V.Ramanathan v. The District Collector / Monitoring Committee

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY and W.M.P(MD)No.4954 of 2025 V.Ramanathan ... Petitioner vs.

1.The District Collector/Monitoring Committee, Collectorate, 2.The District Revenue Officer, District Revenue Office, 3.The Director of Town & Country Planning, Pudukkottai, 4.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, 5.The Tahsildar, 1/6

6.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, South Vellaru Basin Division, 7.The Block Development Officer (Panchayat), Aranthangi Village Panchayat Union, 8.The Assistant Director, O/o.Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry, Pudukkottai, 9.The Sub Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, 10.Sekar, 11.Sundararasu Thevar 12.Balakrishnan 13.Rajagopal ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 7 to take appropriate steps to cancel the patta and sub-division of the Survey No.232/1 as 232/3 to 232/20 and restore the grazing field in Survey No.232/1 for the extent 34 acre 66 cents in the original position of Aalapiranthan Revenue Village, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District within a time stipulated by this Court. 2/6

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Ramanathan (Party-in-Person) For RR 1 to 9 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader For R - 12 : Mr.N.Balakrishnan

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by J. NISHA BANU, J.) It is the grievance of the petitioner that his representation dated 28.05.2024, to take appropriate steps to cancel the patta and sub-division of the Survey Nos.232/1 as 232/3 to 232/20 and restore the grazing field in Survey No. 232/1 for the extent 34 acre 66 cents in the original position of Aalapiranthan Revenue Village, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District, is kept pending till date without any progress. Therefore, he has filed this Writ Petition with the aforesaid prayer.

2.Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 9 stated that patta has 3/6

been granted to the beneficiaries long back in the year 1978 itself. 3.In view of the abovesaid submissions, if at all the petitioner has any grievance, he can approach the civil forum in the manner known to law. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. [J.N.B.,J.] & [S.S.Y.,J.] 24.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps 4/6

To 1.The District Collector/Monitoring Committee, Collectorate, Pudukkottai District.

2.The District Revenue Officer, District Revenue Office, Pudukkottai.

3.The Director of Town & Country Planning, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

4.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Aranthangi, 5.The Tahsildar, 6.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, South Vellaru Basin Division, 7.The Block Development Officer (Panchayat), Aranthangi Village Panchayat Union, 8.The Assistant Director, O/o.Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

9.The Sub Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, 5/6

J.NISHA BANU , J.

and S.SRIMATHY, J.

ps ORDER MADE IN DATED : 24.03.2025 6/6