1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:22.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN WP(MD)No.13275 of 2011 D.Pandiammal :Petitioner -Vs- 1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 2.The Director, The Land Revenue Director Office, Chappakam, Chennai – 5. 3.The Special Thasildar, (Social Security Scheme) Usilampatti Circle, Usilampatti. :Respondents PRAYER:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the third respondent to dispose the petitioner's application dated 13.02.2008, in respect of relief amount under the "Tamil Nadu Agricultural Workers Welfare and Social Security Scheme 2006" within the reasonable time. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Marthanda Varman For Respondents: Mr.R.Karthikeyan Additional Government Pleader ORDER The short prayer of the petitioner is only to direct the third respondent to dispose of the representation, dated 13.02.2008. 2.Heard Mr.A.Marthanda Varman, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.R.Karthikeyan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. 3.The petitioner's husband was working in a Sugar Cane Farm. It appears that he died of snake bite. Therefore, claiming payment of a relief amount under the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Workers Welfare and Social Security Scheme 2006, the petitioner made representations. Since the representations were not considered favourably, the petitioner has come up with the above Writ Petition. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4.In response to the applications sent by the petitioner under the Right to Information Act, he has been informed that the application for the grant of relief ought to have been filed within 3 days and that since there was a delay of one day on the part of the petitioner, proposals have been sent for treating the case as a special case. The respondent has also stated that by his proceedings in Na.Ka.No. 60732/10/M-6, dated 07.09.2010, the District Collector has already recommended the case and that the proposals have already been sent to the Government. 5.In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the District Collector, Madurai, who is the first respondent herein and the Director/Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai -5, (whose name is wrongly given in the cause title), to process the proposal of the Collector sent in R.O.C.No. 60732/10/M-6, dated 07.09.2010 and pass appropriate orders for the grant of the relief to the petitioner within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The name of the second respondent shall be correctly read as the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai - 5. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) / TRUE COPY / Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1. The District Collector Madurai District Madurai 2. The Director/Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai - 5 3. The Special Thasildar (Social Security Scheme) Usilampatti Circle Usilampatti +1CC to Mr.A.Marthandavarman, Advocate. SR.No.40843. +1CC to The Special Government Pleader. SR.No.41094. Vsg RP/07.12.2011/2P/6C. W.P.(MD).No.13275 of 2011 22.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/