{"id":98335,"date":"2008-11-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopalappa-vs-the-state-on-26-november-2008"},"modified":"2017-08-13T09:50:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T04:20:53","slug":"gopalappa-vs-the-state-on-26-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopalappa-vs-the-state-on-26-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"Gopalappa vs The State on 26 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Gopalappa vs The State on 26 November, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS\nDATED:  26.11.2008\nCORAM\n\nTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL\n\n\t             C.R.P.PD.Nos.3931 and 3932 of 2008\n1.Gopalappa\n2.Harish\n3.Uma\t\t\t\t\t\t     ... Petitioners in\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t both revisions\nVs\n1.  The State \n    Government of Tamil Nadu\n     rep by its District Collector\n     Krishnagiri\n2.  The Revenue Divisional Officer,\n     Sub Collector Office\n     Hosur Town and Taluk\n     Krishnagiri District\n3.  The Tahsildar\n     Taluk Office,Hosur Taluk\n4.  The Deputy Tahsildar\n     Taluk Office, Hosur \n5.  The Village Administrative Officer\n     Kothakondapally Taraff\n     Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District\n6.  The Revenue Inspector\n     Mathigiri, Hosur Taluk\n7.  The Firka Surveyor\n     Mathigiri, Hosur Taluk\n8.  The Superintendent of Police\n     Krishnagiri District\n9.  The Sub Inspector of Police\n     Mathigiri Police Station\n     Hosur Taluk\n10. The Inspector of Police,\n     Mathigiri Circle\n     SIPCOT Police Station, Hosur Taluk\t\t   ... Respondents in<\/pre>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                both revisions<\/p>\n<p>\tThese Civil Revision Petitions are filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India,seeking for a direction, to direct the learned District Munsif, Hosur,to dispose of the  I.A.No.825 of 2007 in O.S.No.346 of 2007 and I.A.No 824 of 2007 in  O.S.No.346 of 2007 respectively .\n<\/p>\n<pre>\t\tFor Petitioners\t    : Mr.V.Raghavachari\n\n\t\t\nC O M M O N        O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>\tThe revision petitioners\/petitioners\/plaintiffs have filed these present civil revision petitions praying for a direction to be issued to the learned District Munsif, Hosur to dispose of I.A.No.825 of 2007 in O.S.No.346 of 2007 and I.A.No.824 of 2007 in O.S.No.346 of 2007 respectively pending on his file at an early date.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t2. The only grievance of the revision petitioners\/petitioners\/ plaintiffs  is that these two I.A.Nos.825 of 2007 and 824 of 2007 respectively  are adjourned to different dates from time to time by the trial Court and when the matter has come up for enquiry on 14.7.2008, the matter has  since been adjourned to 17.12.2008 and therefore prays for an early disposal of the said two interlocutory applications viz., I.A.Nos.825 of 2007 and 824 of 2007.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t3. Without going into the merits of the case and considering the fact that the said two I.A.Nos.825 of 2007 and 824 of 2007 respectively are pending for a long time from 11.10.2007 and taking note of the fact that interim applications filed by the parties are to be disposed off at a reasonable period of time, this Court, in the interest of justice, directs the trial Court  to  dispose of I.A.No. 825 of 2007 in O.S.NO.346 of 2007 and I.A.No.824 of 2007 in O.S.No.346 of 2007 respectively  within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and to report the compliance to this Court. Accordingly, these civil revision petitions are disposed off in  above terms. There shall be no order as to costs.\n<\/p>\n<p>sg<\/p>\n<p>To<\/p>\n<p>The District Munsif,<br \/>\nHosur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court Gopalappa vs The State on 26 November, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 26.11.2008 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL C.R.P.PD.Nos.3931 and 3932 of 2008 1.Gopalappa 2.Harish 3.Uma &#8230; Petitioners in both revisions Vs 1. The State Government of Tamil Nadu rep by its District Collector Krishnagiri 2. 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