ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 25.05.2024 and certify that the copies of the property documents and other personal documents issued by the public authorities may be treated as if they are originals as the originals were damaged in the flood during the cyclone Michaung that hit Chennai City and neighbouring three districts affixing the original document stamp or seal in the place of the originals, which were damaged when they were kept in the safety locker at the th

11 respondent institution due to the inundation of flood water.

2. The case of the petitioner in brief, as culled out from the averments made in the writ petition, is that she is a resident of Indira Nagar, Adayar, Chennai; she rented a locker facility at Sakthi financial services and kept her gold jewellery and other valuable articles in safe custody at the locker: she used to operate the locker facility depending upon necessity; during December 2023, a Michaung cyclone hit Chennai city and its suburbs; houses of citizensand their properties were flooded due to heavy rain fall; property docume