S.Subban v. The District Revenue Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.B.BALAJI S.Subban ... Petitioner vs.

1.The District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Revenue Officer, 2.The Revenue Divisional officer, Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Vannankovil, Srirangam, 3.The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, Srirangam, 4.Velayutham 5.Palanisamy 6.Jarina Begam ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to remove the name of the fifth respondent in Patta No.994 in S.No.35/2C1 and 35/2C3 and cancel patta 1/4

vide Patta No.2801 in favour of the sixth respondent at Sethurappatti, Srirangam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District by considering the petitioner's representation sent to the respondents dated 30.11.2024.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Sujeeth For Respondents : Mr.S.Kameswaran Government Advocate for R1 to R3

ORDER

Considering the limited scope of the relief sought for in the writ petition, with the consent of the learned counsel on either side, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2.The petitioner seeks issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to cancel the UDR patta issued to the respondents 5 and 6.

3.According to the petitioner, the petitioner has made a representation to the competent authority, namely, the first respondent from 30.11.2024. 2/4

4.The learned Government Advocate appearing for the official respondents 1 to 3, on instructions, submits that the said representation of the petitioner has been received by the first respondent and the same will be considered in accordance with law.

5.Recording the said submissions of the learned Government Advocate, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner to remove the name of the respondents 5 and 6 from the patta and pass final orders, after affording an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner as well as the respondents 5 and 6. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

26.02.2025 sji NCC: Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No To 1.The District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Revenue Officer, 3/4

P.B.BALAJI , J.

sji 2.The Revenue Divisional officer, Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Vannankovil, Srirangam, 3.The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, Srirangam, 26.02.2025 4/4