P.Saravanan v. The District Collector
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.03.2026 CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE P.Saravanan ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The District Collector, The District Collectorate, 2.The District Revenue Officer, The District Collectorate, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, The Revenue Divisional Office, 4.The Tahsildar, Nallampalli Taluk, 5.The Village Administration Officer, Kammampatti Village, Nallampalli Taluk, 6.The Superintendent of Police, The Superintendent of Police Office, Page No.1 of 6
7.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri Sub-Division, Dharmapuri Post, 8.The Inspector of Police, Thoppur Police Station, Thoppur Post, Nallampalli Taluk, 9.K.Madhu ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action towards mutating the revenue records for the land bearing land bearing Survey No.228/3C1, Patta No.891, Kammampatti Village, measuring an extent of 22 cents, as a public pathway in the light of the judgment and decree dated 24.03.2025 passed in O.S.No.73 of 2020, which passed by the District Munsif Court, Dharmapuri by considering the representation dated 22.10.2025 within a time frame as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Kesavan For Respondents : Mr.D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader [R1 to R5] Mr.V.Meganathan Government Advocate (Crl.Side) [R6 to R8] Notice dispensed with [R9] *****
ORDER
This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents 1 to 4 to effect the mutation of revenue records for the property morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition, based on the judgment and decree, dated 24.03.2025 Page No.2 of 6
passed in O.S.No.73 of 2020 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Dharmapuri, based on the petitioner's representation, dated 22.10.2025, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.
2. Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 5 and Mr.V.Meganathan, learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side), accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 6 to 8. Since no adverse order is passed against the 9th respondent in this writ petition, notice to the 9th respondent is dispensed with by this Court.
3. On written instructions, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 5 would submit that as per the compromise decree, dated 24.03.2025 passed in O.S.No.73 of 2020 by the District Munsif Court, Dharmapuri, the petitioner and the private respondent, namely the 9th respondent will have to execute a gift deed in favour of the Panchayat gifting the land which forms part of the property morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition as a 'public pathway'. He would submit that till date, the said gift deed has not been executed by the petitioner and the 9th resondent in terms of the compromise decree, dated 24.03.2025.
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4. The learned counsel for the petitioner on instructions would now submit that a direction may be issued to the official respondents to consider the petitioner's representation seeking mutation of revenue records once the petitioner and the 9th respondent execute a gift deed in favour of the Panchayat as agreed upon in the compromise decree, dated 24.03.2025 passed in O.S.No.73 of 2020 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Dharmapuri.
5. After hearing the respective submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner to make arrangements with the 9th respondent for jointly executing a gift deed for the land which is part of the property morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition in favour of the Panchayat as accepted by the Panchayat and on execution of the gift deed, the 4th respondent shall consider the petitioner's representation, dated 22.10.2025 seeking mutation of the revenue records as prayed for in this writ petition on merits and in accordance with law thereafter as expeditiously as possible. No costs.
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To 1.The District Collector, The District Collectorate, 2.The District Revenue Officer, The District Collectorate, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, The Revenue Divisional Office, 4.The Tahsildar, Nallampalli Taluk, 5.The Village Administration Officer, Kammampatti Village, Nallampalli Taluk, 6.The Superintendent of Police, The Superintendent of Police Office, 7.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri Sub-Division, Dharmapuri Post, 8.The Inspector of Police, Thoppur Police Station, Thoppur Post, Nallampalli Taluk, Page No.5 of 6
ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.
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