Revenue Courts, Reduce the Long Pending Cases, Instructions Issued (I1 11512 15 25 5 16)
Reference No. I1/11512/2015 (L.Ref), dated 25 May 2016, was issued by Tmt Jayashree Raghunandan, Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms, to all Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court). It directs them to give top priority to disposing of every Revenue Court case pending for more than five years and to update the department website immediately with their progress.
Purpose of the instructions
Reference No. I1/11512/2015 (L.Ref), dated 25 May 2016, was issued by Tmt Jayashree Raghunandan, Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms, Chepauk, Chennai, to all Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court). The instructions require urgent action on Revenue Court cases that have remained pending for more than five years.
The communication follows earlier office letters dated 1 April 2016 and 5 April 2016. It also refers to a letter dated 28 March 2016 from the Special Government Pleader for the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments matters at the High Court, Chennai.
Who is affected
The directions apply directly to all Special Deputy Collectors functioning as Revenue Courts. They are responsible for disposing of the identified long pending cases and reporting progress through the website.
People or organisations with Revenue Court cases pending for more than five years may be affected because those cases are to receive priority for early disposal. The communication does not state how any individual case must be decided.
Key requirements
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms instructs the Special Deputy Collectors to:
- Dispose of all Revenue Court cases pending for more than five years.
- Give top priority to these long pending cases.
- Update progress on the website immediately and without fail.
- Ensure that the cases are disposed of at the earliest.
- Provide the progress information needed by the department for its reply before the High Court.
Reason for the follow-up
Reference No. I1/11512/2015 (L.Ref), dated 25 May 2016, records that the Special Deputy Collectors had previously been asked to complete disposal of the long pending cases and send a completion report on or before 20 May 2016. Progress was also to be updated on the website so the department could receive the report.
The communication states that no progress was visible on the website. Immediate updating was therefore required because a reply had to be filed before the High Court. The earlier request was linked to the direction of the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in W.P. Nos. 11412 and 11413 of 2015, dated 28 March 2015.
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Common questions
Does this apply to every Revenue Court case?
The specific priority applies to Revenue Court cases that have been pending for more than five years.
Who must take action under these instructions?
All Special Deputy Collectors functioning as Revenue Courts must prioritise disposal of the long pending cases and update progress on the website.
Does the document decide the outcome of any individual case?
No outcome for any individual case is stated. The document gives administrative instructions for early disposal and progress reporting.
Why were Special Deputy Collectors asked to update the website immediately?
The document states that no progress was visible on the website and that the department needed the information to file a reply before the High Court.
