Madras High CourtWP/36117/2023dismissed as infructuous

P.Nagalingam v. The Government Of Tamil Nadu

2024-03-08Honourable Mr Justice P. Velmurugan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.03.2024 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN W.P. No.36117 of 2023 and W.M.P. No.36075 of 2023 P.Nagalingam ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

2. The District Collector Thiruvalur District Thiruvallur

3. The Tahsildar Poonamallee Taluk Thiruvalur District

4. The Revenue Divisional Officer Thiruvalur District Thiruvallur

5. Venkatesan

6. Sakuntala

7. Munusamy ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 3 and 4 to rectify the 1/4

mistake by deleting the three unknown names (a) Venkatesan, (b) Sakuntala and (c) Munusamy in the Patta issued to the petitioner by the third respondent for the house sites in the year 2004 dated 10.12.2004 and also direct the respondents 3 and 4 to issue Patta only in the name of the petitioner, who is the sole legal heir of Late.Palani Naicker, Ex-Serviceman as per the directions issued by the Division Bench of this Court in and by an order dated 30.08.2023 passed in W.A.No.97 of 2020.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Thiageswaran For R1 to R4 : Mr.S.J.Mohamed Sathik Government Advocate For R5 to R7 : Tapa returned (left)

ORDER

The Writ Petition is filed seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 3 and 4 to rectify the mistake by deleting the three unknown names (a) Venkatesan, (b) Sakuntala and (c) Munusamy in the Patta issued to the petitioner by the third respondent for the house sites in the year 2004 dated 10.12.2004 and also direct the respondents 3 and 4 to issue Patta only in the name of the petitioner, who is the sole legal heir of Late.Palani Naicker, Ex-Serviceman as per the directions issued by the Division Bench of this Court in and by an order dated 30.08.2023 passed in W.A.No.97 of 2020.

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2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that pending this Writ Petition, the 3rd respondent has passed the final order and therefore, nothing survives in this Writ Petition.

3. Recording the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 08.03.2024 ksa-2 Index : Yes / No To

1. The Secretary, Revenue Department Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

2. The District Collector Thiruvalur District, Thiruvallur

3. The Tahsildar Poonamallee Taluk Thiruvalur District

4. The Revenue Divisional Officer Thiruvalur District, Thiruvallur 3/4

P.VELMURUGAN. J.

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