1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12.08.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P(MD)No.9078 of 2011 N.Rajasekaran .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Madurai District Collectorate, Madurai. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, South Taluk, Madurai District. 3.The Tahsildar, South Taluk, Madurai District. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal, dated 10.05.2007, vide Na.Ka.No.12772/2007/N of 2007 on the file of the second respondent in accordance with law and on merits within a time frame as may be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Arun Murugan For Respondents : Mr.TR.Janarthanam, Additional Govt. Pleader O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal in Na.Ka.No.12772/2007/N of 2007, dated 10.05.2007 pending on the file of the second respondent, within a stipulated time. 2. Heard Mr.M.Arun Murugan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.TR.Janarthanam, learned Additional Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents. 3. By consent, the Writ Petition itself is taken up for final hearing. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The petitioner claims that he has filed an appeal to the second respondent in appeal No.Na.Ka.No.12772/2007/N of 2007 against the order of the Tahsildar. Since the appeal has not been disposed of so far, the petitioner has come forward with this Writ petition for a Mandamus to direct the the second respondent to dispose of the appeal, within a stipulated time. 5. The learned Additional Government Pleader states that a direction may be issued to the authority to dispose of the appeal, if the same has not already disposed of. 6. Considering the limited scope of the relief sought for in this petition, without going into the merits of the petitioner's claim, the second respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal in Na.Ka.No.12772/2007/N of 2007 dated 10.05.2007, if the same has not been disposed of, on its own merits and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of twelve weeks from the date of resceipt of a copy of this order after hearing all necessary parties. 7. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No Costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector, Madurai District Collectorate, Madurai. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, South Taluk, Madurai District. 3.The Tahsildar, South Taluk, Madurai District. +1cc to the Special Govt.Pleader, Sr.No. 27779 pm ssk/29.08.2011 /5c -2p/- W.P.(MD)No.9078 of 2011 12.08.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/