Panchavarnam v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR and W.M.P(MD)No.13784 of 2025 1.Panchavarnam 2.Uma Maheswari ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai, Madurai District.

3.The Tahsildar, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District.

4.The Special Tahsildar, Adi Dravidar Welfare Unit II, Madurai.

... Respondents

Prayer :- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant Free House Site Patta by considering the application dated 06.11.2023 within the stipulated time as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Arun Jayatram For R1 to R4 : Mr.S.Jaya Priya Government Advocate

ORDER

The petitioner herein seeks a direction to the respondents to grand free house site patta by considering their application dated 06.11.2023.

2. According to the petitioners, they are all landless poor persons residing in rental houses. They have submitted an application before the first respondent on 06.11.2023, seeking issuance of free house site patta. The said application has been forwarded to the fourth respondent by the first respondent. However till date, the request of the petitioner has not been considered. Hence the petitioners have come before this Court.

3. Learned Government Advocate who takes notice for the respondents would submit in the affidavit filed in support of the writ

petition, the petitioners have mentioned out survey No.2073 and sought for issuance of free house site patta in respect of the said land. However, as per the Town Survey Register, the above said survey number is registered in the name of Madurai Corporation.

4. The petitioners are not entitled to seek that they should be issued free house site patta in particular survey number. Therefore, the first respondent is directed to consider the request of the petitioner for issuance of free house site patta in respect of any other poromboke land available at the disposal of the Government, subject to the eligibility of the petitioner and pass final orders on its own merits within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed. No costs. 03.07.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No pnn

S. SOUNTHAR , J.

pnn To 1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai, Madurai District.

3.The Tahsildar, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District.

4.The Special Tahsildar, Adi Dravidar Welfare Unit II, Madurai.

Dated: 03.07.2025