Subramani v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY and W.M.P(MD)No.3219 of 2025 Subramani ... Petitioner vs.

1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer/Sub Collector, Office of the Revenue Divisional Office, Palani, 3.The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, 4.The Revenue Inspector, Office of the Revenue Inspector, Vadamadurai, 1/6

5.The Village Administrative Officer, Office of the Village Administrative Officer, Pilath Village, Pilath Post, ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings issued by the second respondent vide Na.Ka.No.8504/2024/A3 dated 30.01.2025 and quash the same as illegal and unconstitutional and consequently directing the respondents to issue the Community Certificates in the name of Hindu Malai Vedan Community in favour of the petitioner's daughter Nathiya and petitioner's son Sakthi within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.I.Muthiah for Mr.T.Manikandan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sarangan Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by J. NISHA BANU, J.) The petitioner has filed the Writ Petition challenging the order passed by the second respondent/the Revenue Divisional Officer, Palani, dated 2/6

30.01.2025, wherein the second respondent rejected the request of the petitioner for issuance of community certificates to his daughter and son. 2.Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would submit that the remedy of the petitioner is to file an appeal before the authority concerned as per G.O.Ms.No.147 Revenue [RA-3(2)] Department dated 17.03.2016. 3.In view of the above, the petitioner is directed to file an appeal before the authority concerned and if an appeal is filed, the authority concerned is directed to consider and and pass appropriate orders, on merits and in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, in the light of G.O(Ms)No.147, Revenue [RA-3(2)] Department, dated 17.03.2016. Such an exercise shall be completed within a period of twelve weeks from the date of filing of the appeal. A copy of the anthropologist report may be given to the petitioner by the respondents.

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4.The Writ Petition is disposed of with the above direction. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. [J.N.B.,J.] & [S.S.Y.,J.] 17.03.2025 (1/2) NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps 4/6

To 1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer/Sub Collector, Office of the Revenue Divisional Office, Palani, 3.The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, 4.The Revenue Inspector, Office of the Revenue Inspector, Vadamadurai, 5.The Village Administrative Officer, Office of the Village Administrative Officer, Pilath Village, Pilath Post, 5/6

J.NISHA BANU , J.

and S.SRIMATHY, J.

ps ORDER MADE IN DATED : 17.03.2025 (1/2) 6/6