Date:23/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/23/stories/2008072351050300.htm

Tamil Nadu

Petitions panel to visit Namakkal

Staff Reporter

NAMAKKAL: The committee on petitions of the State Legislative Assembly will meet in Namakkal district shortly.

Individuals, associations or institutions may send their grievances in Tamil (five copies) duly addressed to the Chairman, Committee on Petitions, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Chennai 600009 on or before July 31.

The petitions may relate to grievances that are pending disposal for long period with the government departments, without being redressed.

A petition should contain only one grievance and it should relate to only one department.

The petitions should relate to a matter of general public importance, Collector U. Sagayam said in a release.

The petitions should not relate to any of the following subjects: individual or private grievances, matters pending before any Court of Law, Tribunal etc, seeking employment opportunity and assignment of pattas, old age pension, loan and request for transfer and redressal of grievances by Government servants.

The Committee on Petitions of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will consider petitions, which are within the ambit of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules.

The panel will also ascertain the factual position from officials concerned during the meeting in Namakkal.