IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated :4.2.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR Writ Petition Nos.2655 to 2657 of 2011 and M.P.Nos.1 and 2 of 2011 in all Writ Petitions Venkat Reddy, President, Mukundapalli Panchayat, Hosur Panchayat Union, Krishnagiri District. ... Petitioner in W.P.No.2655 of 2011 Smt.D.Saila Thiagaraja Reddy, President, Avalapalli Panchayat, Hosur Panchayat Union, Krishnagiri District. ... Petitioner in W.P.No.2656 of 2011 P.A.Viswanath, President, Mathigir Selection Grade Town Panchayat, Mathigiri Village, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District. ... Petitioner in W.P.No.2657 of 2011 vs. 1. The State of Tamilnadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Chennai. 2. The District Collector, Krishnagiri District. 3. The Commissioner, Hosur Municipality, Hosur. ... Respondents in all Writ Petitions https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Three Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to drop the proposal to include the Mukundapalli Panchayat, Avalapalli Panchayat and Mathigir Selection Grade Town Panchayat, respectively with Hosur Municipality. For Petitioner in all Writ Petitions : Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan For Respondents in all Writ Petitions : Mr.L.S.M.Hasan Fizal, Government Advocate. COMMON ORDER The three Writ Petitions are filed praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to drop the proposal to include the Mukundapalli Panchayat, Avalapalli Panchayat and Mathigir Selection Grade Town Panchayat, respectively with Hosur Municipality. 2. Mr.L.S.M.Hasan Fizal, learned Government Advocate, takes notice on behalf of the respondents in the three writ petitions. 3. In the three writ petitions, the relief sought for is one and the same. Hence, the three writ petitions are taken up together. Considering the nature of relief sought for in the three writ petitions and by consent of both the parties, all the three writ petitions are taken up for final disposal. 4. The three writ petitions have been filed by the respective elected President for a mandamus to direct the respondents to drop the proposal to include the panchayat and town panchayat respectively into the third respondent Municipality. The plea of the three petitioners in each case is that the respective panchayat and town panchayat have passed resolutions requesting the Government not to include them within the jurisdiction of the third respondent Hosur Municipality. In this regard, petitioners gave representations dated 22.11.2010 in W.P.No.2655; representation dated 28.9.2010 in W.P.No.2656 of 2011 and representation dated 23.11.2010 in W.P.No.2657 of 2001. Learned counsel for the petitioner pleads that the first respondent should be directed to consider the said representations on merits before the Government takes further action on the above said proposal. 5. Mr.L.S.M.Hasan Fizal, learned Government Advocate appears for the respondents states that the plea of the respective panchayat and town panchayat will be taken into consideration in accordance with law at the appropriate time. He also states that a Government Order has already been passed. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 6. In such view of the matter, the first respondent is directed to consider the issue based on the representations made by the petitioners in each of the cases on merits and in accordance with law, if any case is made out for considering their request. The Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the issue. The representations of the petitioners in all the cases shall be disposed of within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order appropriately. The three writ petitions are ordered as above. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar ts To 1. The Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Chennai. 2. The District Collector, Krishnagiri District. 3. The Commissioner, Hosur Municipality, Hosur. 3 ccs To Mr.V.R.Shanmughanathan, Advocate, SR.9128 to 9130 1 cc To The Government Pleader, SR.8885 Common Order in W.P.Nos.2655 to 2657 of 2011 NSM (CO) RH (24.2.11) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/