1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.N.BASHA and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL Writ Petition (MD) No.2312 of 2011 S.P.Koppaiah ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, Chennai -9. 2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 3.The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Gundaaru Watershed Division, Madurai -2. 4.The Block Development Officer, Thirupparangundram Panchayat Union, Madurai District. 5.The President, Valayapatti Village Panchayat, Valayapatti, Madurai District. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus, to direct the respondents to streamline the channel available between Valayapatti Kanmoi and Thottiapatti Kanmoi enabling the surplus waters reaches into Thottiapatti Kanmoi's and thereby save the interest of the petitioner's village people to do their agricultural activities by considering the representation given by them dated 27.09.2010 & 09.01.2011. For petitioner .. Mr.N.Sathish Babu For respondents 1 to 3 .. Mr.R.Anandaraj,Government Advocate For respondents 4 & 5 .. Mr.K.P.Krishnadoss ORDER (Order of the Court was made by K.N.BASHA, J.) The petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking for the relief of a direction to the respondents to streamline the channel available between Valayapatti Kanmoi and Thottiapatti Kanmoi, enabling the surplus waters reaches into Thottiapatti Kanmoi's and thereby save the interest of the Thottiapatti village people to do their agricultural activities by considering the representation given by them dated 27.09.2010 & 09.01.2010. 2.By mutual consent of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr.R.Anandharaj, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 and Mr.K.P.Krishnadoss, learned counsel appearing for the respondents 4 & 5, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 3.Though the petitioner has come forward with a larger prayer, now it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner would be satisfied if a direction is given to the second https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 respondent to consider the representation given by the petitioner along with the villagers, dated 09.01.2011, within a time frame. 4.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the respondents on the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5.In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court, without going into the merits of the representation given by the petitioner along with the villagers, dated 09.01.2011 and also without expressing any view on such representation, constrained to direct the second respondent herein to consider the representation given by the petitioner along with the villagers, dated 09.01.2011, by affording opportunity to the petitioner as well as to the other relevant parties by sending notice and to pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner shall also furnish a fresh copy of the representation, dated 09.01.2011, to the second respondent along with the order copy of this Court, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6.The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(AE) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR gcg To: 1.The Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, Chennai -9. 2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 3.The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Gundaaru Watershed Division, Madurai -2. 4.The Block Development Officer, Thirupparangundram Panchayat Union, Madurai District. 5.The President, Valayapatti Village Panchayat, Valayapatti, Madurai District. 1cc To Mr.K.P.Krishnadas, Advocate in CC SR No.40864/11 1cc To The Special Government Pleader, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai in CC SR No.41112/11 sb 30/11/2011 8c Order in W.P.(MD)No.2312 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/