Selvaraj v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.11.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.16076 of 2020 Selvaraj ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, 2.The Sub District Collector, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Thasildar, Thasildar Office, 5.Rajagopal 6.Srinivasan 7.Gopalan 8.Ragavan 9.Sarathy 10.Sridharan 11.Narasimman ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of writ of mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to cancel the Patta No.4812 and 4813 issued in favour of the respondents 5 to 11 for the property admeasuring 10 ares cents comprised in S.No.4/3 and the property admeasuring 10 ares comprised in S.No.4/4 situated at Su.Pallipet Village, Tirupattur Taluk and District and grant patta as per the proceedings in Mu.Mu.A5/4215/2018 dated 26.10.2018 on the file of second respondent and grant such other relief deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. 1/3

For Petitioner : Mr. R. Rajarajan For Respondents: Mr. S.N. Parthasarathi, Government Advocate

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pass orders on the application made by the petitioner wherein, the petitioner is seeking for the cancellation of the patta issued in favour of respondents 5 to 11.

2.

Heard, Mr.R.Rajarajan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.S.N.Parthasarathi, learned Government Advocate for the respondents.

3.

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also of the fact that the fourth respondent has already called the parties for a preliminary enquiry on 25.09.2020 and the petitioner also claims that he has given a statement on that day before the fourth respondent, there shall be a direction to the fourth respondent to conduct the enquiry by giving sufficient opportunity to the petitioner and respondents 5 to 11 and submit a report before the third respondent, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The third respondent on receipt of the report shall proceed further to pass final orders strictly in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks thereafter.

4.

This writ petition is disposed off with the above direction. No costs.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar at To 1.The District Collector, 2/3

2.The Sub District Collector, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Thasildar, Thasildar Office, +1 cc to the government Pleader sr36965 +1 cc to Mr.R.Rajarajan Advocate sr36673 W.P.No.16076 of 2020 vm(co) aa08/12/2020 3/3