IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30/11/2010 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL C.M.P.No.16994 of 2001 in A.S.S.R.No.99833 of 2000 :ORDER M.VENUGOPAL, J., According to the Special Government Pleader (AS), the Learned Local Government Pleader projected a copy application on 29.08.2000 for the Award passed by the Tribunal/Sub-Court Tiruvallur in L.A.O.P.No.350 of 1985 dated 24.09.1996 and the relevant papers were made ready on 20.10.2000 and that the Learned Local Government Pleader has forwarded the relevant papers with the covering letter dated 24.10.2000. 2.It is the case of the Petitioner/Appellant/Respondent that the post of Special Tahsildar (LA), Krishna Water Supply Project, Tiruvallur has been disbanded on 01.06.1996 and prior to 01.06.1996 four units of Special Tahsildar (LA) have functioned etc and only on 01.06.1998 the post of Special Tahsildar (LA), Krishna Water Supply Project, Tiruvallur has been revived and once again it has been disbanded on 30.11.1999. 3.The Learned Special Government Pleader (AS) urges before this Court that the post of Special Tahsildar (LA) has been revived one again on 22.02.2000 and again the same has been disbanded on 30.11.2000 and later the post has been revived on 31.07.2001 and moreover, there have been frequent transfers of Tahsildars and Assistants in the Office of the Petitioner and the certified copy of the Award could not be forwarded to the Learned Government Pleader at Madras and in this process there has occasioned a delay of 1460 days, which is neither wilful nor wanton, but due to the aforesaid reason. 4.No counter has been filed on behalf of the Respondents 2,3 and 5 to 9. 5.On going through the averments made in the affidavit in C.M.P.No.16994 of 2001 filed on behalf of the Petitioner/Appellant/ Respondent, this Court instead of taking a pedantic approach, but by adopting a common sense pragmatic approach, by taking a lenient view in the matter, to do substantial justice between parties, over riding technical considerations, on being subjectively satisfied as to the reason ascribed in C.M.P.No.16994 of 2001, this Court allows the petition by directing the Petitioner/Appellant/Respondent to pay a sum of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only) to the Hon'ble Chief Justice Relief Fund within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, failing which, it is made clear that the petition shall stand dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court. Index : Yes 30.11.2010 Internet : Yes va M.VENUGOPAL, J., va C.M.P.No.16994 of 2001 in A.S.S.R.No.99833 of 2000 30.11.2010