Paramasamy.V v. The District Revenue Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.11.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and W.M.P.(MD).No.17711 of 2021 1.V.Paramasamy 2.T.V.Ramalingam 3.T.V.Soundarajan 4.V.Pandiyarajan 5.R.Velusamy 6.R.Sethuramalingam 7.R.Muthu Irulappan 8.P.Senthilvel 9.P.Kalidasan 10.P.Rathinavel ... Petitioners Vs 1.The District Revenue Officer, O/o. District Revenue Office, 2.The Revenue Divisional Office, O/o. Revenue Divisional Office, 3.The Thasildar, Madurai North Taluk,

...Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent No.1 to conduct the enquiry and change the wrong classification as Grama Natham in respect of S.No.33/1 and remove the wrong entries made in 75/2, 75/3 in the name of Soundaraja Perumal Temple, since all the properties are individual patta lands belongs to P.M.Irulappan Konar Vagayara Private trust situated at Iraniyam Village, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District, within the time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Rajasekar For Respondents : Mr.R.Ragavendran, Government Advocate

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed for the issue of writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to deal with the representation made by the petitioners on 04.10.2021, wherein, the petitioners had sought for the change of wrong classification of the subject properties.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it was brought to the notice of this Court that in the representation made by the petitioners, it was wrongly mentioned as Survey Nos.33/1 instead of Survey Nos.33/15 and 33/16 which has been classified as "Grama Natham". With respect to 2/4

the other two survey numbers in Survey Nos.75/2 and 75/3, the enquiry is going on before the first respondent.

3. In view of the above, the petitioners are at liberty to make a fresh representation before the first respondent by giving the correct details of the property as Survey Nos.33/15 and 33/16 and seek for the mutation of the revenue records. Insofar as the other two survey numbers in Survey Nos.75/2 and 75/3 which stands in the name of the Temple, the first respondent can proceed further to conduct the enquiry and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law.

4. This Writ Petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 16.11.2023 NCC:yes/no Index:yes/no Internet:yes/no tsg To 1.The District Revenue Officer, O/o. District Revenue Office, 3/4

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

tsg 2.The Revenue Divisional Office O/o. Revenue Divisional Office, 3.The Thasildar, Madurai North Taluk, 16.11.2023 4/4