Madras High Court
WP/40025/2026 of Lakshmi Vs THE COLLECTOR on 29 September 2026
WP No. 40025 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
WP No. 40025 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA012363222026}
AND
WMP NO. 44947 OF 2026
Lakshmi
W/o. Swaminathan,
No. 125, Thandalacherry village,
New Gummudipoondi Taluk,
Tiruvallur district 601 201
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Collector
Office of the District collector ,
Tiruvallur district, Tiruvallur
2. The District Revenue officer
Office of The District Revenue officer,
Tiruvallur district, Tiruvallur
3. The Tahsildar
Office of The Tahsildar ,
Gummudipoondi Taluk,
Tiruvallur district
4. Shanthi
W/o. Late. Selvaraj,
Kattinamalli village,
Gummudipoondi Taluk,
Tiruvallur district
5. S.Santhosh
S/o. Late. Selvaraj,
Kattinamalli village,
Gummudipoondi Taluk,
Tiruvallur district
6. Sathya
D/o. Late. Selvaraj,
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Kattinamalli village,
Gummudipoondi Taluk,
Tiruvallur district
7. Saranya
D/o. Late Selvaraj,
Kattinamalli village,
Gummudipoondi Taluk,
Tiruvallur district
..Respondent(s)
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3
herein to restore patta No. 490 issued and incorporated in the name of Mariammal as against the Agricultural punchai and Nanchai Land situated at Kettinamalli village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Tiruvallur district within the Sub registration district of Gummidipoondi and registration district of North Chennai, comprised in (1) Survey No. 80 (0.70.0 Ares) (2) Survey No. 102/1A2
(0.16.0 Ares) (3) Survey No. 118/2B (0.04.0 Ares), (4) Survey no. 118/6B
(0.03.0 Ares) (5) Survey No 118/10A2B (0.08.0 Ares) , (6) Survey No. 132/1
(0.10.5 Ares) (7)Survey No. 132/4 (0.06.0 Ares) (8) Survey No. 132/7 (0.06.5
Ares) (9) Survey No 138/1B (0.08.5 Ares) (10) Survey No 154/1A (0.12.0 Ares)
(11)Survey No 154/1B (0.13.0 Ares) and (12) Survey No 181/6A (0.09.5 ares)
totally measuring 125.00 Ares of land by cancelling the subsequent pattas issued in the name of third parties and pass For Petitioner(s):
Mr.G.Palani
For Respondent(s):
Mr.B.Karthikeyan, Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R3
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This Writ Petition has been filed to direct respondents 1 to 3 to restore the patta
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in the name of the petitioner’s mother, Mariammal, in respect of the subject land.
2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the agricultural land, measuring a total of 0.125.0 ares situated across various survey numbers in Ketinamalli Village, Gumidipoondi Taluk, Tiruvallur District, originally belonged to the petitioner’s mother, Mariammal. After her demise, her legal heirs were in joint possession and enjoyment of the property. While things stood thus, the petitioner’s brother, namely Selvaraj, without partitioning the property, executed a Settlement Deed as well as a Power of Attorney in favour of his own legal heirs to enable them to sell the property to third parties, and mutation of records was subsequently carried out without the consent of the petitioner herein. In this regard, the petitioner filed a civil suit in O.S. No. 95/2000 and obtained a preliminary decree and permanent injunction. Thereafter, the petitioner made several representations to the revenue authorities to cancel the illegal pattas and restore the same in the name of the deceased Mariammal. Since the petitioner’s representations were not considered, he has approached this Court.
3. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that since the issue pertains to the cancellation of a patta, it falls under the purview of the competent Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO).
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However, the RDO has not been impleaded as a party to this writ petition, and the petitioner has also not submitted an appropriate representation before the said authority. Therefore, he prayed for appropriate orders in this regard.
4. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
5. In view of the submissions made by the learned Additional Government Pleader, and considering that the petitioner has not made a representation before the competent authority and the said authority has not been impleaded as a party to this writ petition, this Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty granted to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation to the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO). Upon receipt of any such representation from the petitioner, the RDO, Thiruvallur, is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of any such representation from the petitioner, after issuing due notice and affording an opportunity of a personal hearing to all the parties concerned, including the petitioner.
6. With the above observations, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 01-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SK
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To
1. The Collector Office of the District collector , Tiruvallur district, Tiruvallur
2. The District Revenue officer Office of The District Revenue officer, Tiruvallur district, Tiruvallur
3. The Tahsildar Office of The Tahsildar , Gummudipoondi Taluk, Tiruvallur district
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KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J. SK WP No. 40025 of 2026 AND WMP NO. 44947 OF 2026 01-10-2026
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