L. T. A. Peter Rayan, Former Deputy Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu v. State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply
2017-08-18
INDIRA BANERJEE, M.SUNDAR
body2017
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ORDER : M. Sundar, J. This writ petition has been filed as a Public Interest Litigation by a local resident of Tiruchendur Nagar, old Pallavaram, Chennai-600 117. The prayer in the instant writ petition pertains to certain civic amenities, which according to the writ petitioner have not been provided by the fifth respondent municipality. 2. To be precise, the prayer talks about (a) sewage facility, (b) topping up of road in the left over part of Nagalakshmi Salai, (c) removal of wild trees and thorny bushes in and around Nagalakshmi Salai and (d) provision of basic amenities to residents in and around western dead end of Nagalakshmi Salai. 3. Ms. Vasudha Thiyagarajan, learned Additional Government Pleader, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 to 4. Mr. P. Srinivas, learned Standing Counsel for Pallavaram Municipality accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.5. 4. The matter was heard for some time. 5. Learned Additional Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 4 and learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.5 Municipality jointly make a submission before us today that funds for the above said work, i.e., provision of civic amenities and the other allied works as set out supra, have been allocated and that the same have been disbursed by the State Government to respondent No.5 Municipality on 11.8.2017. It is also the specific submission of both the aforesaid counsel for respondents that the entire work as set out supra would be completed within a time frame of six months, i.e., on or before 11.02.2018. It is also submitted that the entire work shall be so completed to the satisfaction of respondent No.4, namely, District Collector, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram. 6. The above submissions are recorded and all the respondents shall remain bound the recorded submissions. 7. There are certain specific allegations against the officials of respondent No.5. In the light of the fact that we are disposing of this writ petition at the admission stage, considering the fact that it pertains to provision of civic amenities and also in the light of the stand taken by the aforesaid two learned counsel for the respondents, we refrain from expressing any opinion on the allegations. 8. In the light of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents that have been recorded supra, no further orders are required in this writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of. No costs.