Madras High CourtWP(MD)/13897/2019disposed of

Govindammal, v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

2025-06-20Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mrs Justice S.Srimathy5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Date : 20.06.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.K.R.SHRIRAM, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY and WMP(MD) No.10402 of 2019 Govindammal, W/o.Masi Alias Arumugam, Pallar Street, Manapalayam Village, Musiri Taluk, ... Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamilnadu Represented by District Collector, 2.The District Revenue Officer, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Musiri, Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Musiri, Tiruchirappalli District.

4.The Tahsildar, Musiri Taluk, Taluk Office, Musiri, 1/5

5.The Block Development Officer, Panchayat Union, Musiri, 6.Panneer Selvam 7.Rathinakumar ... Respondents PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records of the impugned Notice in e.f.M1/638/2019 dated 13.06.2019 on the file of the fifth respondent and quash the same as illegal, incompetent and without jurisdiction.

For Petitioner : Mr.Lakshmi Shankar For Respondents : Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader for R1 to R5 : Mr.S.K.Mani for R6 & R7

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble the Chief Justice) Counsel state in unison that order passed by this Court in WP(MD)No.13754 of 2019 be replicated in this petition also. 2/5

2. Order passed by this Court in WP(MD)No.13754 of 2019, dated 8th April 2025 reads as under:- "Without going into the merits of this matter, we dispose the petition, with a direction that petitioner's application to the Collector for grant of patta be decided first, before action is taken as per the impugned notice.

2. Petitioner's application for grant of patta shall be decided within eight weeks from today. If the order to be passed is adverse to petitioner's interest, no action to be taken for a further period of four weeks.

3. All rights and contentions are kept open.

4. Petition is disposed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected interim application stands closed."

3. Ordered accordingly. Petition is disposed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected interim application stands closed.

(K.R.SHRIRAM, C.J.) (S.SRIMATHY, J.) 20.06.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Sm/Lr 3/5

To 1.The District Collector,

2. The District Revenue Officer, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Musiri, Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Musiri, Tiruchirappalli District.

4.The Tahsildar, Musiri Taluk, Taluk Office, Musiri, 5.The Block Development Officer, Panchayat Union, Musiri, 4/5

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND S.SRIMATHY, J.

Sm/Lr ORDER IN WP(MD) No.13897 of 2019 Date: 20.06.2025 5/5