A. Singamuthu v. The Commissioner Of Land Administration

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.6100 of 2025 A.Singamuthu ... Petitioner -Vs1.The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

2.The District Collector, District Collectorate, Pudukkottai District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Iluppur Revenue Division, Iluppur, Pudukkottai District.

4.The Tahsildar, Kulathur Taluk Office, Kulathur, Pudukkottai District.

5.Chinnaiya 6.Amirtham 7.Subramani 8.Rajeswari 9.Vijaya ... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 4 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 06.07.2023 seeking to cancel the patta in favour of the respondents 5 to 9 and consequently, to resume back the land in Survey No.682/1 situated in Lakshmananpatti Revenue Village, Kulathur Taluk, Pudukkottai District as Government Porambokku within the time frame that may be stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Arunraj For R1 to R4 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.] By consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

2.According to the petitioner, the land in Survey No.682/1 situated at Lakshmananpatti Revenue Village, Kulathur Taluk, Pudukkottai District is classified as Government Porambokku. However, the respondents 5 to 9, who belongs to same family, fraudulently obtained patta in their favour. Therefore, the petitioner made a representation dated 06.07.2023 to the respondents 1 to 4,

seeking cancellation of the patta. Since the same has not been considered so far, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition with the aforesaid prayer. 3.Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, learned Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents 1 to 4, submits that the patta has been granted in favour of the respondents 5 to 9 only after conducting enquiry. 4.Recording the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for the respondents 1 to 4, this Writ Petition is dismissed. If the petitioner is an aggrieved person, he can either file an appeal before the authority concerned or file a civil suit before the competent civil forum to redress his grievance. No costs.

[J.N.B., J.] & [S.S.Y., J.] 07.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva To 1.The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

2.The District Collector, District Collectorate, Pudukkottai District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Iluppur Revenue Division, Iluppur, Pudukkottai District.

4.The Tahsildar, Kulathur Taluk Office, Kulathur, Pudukkottai District.

J.NISHA BANU, J.

AND S.SRIMATHY , J.

Yuva W.P.(MD)No.6100 of 2025 07.03.2025