Abdul Rahuman.J v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.06.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH J.Abdul Rahuman ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, O/o. The District Collector, Virudhunagar District.

2.The Sub Collector, O/o. The Sub Collector, Virduhunagar District.

3.The District Revenue Officer, O/o. The District Revenue Office, Virudhunagar District.

4.The Tahsildar, O/o. The Tahsildar, Sivakasi Taluk, Virudhunagar District.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent No.4 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 15.02.2021 within the time period that may be stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.M.A.Jinnah For Respondents : Mr.M.Lingadurai Government Advocate

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the fourth respondent to consider the representation made by the petitioner on 15.02.2021, wherein the petitioner has sought for carrying out certain corrections in the patta issued by the fourth respondent.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the subject property was purchased by his father and the same was settled in favour of the 1/3

petitioner in the year 2019. The document was also registered as Document No.5644 of 2019.

3. The petitioner thereafter applied for change of patta in his name from the name of his father. The fourth respondent also issued a patta. The petitioner came to know that the extent of the property has been wrongly mentioned in the patta and that apart, the patta also did not include certain properties. Therefore, the petitioner made a representation to the fourth respondent on 15.02.2021, requesting for correcting the mistake and to issue a fresh patta in the name of the petitioner. Since the same was not considered, the present Writ Petition has been filed before this Court seeking for appropriate directions.

4. Heard Mr.S.M.A.Jinnah, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.M.Lingadurai, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents.

5. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the limited relief sought for in this Writ Petition, there shall be a direction to the fourth respondent to consider the representation made by the petitioner on 15.02.2021 and deal with the same on its own merits and in accordance with law and pass orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. The petitioner is directed to make a fresh representation to the fourth respondent along with all the relevant documents and also a copy of this order.

7. This Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) vsm Note :

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To 1.The District Collector, O/o. The District Collector, Virudhunagar District.

2.The Sub Collector, O/o. The Sub Collector, Virduhunagar District.

3.The District Revenue Officer, O/o. The District Revenue Office, Virudhunagar District.

4.The Tahsildar, O/o. The Tahsildar, Sivakasi Taluk, Virudhunagar District.

+1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-20027[F] dated 23/06/2021 ) 22.06.2021 TP(CO) TR(30.06.2021) 3P 6C 3/3