Gnanapalanikumar S v. The District Collector,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.04.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.B.BALAJI 1.S.Gnanapalanikumar 2.K.Murali 3.S.Sankaranarayanan 4.S.Kalaiyarasi 5.M.Pappa 6.A.Mariyappan 7.M.Karuppasamy 8.B.Muthulakshmi 9.S.Kanthasamy 10.S.Manivannan 11.T.Thangamari 12.M.S.Venkatesh 13.K.Kannan Krishnamoorthy 14.P.Vijayalakshmi 15.S.Gowriyammal ... Petitioners 1/5

Vs.

1.The District Collector, Collector Office, Thoothukudi District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Special Tahsildar, Adidravidar Welfare Department, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd respondent to update the free house site assignments made to the petitioners in his order dated 22.01.2002 and issue computer chitta to the petitioners as per G.O.(Ms)No.34 dated 13.01.2021. For Petitioners :

Mr.K.P.Maheshwaran For M/s.Polax Legal Solutions For Respondents :

Mr.B.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

The petitioners, based on assignment orders granted to them, have sought for issuance of patta in their favour.

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2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents.

3. The petitioners are relying on assignment orders issued in their respective favour. Based on the same, they have sought for issuance of house site patta.

4. The learned Additional Government Pleader on instructions submits that in the said locality as many as 280 pattas have been cancelled and therefore, the petitioners' request will have to be individually considered and decided on merits.

5. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the 3rd respondent to call the petitioners individually for enquiry and after scrutinizing the documents submitted by the respective petitioners and ensuring that their pattas have not been already cancelled and to pass suitable further orders, within a period of sixteen (16) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

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6. With the above directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

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1.The District Collector, Collector Office, Thoothukudi District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Special Tahsildar, Adidravidar Welfare Department, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District.

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P.B.BALAJI , J.

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