1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.N.BASHA AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL Writ Petition (MD)No.11430 of 2011 Chitra Moorthy, S/o.Gopal : Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District,Tiruchirappalli. 2.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Thiruvarambur, Tiruchirappalli District. 3.Saratha Rukmani 4.Dhanabal 5.Selvam : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to construct a new bridge in the link road connecting Samathuvapuram main road at Kamadhenu Nagar, Navalpattu Village, Thiruvarambur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District and to take appropriate action on the respondents 3 to 5, who have demolished the new bridge constructed in the link road connecting Samathuvapuram main road at Kamadhenu Nagar, Navalpattu Village, Thiruvarambur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District. For Petitioner : Mr.T.M.Madasamy For Respondents : Mr.V.Pandi, Government Advocate. ORDER [Order of the Court was made BY K.N.BASHA, J] Mr.V.Pandi, learned Government Advocate, takes notice on behalf of all the respondents. By mutual consent of both the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final hearing at the admission stage itself. 2.The petitioner has come forward with this writ petition, as a public interest litigation, seeking for a direction to the first respondent, namely the District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District, to construct a new bridge in the link road connecting Samathuvapuram main road at Kamadhenu Nagar, Navalpattu Village, Thiruvarambur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District, and to take appropriate action on the respondents 3 to 5, who have demolished the new bridge constructed in the link road connecting Samathuvapuram main road at Kamadhenu Nagar, Navalpattu Village, Thiruvarambur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner belongs to Navalpattu Village and he has filed this petition on his behalf and also on behalf of other villagers. It is contended that respondents 3 to 5 have demolished the new bridge constructed in the junction of Samathuvapuram and Kamadhenu Nagar at Kamadhenu Nagar, Navalpattu Village, Thiruvarambur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District, by the Village Panchayat of Navalpattu Village. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the general public of the village initially submitted a representation on 24.09.2010 and thereafter a representation was made by the Welfare Association on 24.06.2011 and the petitioner himself also gave a representation on 27.06.2011 to the respondents praying for reconstruction of the bridge as the same would benefit the entire village people. It is contended that inspite of the above said representations, the grievance of the villagers has not been considered by the 1st respondent, namely the District Collector, Tiruchirappali District, and as such the petitioner is constrained to approach this Court with this petition with the aforesaid prayer. 4.Heard the learned Government Advocate on the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5.Though the petitioner has come forwarded with a larger prayer, now it is submitted before this Court that the petitioner would be satisfied if a direction is given to the first respondent to consider the representations on merits, by affording opportunity to the petitioner and other respective parties. 6.In view of such a submission now made before this Court, without going into the merits of the representations and without expressing any view on the contents of the representations, we are inclined to direct the 1st respondent, namely the District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District, to consider the representation of the general public dated 24.09.2010, the representation of the Welfare Association, dated 24.06.2011, and the representation made by the petitioner on 27.06.2011, by affording reasonable opportunity to the petitioner and other respective parties, namely other villagers, and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7.With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Crl.Side) /TRUE COPY/ Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1.The District Collector,Tiruchirappalli District,Tiruchirappalli. 2.The Tahsildar,Taluk Office, Thiruvarambur,Tiruchirappalli District. +1cc to Special Govt.Pleader SR.No.35007 ORDER IN WP(MD)No.11430/2011 gb Dated:10.10.2011 PA/21.10.2011/2P/4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/