1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.08.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P(MD)No.8635 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 M.Vairavasamy .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovilpatti. 2. The District Collector, Collectorate, Tuticorin. 3. The Director, Agricultural Research Institute, Coimbatore. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first and second respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 20.06.2011 and pass favourable orders thereby assigning 2.5 acres of land at the area already allotted for the agricultural Research Institute to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Liagat Ali For Respondents : Mr.TR.Janarthanam, Additional Government Pleader. for R.1 and R.2 : Dispensed with for R.2 O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner for a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first and second respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 20.06.2011 and pass favourable orders thereby assigning 2.5 acres of land at the area already allotted for the agricultural Research Institute to the petitioner. 2. Heard Mr.M.Liagat Ali, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.TR.Janarthanam, learned Additional Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents 2 and 3. 3. Notice to the third respondent is dispensed with, as no relief has been sought for as against the third respondent. 4. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 5. The petitioner has made a request to the District Collector for lease of land in terms of G.O.No.555/Revenue Department (3) dated 26.06.2006, claiming that he is a landless farmer. The petitioner states that the Collector has considered his claim favourably and has requested the Tahsildar to look into the matter in proceedings dated 22.09.2009. Since, no action has been taken thereafter, the present writ petition has been filed based on the representation made on 20.06.2011 to the District Collector once again. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 6. In view of the nature of relief sought for in the writ petition as above, the District Collector is directed to consider the said representation of the petitioner dated 20.06.2011, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, on its own merits and in accordance with law. It is made clear that this Court does not express any opinion about the merits of the petitioner's claim and the Authority shall dispose the same on its own merits. 7. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is also closed. No costs. SD ASST REGISTRAR ( Crl Side ) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR ssl To 1. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovilpatti. 2. The District Collector, Collectorate, Tuticorin. 1CC TO THE SPL. GOVT PLEADER SR: 26123: DM::2011:AUGUST:16:: W.P(MD)No.8635 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 03.08.2011 2P:4C: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/