Subramaniyan v. The Commissioner Of Land Administration
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.02.2026 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN and WMP(MD) No.4384 of 2026 Subramaniyan ... Petitioner Vs
1. The Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezlilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 5..
2. The District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai..
3. The Tahsildar, Ponnamaravathi Taluk, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai District..
... Respondents PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to dispose petitioner Revision Petition dated 20.01.2026 Under Section 10-A(b) of the Tamil land Encroachment Act, along with stay application as per section 10-B of the Act, within in time frame fixed by this Court and also forbear the Page No.1 of 4
respondents from evicting petitioner from petitioner peaceful possession and enjoyment of the property while pending disposal of Revision Petition dated 20.01.2026 before the 1st respondent.
For Petitioner(s) : Mr.M.Silambarasan For Respondent(s): Mr.S.P.Maharajan Spl. Government Pleader
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.) The petitioner herein being aggrieved by the order passed by the District Collector under Section 10 of the Land Encroachment Act had wrongly preferred a revision before the Commissioner of Land Administration instead of State Government as contemplated under Section 10(A)(1)(c) of the Land Encroachment Act. After sending his revision to a wrong authority on 20.01.2026, he has come to this Court seeking mandamus for disposal of his revision petition within a time bound.
2. The learned Special Government Pleader submits that the Commissioner of Land Administration, who had received the revision petition, had rightly returned the papers to the writ petitioner stating that he is not the competent authority to consider the revision petition. Since the order has been passed in accordance with law, we find nothing survives in this writ petition. Page No.2 of 4
Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
(G.J, J.) (K.K.R.K, J.) Index : Yes / No 25.02.2026 RR To
1. The Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezlilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 5..
2. The District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai..
3. The Tahsildar, Ponnamaravathi Taluk, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai District..
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DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J and K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.
RR Order made in DATED : 25.02.2026 Page No.4 of 4