Ettiyappan v. The Inspector General
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 03.07.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ Mr.M Ettiyappan ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Inspector General of Registration, Registration Head Office, No.100, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 004.
2.The District Registrar, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.
3.The Sub-Registrar, Avadi Sub-Registrar Office, Avadi, Chennai-600 071.
...Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 2 and 3 to upload the Guide Line Value and Classification of Land in the Official Website of Tnreginet in respect of the petitioner's agricultural land comprised in S.No.533/1A1, bearing Patta No.557, measuring an extent of 0.71.09 acres 1/6
situated at Vellanur-2 Village, Avadi Taluk, Thiruvallur District by considering the petitioner's representation dated 23.04.2025 and pass orders. For Petitioner(s) : Mr.G.Saravanabhavan For Respondent(s) : Mr.Abishek Murthy Government Advocate for R1 to R3
ORDER
By consent of learned counsel on both sides, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.
2. The present writ petition is filed praying for a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents 2 and 3 to upload the Guide Line value and Classification of Land in the Official Website of Tnreginet in respect of the petitioner's agricultural land comprised in S.No.533/1A1, bearing Patta No.557, measuring an extent of 0.71.09 acres situated at Vellanur-2 Village, Avadi Taluk, Thiruvallur District by considering the petitioner's representation dated 23.04.2025.
3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject land is an ancestral property of the petitioner. The petitioner inherited the subject 2/6
land and he is doing agriculture for more than 25 years and had paid land tax till date. However, the guideline value and classification of land have not been uploaded in the official website of Tamil Nadu Registration Department's Integrated System (Tnreginet) in respect of the subject land. Hence, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 23.04.2025 to the respondents to upload the guideline value and classification of land in the official website of Tnreginet in respect of the subject land. However, the said representation has not been considered so far. Hence, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.
4. At the outset, it was submitted by the learned Government Advocate for respondents that the representation dated 23.04.2025, made by petitioner would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court, which was agreed to by the learned counsel for petitioner.
5. In view of the same, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the limited relief sought for in this Writ Petition, there shall be a direction to the second and third respondents, to consider the representation dated 23.04.2025 on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the 3/6
petitioner, and any other interested persons/stake holders, within a period of sixteen (16) weeks from the date of uploading of the web copy without waiting for the receipt of certified copy. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any views with regard to the merits of the representation and it is open to the concerned respondent to consider the representation on its own merits and in accordance with law.
6. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
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To:
1.The Inspector General of Registration, Registration Head Office, No.100, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 004.
2.The District Registrar, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.
3.The Sub-Registrar, Avadi Sub-Registrar Office, Avadi, Chennai-600 071.
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MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.
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