Madras High CourtWP/16477/2025disposed of

Usha v. The Secretary To Governmentr

2025-06-02Honourable Mr Justice Mohammed Shaffiq6 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.06.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ and W.M.P. Nos.18605 and 18607 of 2025 1.Usha 2.Anjalai 3.Pavithra 4.R.Sathya Prathap 5.Papathi ... Petitioner(s) Vs.

1.The Secretary To Government, Revenue And Disaster Management Department, Land Disposal Wing (LB-III (1) Section, Fort St. George, Chennai.

2.The District Collector Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur.

3.The District Revenue Officer, Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur.

4.The Special Tahsildar(adw) Ponneri Division, Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur.

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5.The Tahsildar, Avadi Taluk, Chennai - 600054.

6.The District Adi Dravida and Tribal Welfare Officer, Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur.

... Respondent(s) PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Na.Ka.No.24632/2010/J1, dated 02.08.2024 and quash the same insofar as the petitioners' plot nos. 258,2,34,24 and 123 respectively, comprised in Survey No.235, situated at No. 15, Pothur Village, Avadi Taluk (formerly Ambattur Taluk), Tiruvallur District, are concerned and direct the respondents to make entry in the Village/Taluk Land Records and other relevant Revenue Records pertaining to the assignments / Pattas granted to the petitioners in on-line portal Tamilinilam and issue computer pattas and to provide basic amenities such as laying of roads, providing power supply, drainage and water connection and other basic facilities etc., to the assigned lands comprised in Survey No.235, Avadi Taluk Tiruvallur District.

For Petitioner(s) : Mr.L.Chandrakumar For Respondent(s) : Mr.A.Selvendran Special Government Pleader

ORDER

The present writ petition is filed praying for a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Na.Ka.No.24632/2010/J1, dated 02.08.2024 and quash the same insofar as the petitioners' plot nos. 258, 2, 34, 24 and 123 respectively, comprised in Survey No.235, situated at No.15, Pothur Village, Avadi Taluk (formerly Ambattur Taluk), Tiruvallur District, are concerned and direct the 2/6

respondents to make entry in the Village/Taluk Land Records and other relevant Revenue Records pertaining to the assignments / Pattas granted to the petitioners in on-line portal Tamilinilam and issue computer pattas and to provide basic amenities such as laying of roads, providing power supply, drainage and water connection and other basic facilities etc., to the assigned lands comprised in Survey No.235, Avadi Taluk, Tiruvallur District.

2. At the outset, it is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner and respondents in unison that the matter stands covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.2096 of 2022 in the case of P.V.Suresh vs. The Government of Tamil Nadu wherein with reference to cancellation of bogus patta, this Court was pleased to remand back the matter to the 2nd respondent for fresh consideration. It is thus submitted by petitioner and respondents in unison that the above judgment of this Court may be followed. In this regard, the relevant portions of the order is extracted hereunder: "5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submission made on either side, this Court directs the second respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 28.06.2020 to cancel the bogus pattas issued in Survey No.235 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing the petitioner, within a period of twenty four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order."

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3. Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel on both sides, the writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the order made in W.P.No.2096 of 2022, with a direction to the second respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner to cancel the bogus pattas issued in Survey No.235 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing the petitioner, other interested parties or rival claimants, if any, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs. 02.06.2025 Speaking (or) Non Speaking Order Index : Yes/ No mka 4/6

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