Mr.Savi Duarisamy v. The Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.02.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Writ Petition No.3809 of 2025 1.Mr.Savi Duraisamy 2.Mr.Savi Srinivasan 3.Mr.Savi Guru Govindarajan ....

Petitioners -Vs1.The Commissioner Survey and Settlements Department Survey House, Chepauk Chennai 600 005.

2.The District Collector Namakkal District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer Namakkal District.

4.The Tahsildar Kolli Hills Taluk (Vazhavanthinadu Village) Namakkal District.

..Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 2 to 4 consider and pass appropriate order on the representation dated 17.10.2024 made by the petitioners to survey and restore patta in the name of Petitioners in respect of all that piece and parcel of agricultural land comprised in Survey No. 266 in Thinnanoor Nadu Village, Kolli Hills Taluk, Namakkal District measuring an extent of 3 acres or thereabouts and 1 / 4

pass.

For Petitioners :

Mr.U.Venkatesh For Respondents :

Mr.A.Selvendran Special Government Pleader for R1 to R3

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of a writ of mandamus directing respondents 2 to 4 to consider the representation made by the petitioners on 17.10.2024, wherein the petitioners are seeking for restoring the patta in the name of the petitioners with respect to the agricultural lands comprised in Survey No.266. 2.The main grievance that was expressed by the petitioners is that the property originally stood in the name of Vela Kaliammal, who is the mother of the petitioners. Patta also stood in her name. While so, without any enquiry or notice, the names of nearly ten persons have been added as joint patta holders. 3.When the matter came up for hearing on 06.02.2025, this Court directed the learned Special Government Pleader to take instructions from the 4th respondent regarding the names of persons that has been added in the patta and under what proceedings, their names came to be added in the patta. 4.When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Special 2 / 4

Government Pleader produced the relevant documents which shows that the original patta stood in the name of Vela Kaliammal and thereafter, the names of several persons have been added from the year 2013 onwards. 5.Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the materials placed before this Court, there shall be a direction to the 3rd respondent to deal with the representation made by the petitioners on 17.10.2024, by issuing notice to all persons whose names are found as joint patta holders with respect to the subject property and an order shall be passed on its own merits and in accordance with law, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order.

6.This writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs. 20.02.2025 2/2 Index : Yes/No NCS : Yes/No KP N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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KP To 1.The Commissioner Survey and Settlements Department Survey House, Chepauk Chennai 600 005.

2.The District Collector Namakkal District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer Namakkal District.

4.The Tahsildar Kolli Hills Taluk (Vazhavanthinadu Village) Namakkal District.

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