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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 11967
MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
Krishnan Ramasamy, J
P.Sasikumar – Appellant
Versus
The District Collector – Respondent
W.P.(MD)No.3208 of 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: B. Micheal Sebastin
For the Respondents: C. Satheesh, S. Jeyapriya
The court directed the concerned administrative authorities to consider and decide upon a citizen's representation regarding the correction of a locality name board within a fixed time limit.
Headnote:The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to remove a name board labeled 'Arulpuram' and replace it with 'Pillaiyarvilai' on patta land, following a representation submitted on 24.05.2025. The court noted that the representation was pending consideration by the authorities. The primary issue was whether the respondents should be directed to act upon the petitioner's representation. The court observed that the government advocate agreed to consider the representation in accordance with the law within a specified timeframe. this Writ Petition is disposed of, by directing the respondents 3 & 5 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 24.05.2025 and pass appropriate orders within a period of four [4] weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
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| 1. petitioner seeks mandamus for removal of an incorrect locality name board based on a pending representation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. respondents' commitment to consider the representation in accordance with the law. (Para 4) |
| 3. court directs the disposal of the representation within a four-week timeframe. (Para 5) |
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 5 to remove the Name Board mentioned as Arulpuram in CSI Church Pillaiyarvilai and simultaneously replace the same in the name of Pillaiyarvilai in CSI Church's Patta Land without obstructing the highway by considering the petitioner's representation dated 24.05.2025.
O R D E R
This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondents 1 to 5 to remove the Name Board mentioned as Arulpuram in CSI Church Pillaiyarvilai and simultaneously replace the same in the name of Pillaiyarvilai in CSI Church's Patta Land without obstructing the highway by considering the petitioner's representation dated 24.05.2025.
2. By consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.
3. The learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the Pillaiyarvilai's CSI Church's name in their locality has been changed as Arulpuram by fixing a Name Board. In this regard, the petitioner had already made a representation to the respondents on 24.05.2025. Since the said representation is pending consideration, the petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition.
4. Learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents would submit that the representation of the petitioner would be considered in accordance with law, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.
5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of, by directing the respondents 3 & 5 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 24.05.2025 and pass appropriate orders within a period of four [4] weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, it is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter. There shall be no order as to costs.
05.02.2026
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