WA/2840/2026 of The State of Tamilnadu Vs Ambika on 1 October 2026

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The District Collector Namakkal District, Namakkal.

3. The District Backward Classes and Minority Welfare Officer, Namakkal District, Namakkal.

4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

5. The Tahsildar, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

6. The Special Tahsildar (Adi Dravidar Welfare), Namakkal District, Namakkal. ..Appellant(s) Vs

1. Ambika, W/o Karthiresan, 2A Ariyakulanthaipudhur,

Ariyagoundampatti Post, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

2. Selvam, S/o. Gandhi, 16, Ariyakulanthaipudhur, Ariyagoundampatti Post, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

3. Rukmani, W/o. Muthu, 9C, Ariyakulanthaipudhur, Ariyagoundampatti Post, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

4. Athayee, W/o.Nalliappan, ManaliyarThottam, Ariyakulanthaipudhur Ariyagoundampatti Post, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

5. Shanthi, W/o. Murugesan 51, Ariyakulanthaipudhur Ariyagoundampatti Post, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

6. Sarasu, W/o.Raju,32, Ariyakulanthaipudhur Ariyagoundampatti Post, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

7. Dhanalakshmi, W/o.Gnanamoorthy, 32, Ariyakulanthaipudhur Ariyagoundampatti Post, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

8. Nallammal, W/o.Theethappan 5/55, Theerthappa Gounder Thottam, Kailasampalayam, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

9. Jothi W/o. Kuzhanthaivelu, 5/56, Theerthappa Gounder Thottam, Kailasampalayam, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

10. Karthick, S/o. Sundaram and Chettiyammal, 4/12A, Thalavalampalayam, Maraparai, Namakkal District.

11. Bakkiyam, S/o.Kandasamy, 5, Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

12. Jayalakshmi, W/o.Palanivel, 5 Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

13. Sivakami, W/o.Venkatachalam, 13, Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

14. Rajeshwari, W/o.Thirunavukkarasu 13, Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

15. Alamelu, W/o.Velayutham, 11/71, V.Nagar Road, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

16. Jaya, W/o. Vijayakumar, 9/8, PeriyayeriVayakadu, Pattanam, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

17. Jothi, W/o. Ilango, 2/218, Mudalaipatti Pudur, Namakkal District.

18. Baby, W/o. Palanivel, 147, Bothamalai Street, Pattanam, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

19. Sathya, W/o.Somasundaram, 11B, Police Line, Ext.Road Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

20. Bamaselvi, W/o.Jagadeeswaran, 61 B, AttavanaiPudur, Mukasipudur Post, Anthiyur, Erode District.

21. Mohana, W/o.Balu, 2/46, Thirumalaipatti Pirivu, Kalappanayakkenpatti, Namakkal District.

22. Sujitha, W/o. Panneerselvam, 1/40, Podamalai Street, Pattanam, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

23. Vasanthi, W/o. Ganesan, 5/102, Kanthasami Kovil Street, Tho Jedarpalayam, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

24. Jaya, W/o. Kuzhanthaivel, 95, PeriyaMuniyappan Koil, Kattu Kottai, R.Pudhupatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

25. Dhanabakkiam, W/o. Palanisamy, 1/65, AkkaraipattiyarThottam, Moolapallipatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

26. Lakshmi, W/o.Kaliyannan, 1/23, Moolapallipatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

27. Kalaiselvi, W/o.Saravanan, No.1/23, Moolapallipatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

28. Vasanthi, W/o. Velmurugan, 22G, Attur Main Road, Dhevasthanapudur, Seerapalli, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

29. Parameshwari, W/o.Muthusamy, 58E, Vallalar Kovil Street, Kattanachampatti, Block 2, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

30. Latha, W/o. Boopathi, 30, AriakulanthaiPudhur, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

31. Ponnammal, W/o.Sellappan, 22, Radhakrishnan Street, Erumapatti, Namakkal District.

32. Shanthi, W/o.Venkatesan, 1B, Sakthi Nagar, Therkukadu, Attur, Salem.

33. Latha, W/o.Jayavelu, KothukkararThottam, Rajapalayam, Karkoodalpatti, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

34. Priyalakshmi, D/o. Venugopal, Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

35. Nalini, W/o.vajravel, No.68, Gangai Mariamman Kovil Street, Ramaiyan Nagar, Near P.M.Nagar, Seelainaikenpatty, Dasinayanpatti, Salem.

36. Kamalam, W/o. Murugesan, 2/11, South Street, Vadugdam, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

37. Saranya, D/o.Murugesan, W/o.Ramesh, 2/46, South Streeet, VTC, Vadugdam Namakkal District.

38. Manjula, W/o. Rajendran, 68-A Dharani Rasi Nagar, Seerapalli, Namakkal District

39. Vasantha, W/o. Arumugam, 94/L, Sakthi Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, PuthumariammanKovil Street, Attur, Salem District.

40. Subhashini, W/o. Venugopal, 71, Bajar Street, Namagiripettai, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

41. Sivagami, W/o. Paneerselvam, 8/108, KatthamalaiThottam, Valayapatti, Kalkurichi Post, Namakkal District.

42. Brindhiya Kaysee, D/o.Rajendran Rasi Nagar, Seerapalli, Rasipuram Taluk Namakkal District.

43. Shiny, W/o.Rajendran, 191/170, Kallikottai Main Road, Jari Kondalampatti, Salem

44. Yogambal, W/o.Rajendran No.48A, Panakattur, Vadugdampalayam, Mallasamudram Melmugam, Thiruchengode Taluk. Namakkal District.

45. Dhanalakshmi, W/o.Natarajan, 22 B, Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

46. Natarajan, S/o.Kandasamy, 22 B, AriyakulandhaiPudhur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

47. Kandhayee, W/o.Marimuthu, 18, Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram, Taluk, Namakkal District.

48. Alamelu, W/o.Ganapathi, 18A, Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

49. Malathi, W/o.Parthiban, E-16, Rajapillai Kadu, Ashok Nagar, Kitchipalayam, Salem-15.

50. Akbar, S/o. Shet and Daulathbi, 172, Bazzar Street, Namagiripettai, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

51. Sabitha, W/o.Akbar, 62/91, Senkattupudhur street, Oduvankurichi, Seerapalli, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

52. Dhalakshmi, W/o.Angamuthu, 18A, Ariyakulanthaipudur, Ariyagoundampatti, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

53. Meenakshi, W/o.Chandru, 281/121, Attur Main Road, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

54. Chitra, W/o.Somasundaram, 302, Attur Main Road, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

55. Sarasu, W/o. Selvaraj, 10/95, Annamalai Kadu Pallakkadu, Naduvalur, Gangavalli, Salem District.

56. Uma, W/o. Subramaniyam, 5A, Sellappa, Kottukottai, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

57. Latha, W/o.Venkatachalam, 17/45, Gopalapuram, Namagiripettai Post, RasipuramTaluk, Namakkal District.

58. Sumathi, W/o.Tamizharasu 24, Chirstianpettai, Fort, Salem

59. Sivakami, W/o.A.Kumar 66, Stalin Nagar, Namagiripettai RasipuramTaluk, Namakkal District.

60. Rani, W/o.Sekar Gopalapuram, Namagiripettai Post, RasipuramTaluk, Namakkal District.

61. Malliga, W/o.Madheshwaran, 57/23, Mettu Street, Attur, Salem District.

62. Chandra, D/o.Govindaraj and Rajammal, 7A/9, North Boyer Street, Namagiripettai Village, RasipuramTaluk, Namakkal District.

63. Banupriya, W/o.Mani, 288, D Block, 12th Floor, Housing lUnit, Kavundampalayam, Coimbatore North, Coimbatore

64. Srinivasan, S/o.Lakshmanan and Shantha, 32, Bazzar Street, Namagiripettai Rasipuram, Namakkal.

65. Naveenam, D/o.Kumar, 1/118-2, Nadar Street, Moalapalayam, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

66. Radha, W/o.Kumar, 1/118-2, Nadar Street, Moalapalayam, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

67. A Seena, W/o. Jonny Basha, 6/46, Bazaar Street, Namagiripettai, Rasipuram, Namakkal District.

68. Anushiya, W/o. Vadivel, 99/1, Annai Sathya, Namagiripettai, Rasipuram, Namakkal District

69. Chitra, W/o.Madheswaran, 6 Gopalapuram. Kattuvalavu, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

70. Sellammal, W/o. Subramaniam, 336 F, Attur Main Road, Namagiripettai, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal.

71. Vasantha, D/o.Athianna, Kunju Mariamman Kovil Street, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

72. Bhavadharani, W/o.Manivannan and D/o. Rajammal Grand daughter of Athayee, 1/132, Martin Colony, Vadugam, Namakkal District.

73. Tamilselvi, S/o. Sathishkumkar, 183, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Senthil Nagar, Thirumullaivoil, Thiruvallur. ..Respondent(s)

PRAYER:

Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent, seeking to set aside the order dated 23.06.2026 made in WP.No.22107 of 2026 and allow this Writ Appeal.

For Appellant(s): Mrs.Kavitha Nithyanandan Rameshwar, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.S.Rishab Narayanan, Government Advocate For Respondent(s): Mr.T.Mohan, Senior Counsel

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by N.Sathish Kumar J.) The present intra Court Appeal has been instituted under Article 15 of the Letters Patent by the The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009, challenging the writ order dated 23.06.2026 in W.P.No.22107 of 2026.

2. The learned Additional Advocate General filed an affidavit submitting that though patta was initially issued to 129 persons for house construction within a specified time frame, 56 individuals subsequently filed a Writ Petition in W.P.No.14702 of 2026, seeking patta. Pursuant to this Court direction to consider their representation and pass orders, the authorities cancelled the pattas previously granted to the 129 persons vide proceedings in Na.Ka.No.149/2025/B3, dated 16.07.2026. It is also the contention of the learned Additional Advocate General that the order was obtained by stating that pattas had already granted to 129 persons. However, according to the learned

Additional Advocate General, this is not true, as those pattas have not been cancelled. It was only subsequent to the order passed in the Writ Petition filed initially by another 56 persons that notices were issued to the 129 persons. Now after an enquiry, it has been found that there are no records or proceedings cancelling the earlier 129 pattas granted in the year 2009 nor are there any official records or proceedings for granting subsequent pattas to the 56 persons who have filed Writ Petition in W.P.No.14702 of 2026, dated 16.04.2026. It is further stated that, in view of the above, the proceedings in Na.Ka.No.149/2025/B3, dated 16.07.2026, cancelling the pattas issued to the 129 persons were withdrawn, and an enquiry was conducted in respect of those 129 persons, with further enquiries to be conducted regarding the remaining persons.

3. Upon perusal of the factual records and evidence pertaining to the fulfillment of the conditions in the assignment pattas dated 29.12.2009, appropriate actions shall be initiated.

4. The said affidavit is recorded.

5. The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that though a time period was stipulated in the assignment for the construction of houses, construction could not be completed because the pathway issue had not been dealt with by the authorities. In the meantime, many of the assignees have proceeded to construct houses, however, notices were subsequently issued to stop the construction work. Therefore, the pattadars were not able to complete their constructions within the stipulated time.

6. The learned Additional Advocate General submitted that if all the 129 pattadars have made improvements, put up constructions, and fulfilled their conditions, their pattas will be honored. It was further submitted that the authorities will not re-examine the original eligibility issues, rather, their sole focus is on whether there has been any violation of the conditions. Consequently, where constructions have been put up, the authorities will not disturb the pattas already issued in favour of the 129 pattadars.

7. At this stage, the learned Senior Counsel submitted that since a stop- work notice has been issued by the authorities, construction could not be carried out.

8. In view of the above, we are of the view that since the issuance of pattas to the 129 pattadars in the year 2009 has not been disputed, further cancellation proceedings have been withdrawn by the Government. All the 129 persons are hereby permitted to put up constructions and make improvements within a period of six (6) months from 15.10.2026. Upon completion of such constructions and improvements, the appellant shall issue the e-pattas to the respondents/petitioners. It is further made clear that if any building permission is required for the construction of houses, the same shall be considered based on the original pattas already issued in favour of the original pattadars. Upon the expiry of the six-month period, the authorities may verify whether the pattadars have commenced construction and accordingly issue computer pattas to all of them.

9. With the above direction, this Writ Appeal is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition stands closed. (N.S.K.,J.) (K.R.S.,J.) 01-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SSI

N.SATHISH KUMAR, J. AND K.RAJASEKAR, J. SSI WA No. 2840 of 2026 01-10-2026