1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.07.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P(MD)No.7917 of 2011 P.Nagaraj .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram. 2. The Managing Director, Tamilnadu Water and Drainage Board, Beach Road, Chennai. 3. The Executive Engineer, Tamilnadu Water and Drainage Board, Maintenance Division, Ramanathapuram. 4. KR.Mani, Panchayat President, Sanaveli Village, Thiruvadanai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 01.04.2011. For Petitioner : Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan For Respondents : Mr. M.Govindan, Special Government Pleader for R.1 to R.3 : No appearance for R.4 O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner for a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 01.04.2011. 2. Heard Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.M.Govindan, learned Special Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents 1 to 3. 3. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 4. The petitioner, claiming to be a resident of Sanaveli Village in Thiruvadanai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, has given a complaint to the District Collector, against the fourth respondent. The learned Counsel for https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 the petitioner states that the petitioner's main grievance against the fourth respondent is that he has given water connection to individual houses, whereas the claim of the petitioner has not been considered inspite of several oral requests. 5. The representation dated 01.04.2011 is mostly with regard to certain allegations against the fourth respondent. The petitioner's grievance is mainly on account of failure on the part of the fourth respondent to grant him water supply. There is no record to show that the petitioner has approached the fourth respondent or the Executive Officer of the Town Panchayat seeking water connection to his house. 6. In such view of the matter, the relief sought for by the petitioner to consider his representation dated 01.04.2011 cannot be granted. However, the petitioner is given liberty to make a proper representation to the fourth respondent or the Executive Officer as the case may be, for grant of water connection, if permissible under law and the authority shall consider the same and dispose of the representation at the earliest preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of such representation. 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. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RTI) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(C.S) To 1. The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram. 2. The Managing Director, Tamilnadu Water and Drainage Board, Beach Road, Chennai. 3. The Executive Engineer, Tamilnadu Water and Drainage Board, Maintenance Division, Ramanathapuram. 4. Panchayat President, Sanaveli Village, Thiruvadanai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. +1. CC to the Special Government Pleader , SR.No. 23553 ssl W.P(MD)No.7917 of 2011 18.07.2011 TR : 27.07.2011: 2P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/