1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED 15.12.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P(MD)No.14166 of 2011 P.M.Mohammed Buhari ..Petitioner Vs The Principal Secretary, Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai. ..Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to order in the appeal petition, dated 04.07.2011 within a time frame stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : M/s.A.Sivaji For Respondent : Mr.B.Pugazhenthi Special Govt. Pleader ORDER The Petitioner/P.M.Mohammed Buhari has come to this Court by filing the present Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a limited direction to the Principal Secretary, Commissioner of Revenue Administration, the respondent herein to take up the pending appeal, dated 04.07.2011 filed against the order passed by the District Collector, Tirunelveli and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after the petitioner was appointed as Junior Assistant on 03.01.1996 on compassionate ground by the District Collector, Tirunelveli, the petitioner was promoted as Assistant and is presently working as Revenue Assistant in Special Deputy Collector(Stamps)Office, Tirunelveli. For further promotion as Deputy Tahsildar, the requisite qualification is to possess the qualification prescribed under the Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rules shown in Annexure III, which reads as under: a. Revenue Tests Parts 1 to III by December 2001. b. The Criminal Judicial Tests during December 2008. c. The Account Tests Part-I during December 1998. d. The Account Test Part-II during May 2002 and e. Maintenance of revenue records and registration during September 2008. 3. Since the incumbent should have served not less than eight years as Assistant and two years out of eight years, he shall be on duty as Assistant and another two years as Firka Revenue Inspector. But, the petitioner has possessed fourteen years of service. But, these things have not been considered by the District Collector and as a result, the petitioner has also filed an appeal before the respondent. The said https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 appeal has not been considered till date and there is no further development. 4. Mr.B.Pugazhenthi, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondent. 5. Since the prayer sought for by the petitioner is reasonably limited to give a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on the pending appeal, dated 04.07.2011, this Court directs the respondent/The Principal Secretary, Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai to take up the appeal, dated 04.07.2011 and consider the same and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of ten weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With this direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. sd/- Assistant Registrar (RTI) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To The Principal Secretary, Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai. + 1 cc to Mr.A.Sivaji, Advocate, SR No.43923 + 1 cc to The Special Government Pleader, SR No.44047 W.P(MD)No.14166 OF 2011 15.12.2011 vsn RJ/3.1.12 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/