Vellaiyapillai v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.02.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.SURENDER and W.M.P.(MD) No.16016 of 2018 Vellaiyapillai ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, District Collectorate, Dindigul.

2.The District Revenue Officer, District Collectorate, Dindigul.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar (Head Quarters), Dindigul West Taluk Office, 5.Jeyaprakash, Deputy Tahsildar (Head Quarters), Dindigul West Taluk Office, 6.R.Chellammal ... Respondents Page No. 1 of 5

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings in Na.Ka.No.5237/16/Aa2 and the notice dated 22.06.2018 on the file of the fourth respondent and quash the same as without jurisdiction and arbitrary and further direct the respondents to revert the entries in the revenue records in respect of the petitioner's land holdings to the position obtaining before 20.04.2015 and forbear the fourth respondent from initiating any proceedings in this regard.

For Petitioner : Mr.H.Lakshmi Shankar For R1 to R4 : Mr.S.Kameswaran Government Advocate For R5 : Mr.G.Rajendran For R6 : Mr.C.Narendran

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings in Na.Ka.No.5237/16/Aa2 and the notice dated 22.06.2018 on the file of the fourth respondent, to quash the same as being without jurisdiction and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to revert the entries in the revenue records in respect of the petitioner's land holdings to the position obtaining prior to 20.04.2015 Page No. 2 of 5

and to forbear the fourth respondent from initiating any proceedings in this regard.

2. The learned Government Advocate appearing for first to fourth respondents would submit that the enquiry in respect of the impugned notice has been concluded and an order has been passed. However, a copy of the said proceedings was served on the learned counsel for the petitioner today in Court.

3. In view of the above, nothing survives for adjudication in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. [K.SURENDER, J.] 19.02.2026 JEN Index : Yes / No To 1.The District Collector, District Collectorate, Page No. 3 of 5

2.The District Revenue Officer, District Collectorate, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar (Head Quarters), Dindigul West Taluk Office, Page No. 4 of 5

K.SURENDER , J.

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