E R By consent, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 2. Mr.V.Rajasekaran, Special Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the respondents. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition praying to direct the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner's appeal dated 5/11/2009 filed against the order dated 18/9/2008 passed by the third respondent. 4. The case of the petitioner is that he became a Village Administrative Officer in the year 1982. Originally, he was appointed https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 in Aathikurichi Village, Jeyamkondan Taluk. He was worked in several Villages and only in the year 2007, he was posted at Punjai Sangendhi Village, Lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchi District. Charges have been framed against the petitioner. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Musiri held that the charges against the petitioner are proved and Rs.1 lakh should be deducted from his gratuity. Aggrieved over the said order, he preferred an appeal to the first respondent dated 5/11/2009. However, the appeal was not disposed of by the first respondent. Hence, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition praying for the relief as stated therein. 5. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the first respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner dated 5/11/2009 on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. This writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. mvs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar[CO] /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Secretary to Government, Revenue Department Chief Secretariat, Chennai. 2. The District Collector, Tiruchi District, Tiruchi. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Musiri, Tiruchi District. 4. The Tahsildar, Lalgudi, Tiruchi District. +1 cc to Mr.G.R.Swaminathan, Advocate SR.No.15164. +1 cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No.15277. W.P.(MD)No.4711 of 2011 2P/7C RPB 06.05.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/