'Attend to repre'tations of people within maximum of 30 days'

The Madras High Court today directed Tamil Nadu government to take necessary steps to issue orders to authorities concerned of all departments to attend to representations of people within a maximum period of 30 days from receipt of complaints.
The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M Sathyanarayanan, stated this while disposing of a petition by Tindivanam Nagara Ginjee Road Auto workers Welfare Association.
The Association had sought a direction to the Villupuram District Collector to change the venue of the proposed premises of 'Amma Unavagam'(Amma Restaurant) near the public lavatories of Tindivanam municipality bus stand.

The Association said it had already made a representation to the authorities on June 10 2014. As there was no response, they moved the Madras High court.
The first bench faulted the functioning of the authorities in not responding to such grievances, resulting in filing of petitions before the Court, taking up valuable judicial time.
"We pointed out to the learned Government Pleader there are numerous petitions coming forth before this court arising out of some allegations of unauthorized constructions, misuse of waterways and the grievances against the functioning of municipal authorities. Thus, it is necessary that the grievances are attended to, redressed, provided where the grievances are found genuine within a time-bound schedule."

It directed the government to issue an order to all authorities concerned that all grievances addressed to them be redressed within a maximum of 30 days from receipt of the same.
The bench recorded the submission by Government Pleader S T S Moorthy that the representation made by the petitioners Association would be looked into within this period and disposed of the petition.