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K. Ramanathan, v. The District Revenue Officer,

2022-07-07Honourable Mr Justice R.Vijayakumar4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.07.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR and M.P(MD)No.2 of 2012 K.Ramanathan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

3.The Tahsildar, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

4.Subramani 5.Murugappan Servai (Died) ... Respondents 6.M.Kalai Raja 7.Sornalingam ... Proposed Respondents (R6 and R7 are substituted as the legal heirs of deceased R5 vide Court order, dated 20.02.2013 in M.P(MD)No.1 of 2013) 1/4

PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned proceedings dated 26-09-2012 and 28-09-2012 of the first respondent in B1-C.M.No. 27-2009 and quash the same and consequently direct the first respondent to hold an enquiry by affording sufficient opportunity of hearing to this writ petitioner and others and thereafter dispose of the revision filed by the fifth respondent on merits.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Thiagarajan For Respondent : Mr.N.Muthu Vijayan Special Government Pleader for R1 to R3 Mr.R.Balakrishnan for R4

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed challenging an order passed by the first respondent, under which an application filed by the writ petitioner for impleading him in a revision pending before the first respondent arising out of patta proceedings.

2. The first respondent has passed an impugned order on 26.09.2012. Thereafter, on 28.09.2012, the main revision itself has been 2/4

disposed of by the first respondent. Hence, as of now, the writ petition cannot be allowed so as to implead the writ petitioner in the revision petition, which is not pending before the first respondent.

3. Hence, this Writ Petition is dismissed with a liberty to the petitioner to agitate his rights in W.P(MD)No.13883 of 2012. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 07.07.2022 Index :

Yes / No Internet :

Yes / No gbg To 1.The District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

3.The Tahsildar, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

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R.

VIJAYAKUMAR ,J.

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