Court directs time-bound house allotment to eligible EWS applicant upon payment after prior direction compliance.

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 19.01.2026 for allotment of a house under the schemes of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board.

2. It is the case of the petitioner, that she belongs to the Economically Weaker Section and applied for allotment of a tenement under the Thirumangalam Project, Chennai on 05.01.2023. It is further stated that though the petitioner satisfied all eligibility criteria, no allotment was made, compelling the petitioner to file W.P.No.2930 of 2023 before this Court.

3. Subsequently, based on information obtained under the RTI Act, the petitioner came to know that tenements were available under the Shenoy Nagar Project and submitted a representation dated 03.05.2024 seeking allotment therein. By a common order dated 11.06.2024 in W.P. No.2930 of 2023 etc. batch, this Court directed the respondent to allot tenement in any available vacancies. Thereafter, she submitted a further representation dated 19.01.2026 followed by a legal notice dated 26.02.2026. Since no action was taken, till date, the petitioner has filed this writ petition with the aforesaid prayer.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner, being an eligible candidate under the Economically Weaker Section, applied as early as on 05.01.2023, but no allotment has been made till date. It is the argument of the learned counsel that even after the direction issued by this Court in W.P.No.2930 of 2023 etc. batch, the respondent has failed to allot any house/tenement to the petitioner. He also submitted that tenements are available at Shenoy Nagar and Thirumangalam Projects, yet the respondents have not issued any allotment order in favour of the petitioner. Hence, he prayed for issuance of appropriate directions by this Court.

5. Per contra, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent submitted that a tenement has already been identified for allotment to the petitioner at Moorthingar Street. He further submitted that the petitioner is required to remit a sum of Rs.6,09,000/- by way of Demand Draft in favour of the Executive Engineer, Division-II, payable at Chennai, within a period of two weeks, upon which, the allotment will be processed and issued in favour of the petitioner. In view of the above, this Court may issue suitable directions. 6. This Court has considered the submissions made by learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.

7. It is not in dispute that the petitioner has applied for allotment of a house/tenement under the Economically Weaker Section and that this Court had earlier directed the respondent to consider the petitioner’s claim for allotment in any available vacancy. Despite such direction, the grievance of the petitioner is that no effective allotment has been made till date. However, it is the fair stand of the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent that a tenement has already been identified for the petitioner and subject to payment of the required amount, allotment order will be issued in petitioner’s favour.

8. Recording the submissions made by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent, this Court is inclined to issue appropriate directions to ensure that the allotment process is completed within a time frame.

9. Accordingly, this Court issues the following directions :-

i) The petitioner shall remit a sum of Rs.6,09,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs and Nine Thousand only) by way of Demand Draft in favour of the Executive Engineer, Division-II, Chennai, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy o