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Kumar v. The District Collector

2026-02-03Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03-02-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE AND WMP NO. 3439 OF 2026

1. Kumar

2. P. Muthusamy Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The District Collector Kallakurichi District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer Kallakurichi 3.The Tashildar Taluk Office, Chinnasalem, Kallakurichi District.

4.Thamaraiselvan 5.Lakshimi Respondent(s) PRAYER Directing the Respondents 1 to 3 to consider petitioners representations dated 10.11.2025 and 21.11.2025 consequently direct the respondents to cancel the patta wrongly issued in favour of 4th and 5th Respondent and issue patta in favour of petitioners with respect to the properties in S.No.260/4, 260/5, 260/9 in Kadathur Village, Chinnasalem Taluk, Kallakurichi District. For Petitioner(s):

Mr. T.Nixon For Respondent(s):

Mr. C.Jayaprakash Govt Advocate For R1 to R3 R4 and R5-N D/W

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to cancel the patta for the properties morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition which is now standing in the name of the respondents 4 and 5 based on the petitioners' representations dated 10.11.2025 and 21.11.2025 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioners claim that erroneously and illegally, patta was issued for the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition in favour of the respondents 4 and 5. The petitioners seek for cancellation of the same. The petitioners had given representations on 10.11.2025 and 21.11.2025 to the respondents 1 to 3, seeking to cancel the patta standing in the name of the respondents 4 and 5. Since the said representations have not been considered till date, this writ petition has been filed.

3. Mr. C. Jayaprakash, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3. Since no adverse orders are passed against the respondents 4 and 5, notice to the respondents 4 and 5 is dispensed with by this Court.

4. No prejudice would be caused to the respondents if the petitioners' representations, as referred to supra, seeking for cancellation of patta standing

in the name of the respondents 4 and 5 for the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, are considered on merits and in accordance with law after hearing the objections of the respondents 4 and 5 as well as any other third party whom the second respondent deems it fit to enquire within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

5. This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's representations.

6. For the foregoing reasons, this Court directs the second respondent to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the petitioners' representations dated 10.11.2025 and 21.11.2025, seeking for cancellation of patta standing in the name of the respondents 4 and 5 for the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after hearing the objections of the respondents 4 and 5 as well as any other third party whom the second respondent deems it fit to enquire.

7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No Costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is ordered, subject to payment of separate Court fee.

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To 1.The District Collector Kallakurichi District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer Kallakurichi 3.The Tashildar Taluk Office, Chinnasalem, Kallakurichi District.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

ab AND WMP NO. 3439 OF 2026 03-02-2026