1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.09.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P.(MD)No.11311 of 2011 K.Usha ... Petitioner Vs. The Commissioner, Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation, Tirunelveli. ... Respondent PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent herein to consider the petitioner's representation dated 09.09.2011 and process the building plan request as per Section 278 of Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act within a time stipulated by this Court without insisting upon the payment of arrears of vacant land tax and underground drainage charges as condition precedent. For Petitioner ... Mr.M.Vallinayagam For Respondents ... Mr.S.P.Maharajan ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue a writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent herein to consider the petitioner's representation dated 09.09.2011 and process the building plan request as per Section 278 of Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act within a time stipulated by this Court without insisting upon the payment of arrears of vacant land tax and underground drainage charges as condition precedent. 2. Heard Mr.M.Vallinayagam, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.S.P.Maharajan, learned Counsel, who takes notice for the respondent. 3. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 4. The petitioner states that she submitted a plan for approval to the respondent and it was refused. Thereafter she submitted a representation along with the plan and appended documents by register post on 09.09.2011. Since the same has not considered so far, the writ petition has been filed by the petitioner. 5. The learned Counsel for the respondent states that the authority will consider the representation of the petitioner on its own merits and in accordance with law. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 6. Without going into the merits of the petitioner's claim, the respondent is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 09.09.2011 on its own merits and in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court does not express any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's case and the authority shall consider the same on its own merits. 7. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. No Costs. ssl Sd/- Assistant Registrar /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To The Commissioner, Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation,Tirunelveli. W.P.(MD)No.11311 of 2011 Dated:29.09.2011 2P/2C RPB : 13.10.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/