Section 202(1) in Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920
(1)If, within the period prescribed by section 200 or section 201, as the case may be, the executive authority has neither given nor refused his approval of a building site, or his permission to execute any work, as the case may be, the council shall be bound, on the written request of the applicant, to determine by written order whether such approval or permission should be given or not.