Lalitha v. The District Collector
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 24.11.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Writ Petition No.
45229 of 2025 Lalitha W/o.Sivaperumal Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector, Villupuram, Villupuram District.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Villupuram, Villupuram District.
3.The Tahsildar, Villupuram, Villupuram District.
4.The Land Surveyor, Survey Department, Villupuram, Villupuram District.
Respondents 1/8
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 3 to issue a patta in respect of property in survey No.457/4 measuring 3 acres 11 cents situated at Kangaiyanur Village, Villupuram District. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Edwin Jeyakumar For Respondents : Mr.D.Ravichander, Special Government Pleader Writ Petition No.
45521 of 2025 S.Gayathridevi D/o.R.Kothandan Petitioner Vs 1.The Tahsildar, Maduravoyal Taluk, Chennai.
2.The Taluk Head Surveyor, Maduravoyal Taluk, Chennai.
Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 04.10.2025 and thereby direct the respondents to issue a separate patta in the name of petitioner from joint patta No.1571 in old survey No.256/2 and in New survey No.256/2A1B to an extent of 1200 sq.ft situated at Plot No.31/237 of Mangala Nagar, 9th Cross Street, Porur village, Maduravoyal Taluk, 2/8
Chennai as per the settlement deed Doc.No.15656/2023 dated 11.08.2023.
For Petitioner : Mr.B.Sundarapandiyan For Respondents : Mr.C.Jayaprakash Government Advocate Writ Petition No.
7 21 of 2025 Mayadevi W/o.Subramani Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector, District Collectorate Office, Thiruvallur District.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District.
3.The Tahsildar, Tahsildar Office, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District.
4.The Deputy Tahsildar, Tahsildar Office, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District.
Respondents 3/8
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents, particularly, the respondents 3 and 4 to issue computerized patta in favour of the petitioner in respect of S.No.38, to an extent of Acre 0.67 cents out of Acre 1.41, situated at No.47, Melmalaigaipattu Village, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District on the strength of petitioner's Sale deed vide Doc. No.2646 of 2025 dated 16.04.2025 on the file of SRO, Arani and Vendors patta No.1283.
For Petitioner : Mr.G.Mohammed Aseef For Respondents : Mr.D.Ravichander, Special Government Pleader COMMON
ORDER
All these writ petitions have been filed for a direction to the Tahsildar to deal with the online application submitted by the petitioners, wherein, the petitioners are seeking issuance of patta/sub division patta/transfer of patta after conducting survey. 2.Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side. 3.In all these cases, the petitioners are relying upon certain title 4/8
documents and also the earlier patta that was issued in the name of the predecessor in title or in the name of their family members. In some of the cases, except for the title documents, no patta is available. Under such circumstances, online application has been submitted by the respective petitioners seeking issuance of patta/sub division patta/transfer of patta. 4.Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and without going into the merits of this case, there shall be a direction to the concerned Tahsildar to deal with the online application on its own merits and in accordance with law after affording opportunity to all interested parties and pass final orders, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5.This order will apply only to those cases where online application has been made seeking issuance of patta/sub division of patta/transfer of patta. Even representation can be considered wherever such direction has been issued by the Collector to the Tahsildar when such application have 5/8
been submitted to the concerned District Collector during the Public Grievance Day.
6.The above order will not apply in cases where civil suits are pending between the parties and in such cases, it is left open to the Tahsildar to intimate the parties to workout the remedy before the Civil Court and depending upon the result of the case, to approach the Revenue Department seeking for issuance of patta/sub division patta/transfer of patta.
All these writ petitions are disposed of in the above terms. No Costs.
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1.The District Collector, Villupuram, Villupuram District.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Villupuram, Villupuram District.
3.The Tahsildar, Villupuram, Villupuram District.
4.The Land Surveyor, Survey Department, Villupuram, Villupuram District.
N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.
gm 5.The Tahsildar, Maduravoyal Taluk, Chennai.
6.The Taluk Head Surveyor, Maduravoyal Taluk, Chennai.
7.The District Collector, District Collectorate Office, Thiruvallur District.
8.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District.
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9.The Tahsildar, Tahsildar Office, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District.
10.The Deputy Tahsildar, Tahsildar Office, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District.
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