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M.Ahamed Ansar, v. The District Collector

2026-01-07Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07-01-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE WP No. 50740 of 2025 AND WMP NO. 56805 OF 2025 M.Ahamed Ansar Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The District Collector Collectorate, Kancheepuram 631 501 2.The Tahsildar Kundrathur Taluk, Taluk office, Kundrathur, Chennai 69 Respondent(s) PRAYER calling for the entire records relating to the impugned notice issued by the 2nd respondent dated 25.10.2025 in Na.Ka. 4553/ 2025 /AA1 which has been issued solely on the basis of the proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 1.09.2025 in Se.Mu.Na.Ka. COLKPM/ 4793/ 2025/ AA3 and quash the same as illegal and without jurisdiction consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue patta in the petitioners name for the schedule property.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.M.Abdul Hameed For Respondent(s):

Mr.D.Ravichander, Spl.G.P.

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed, challenging the impugned notice dated 25.10.2025 issued by the second respondent. The impugned notice has been sent to the petitioner's wife. The petitioner claims that he is the owner of the property and the said property is not a government land as claimed by the second respondent in the impugned notice dated 25.10.2025. Under the impugned notice dated 25.10.2025, the petitioner's wife has been called upon to pay certain amounts for regularisation of her possession. 2.Since the petitioner categorically contends that the property is owned by him absolutely and the said property is also not a government land, the petitioner will have to submit a reply to the impugned notice dated 25.10.

2025 to the second respondent along with the supporting documents to substantiate his contention that he is the absolute owner of the property. Necessarily, once the reply is received by the second respondent, the second respondent will have to consider the same, on merits and in accordance with law and only thereafter take further action pursuant to the issuance of the impugned notice dated 25.10.2025 if the need arises.

3.This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's contention before this Court in this writ petition.

4.For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner to submit a reply to the impugned notice dated 25.10.2025 sent by the second respondent stating his objections along with the supporting documents to prove that he is the owner of the property and the property is not a government poromboke land as claimed by the second respondent, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the same, the second respondent shall consider the same, on merits and in accordance with law, after giving due consideration to the documents produced by the petitioner and decide by passing a final order as to whether any further action needs to be taken pursuant to the issuance of the impugned notice dated 25.10.2025 either against the noticee in the impugned notice or against the petitioner, who claims to be the owner of the property. Consequently, connected WMP is closed. No costs.

07-01-2026 vga To 1.The District Collector Collectorate, Kancheepuram 631 501 2.The Tahsildar Kundrathur Taluk, Taluk office, Kundrathur, Chennai 69

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

vga AND WMP NO. 56805 OF 2025 07-01-2026