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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 22829
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J
Pushpa Raju D/o.Ramachandra Raju – Appellant
Versus
The District Collector & Arbitrator, Collector Office Complex, Chengalpattu District. – Respondent
Writ Petition | 2026
Important Points
Subject
Administrative Law - Writ Jurisdiction
Act Referred
Headnote
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.L.Sarath Pandian for Mr.Anish Gopi
For the Respondents: Mr.D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader [R1 & R2], Mr.Abishek Yadav Standing Counsel [R3]
| Table of Content |
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| 1. request for adjudication of statutory appeal (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. time-bound direction to adhere to natural justice (Para 3) |
| 3. final disposal of the writ petition (Para 4) |
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the first respondent to number, consider and adjudicate upon the Statutory Appeal dated 09.01.2026 pending on the file of the first respondent.
2. Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2 and Mr.Abishek Yadav, learned Standing Counsel, accepts notice on behalf of the third respondent.
3. No prejudice will be caused to the respondents if a direction is issued to the first respondent to dispose of the statutory appeal dated 09.01.2026 filed by the petitioner by adhering to the principles of natural justice within a time frame fixed by this Court. Since the appeal was filed by the petitioner only recently i.e. on 09.01.2026, this Court directs the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner’s statutory appeal dated 09.01.2026 within a period of six (6) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by adhering to the principles of natural justice.
4. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. No costs.
