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Madras High CourtWP/8091/2026withdrawn dismissed

Arul Nambi Educational Trust v. The District Revenue Officer

2026-03-18Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18-03-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Arul Nambi Educational Trust Rep by its Founder Cum Managing Trustee, Arul Nambi, No.30, Srinivasan Street, T.Nagar, Chennai- 600 017.

..Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The District Revenue Officer Collectorate, Dharmapuri District.

2. The Tahsildar Pennagaram Taluk, Dharmapuri District.

3. The Sub- Registrar Pennagaram, Dharmapuri District.

4. Akilan Rajendiran

5. K.Vasudevan ..Respondent(s) Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings of the first respondent in Na.Ka.No.6158/2012/B3, dated 20.06.2023 to quash the same and Consequently direct the third respondent to complete the registration of the sale deeds pending in Documents Nos.P/ Pennagaram/ 52/ 2024,P/Pennagaram/ 53/ 2024 and P/Pennagaram/ 54/ 2024 all the documents

dated 22.10.2024 on the file of the third respondent and to release the documents.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.V.Karthikeyan for Mr.S.Joel For Respondent(s):

Mr.C.Jayaprakash, GA For R1 & R2 Mr.U.Baranidharan, SGP For R3

ORDER

The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that by total nonapplication of mind to the fact that the petitioner is not holding the excess land as per the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on land) Act, 1961, the first respondent had issued the impugned notice directing the petitioner to produce certain documents..

2. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 on instructions would submit that the first respondent had already passed an order dated 18.02.2025 against the petitioner holding that the petitioner is not entitled for exemption under Section 37-B of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on land) Act, 1961.

3. Since the cause of action in the present writ petition pertains only to the registration of the sale deed, which culminated in the issuance of the impugned

notice, and in view of the subsequent development refusing to grant exemption for the petitioner, necessarily, the petitioner will have to file a fresh comprehensive writ petition both against the registration department and the revenue department.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, seeks liberty for the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition seeking for the comprehensive relief.

5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition seeking for the comprehensive relief both against the registration department as well as the revenue department. No Costs. W.M.P.No.8752 of 2026 is ordered.

18-03-2026 RKM To

1. The District Revenue Officer Office of the District Revenue Officer, Collectorate, Dharmapuri District.

2. The Tahsildar Office of the Tahsildar Pennagaram Taluk, Dharmapuri District.

3. The Sub- Registrar Office of the Sub- Registrar, Pennagaram, Dharmapuri District.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

RKM 18-03-2026