Avmm Associates Pvt. Ltd., v. The Member Secretary,

ORDER [Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.

¶2The petitioner has carried out construction beyond the permission granted. It is submitted that an application has been filed for exemption and the same is pending with the Government.

¶3In case, such application is pending with the Government, the authority shall decide the same on its own merits and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of six months from today. Till the application of the petitioner for exemption is decided, the interim order passed by this Court shall continue. Once the decision is taken by the authority on the application filed by the petitioner for exemption, the parties would be governed by the decision taken by the authority.

¶4In the light of that, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

[S.V.G., .C.J.] [L.V.G., J.]

01.12.2023 Index : Yes / No : Yes / No

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1.The Member Secretary, Thoothukudi Local Planning Authority, Town and Country Planning Department, No.51, West Car Street, Thoothukudi - 628 002.

2.The Commissioner, The Town and Country Planning Department, No.807 Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002.

3.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, Chennai. THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE and L.VICTORIA GOWRI , J . smn2

01.12.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.12.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI W.P.(MD)No.14576 of 2014 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2014 A.V.M.M. Associates Private Ltd., No.135, Palayamkottai Road, Thoothukudi – 628 003, Through its Managing Director, M.V.Muthu Rajan ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The Member Secretary, Thoothukudi Local Planning Authority, Town and Country Planning Department, No.51, West Car Street, Thoothukudi - 628 002. 2.The Commissioner, The Town and Country Planning Department, No.807 Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002. 3.The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Chennai. 4.M.R.Nagarajan ... Respondents [R4 is impleaded vide order dated 01.12.2023, made in W.M.P.(MD)No.3154 of 2018] PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the impugned order in Na.Ka.No.303/2009, J}cjpF> dated 04.08.2014, on the file of the first respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai For R1 to R3 : Mr.T.Amjadkhan Government Advocate For R4 : Mr.S.T.Sasidharan