1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.03.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN W.P.(MD).No.2905 of 2011 R.Kondu Reddy .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The State rep.by its Secretary, The Housing and Urban Development and Co-operative Department, Secretariat, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai-600 009. 2.1847, N.G.O.Co-operative Building Society Ltd, rep.by its Special Officer, Jawahar Nager, Tirunelveli. 3.The Deputy Registrar (Housing), Office of the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Singam Building (Upstairs), Opp.RMKV,Vannarpet, Tirunelveli. 4.The Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Housing), Housing Board Building, 493, Annasalai, Nandhanam, Chennai-600 020. .. Respondents Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to dispose the review application of the petitioner filed on 21.05.2008 pending on the file of the first respondent in accordance with law within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Saravanan For Respondents : Mr.K.Balasubramanian Addl.Govt.Pleader ORDER The petitioner earlier came up before this Court challenging the order of the third respondent dated 10.10.2007 claiming to disburse the back wages to the petitioner from March 1991 to 31.08.1998 till his retirement and with due retirement benefits payable to the petitioner. At that time, the Writ Petition in W.P(MD).No.9350 of 2007 was dismissed on the ground that there is an alternative remedy available to the petitioner and he can approach under Section 154 of the Tamil Nadu Co-opeartive Societies Act, 1983 to the first respondent and he was directed to file a review application within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. Pursuant to the same, he has also filed a review application and the said review application was filed on 21.05.2008. Till https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 today, according to the petitioner and also even as per the information received under the Right to Information Act, no orders have been passed in the review application. Hence, he has filed for a Mandamus to direct the first respondent to dispose of the review application. 2. The learned Government Pleader takes notice and he would only contend that they are under process. 3. On a reading of the letter from the reply under the right to the information Act received by the petitioner even as per the letter dated 15.02.2011, the review application is still pending with the first respondent without passing any orders. 4. In view of the above, taking into consideration that the review has been filed as per the direction of this Court as early as 2008 and it is pending till now, more than three years, there will be a Mandamus directing the first respondent to dispose of the review application dated 21.05.2008 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (LA) /True copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary, The Housing and Urban Development and Co-operative Department, Secretariat, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Special Officer, 1847, N.G.O.Co-operative Building Society Ltd, Jawahar Nager, Tirunelveli. 3.The Deputy Registrar (Housing), Office of the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Singam Building (Upstairs), Opp.RMKV,Vannarpet,Tirunelveli. 4.The Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Housing), Housing Board Building, 493, Annasalai, Nandhanam, Chennai-600 020. +1 CC to Mr. D.Saravanan, Advocate, Sr.NO.6142 +1 CC to the Special Government Pleader, SR.No.6577 ssm W.P.(MD).No.2905 of 2011 14.03.2011 TR : 01.04.2011 : 2p/7c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/