Madras High CourtWP(MD)/25424/2024allowed

S. Ramachandran v. The District Collector

2024-10-25Honourable Ms. Justice P.T. Asha5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.10.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA and W.M.P(MD)No.21577 of 2024 S.Ramachandran .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, The Revenue Divisional Office, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

3.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

4.T.Dharmaraj 5.T.Natarajan 6.V.Suchithra .. 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 relating to the impugned order of the online rejection order, dated 01.10.2024 issued by the 3rd respondent and quash the same as illegal, without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to survey the petitioner property to the extent of 51 cents in Survey No. 226/1A1 is situated at Karuppur & Post, Madukkur-via, Pattukottai Taluk, Thanjavur District in pursuant the online application vide No: 2024/0105/21/231056, dated 02.09.2024 and issued a separate Patta to the petitioner name as per the sale deed bearing as Document No. 0837/1969, dated 04.06.1969 which was registered on the Sub-Registrar, Madukkur within a stipulated time.

For Petitioner :

Mr.N.Prasath For R1 - R3 :

Mr.B.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection of his request for grant of patta by one line order, namely "The application 2024/0105/21/231056 is rejected by Tahsildar on 01.10.2024".

2. The petitioner is at loss to understand as to the ground on which his request has been turned down. Therefore, he is before this Court seeking to quash the rejection order, dated 01.10.2024 of the 3rd respondent and direct the 3rd respondent to survey and demarcate and issue separate patta to the petitioner as per the registered sale deed, dated 04.06.1969.

3. Heard the learned counsel on either side.

4. The impugned order neither provide any reason for the rejection nor indicate the basis on which the 3rd respondent had arrived at a decision to reject the request. Therefore, this Court is inclined to quash the impugned order. Accordingly, the impugned order passed by the 3rd respondent, dated 01.10.2024 is quashed and the matter is remitted back to the 3rd respondent and the request shall be considered afresh and a speaking order shall be passed within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

5. With the said observations, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 25.10.2024 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes gbg To 1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, The Revenue Divisional Office, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

3.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

P.T.ASHA, J.

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