Sakunthala v. The Commissioner Of Land Administration,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR Sakunthala ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

2.The District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Illupur, 4.The Tahsildar, Viralimalai Taluk, ... Respondents Prayer :- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the third respondent in Na.Ka.E2558286/2024/A3, dated 02.04.2025 and quash the same as arbitrary and illegal and consequently, directing the third respondent to grant patta in the name of the petitioner

for the house property situate in S.F.No.29/30 with an extent of 0.01.25 Ares of Viralimalai Village, Viralimalai Taluk, Illupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District, within a time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : M/s.A.Arul Jenifer for M/s.KBS Law Office For R1 to R4 : Mr.M.Gangatharan Government Advocate

ORDER

The writ petition is filed challenging the proceedings of the third respondent forwarding the application submitted by the petitioner seeking issuance of patta in her name in respect of the natham property situated in Survey No.29/30, Viralimalai Village, Viralimalai Taluk, 2.The impugned proceedings is only an interdepartmental communication, whereunder the application submitted by the petitioner seeking issuance of patta was forwarded by the third respondent to the first respondent for consideration. Though the impugned communication is challenged in the writ petition, at the time of arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner confined the relief sought for in this writ

petition by submitting that the petitioner will be satisfied if the first respondent is directed to consider the proposal submitted by the third respondent within a time stipulated by this Court. 3.The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 to 4 would submit that the proposal forwarded by the third respondent to the first respondent will be disposed of in accordance with law. 4.In view of the same, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, the first respondent is directed to consider the proposal submitted by the third respondent in his proceedings in e.f.E2558286/2024/m3> dated 02.04.2025 and pass final order within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after affording reasonable opportunity to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

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To 1.The Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

2.The District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Illupur, 4.The Tahsildar, Viralimalai Taluk,

S.SOUNTHAR ,J cp W.P.(MD)No.22134 of 2025 Dated: 13.08.2025