1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03-11-2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)No.10947 of 2011 And M.P.(MD) No.1 of 2011 Madurai Central Market Tomato and English Vegetables Merchant Association represented by its President S.Neelamegam .. Petitioner vs. The Commissioner, Madurai Corporation, Anna Maligai, Madurai. .. Respondent Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to construct the shop in the proposed sit at Mattuthavani Central Market, Madurai and hand over the same to the members of the petitioner within the time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Karunanithi for Mr.S.M.A.Jinnah For Respondent : Mr.M.Jothi Basu, Standing Counsel for the Corporation. O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition, seeking a Mandamus directing the respondents to construct the shops as originally proposed, in the site at Mattuthavani Central Market and hand over the same to the members of the petitioner-Association. 2. Heard Mr.R.Karunanithi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.M.Jothi Basu, learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. 3. The petitioner is an Association of Merchants selling Tomato and other English vegetables in the Madurai Central Market. The respondent collected an amount of Rs.2 lakhs as advance from each person and Rs.4,000/- per month as rent from each person, for the proposed shops to be built in the Mattuthavani Central Market, Madurai. Accordingly shops were also constructed in the ground floor and handed over to the members of the petitioner-Association. However, the roofing was not completed, resulting in serious hardships to the members of the petitioner- Association. Therefore, they have come up with the above writ petition. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation today produced the copies of the communication between the District Collector and the respondent. He has also produced a tender notice dated 8.9.2011 issued by the respondent inviting quotations from Civil Contractors to construct a market at Mattuthavani. On the basis of these documents, it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent that the proposal is under process at an advanced stage. 5. In view of the such statement, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to expedite the whole process, so that the huge money paid by the members of the petitioner-Association is not logged up without any fruit for them. The respondent shall try to complete the construction within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl. Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To The Commissioner, Madurai Corporation, Anna Maligai, Madurai. + 1 cc to Mr.M.Jothi Basu, Advocate, SR No.37979 W.P.(MD)No.10947 of 2011 03-11-2011 Svn RJ/14.11.11 2p/3c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/