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Karthikeyan(Proprietor) v. the District Collector
Madras HCWP(MD)/4733/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Madras High Court allowed a writ petition challenging an order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer to correct a UDR error. The Court held that such correction lacks jurisdiction as it belongs to the District Revenue Officer. The order was quashed and the matter remitted to the relevant officer to pass a final order within 16 weeks.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order set aside; matter remitted to District Revenue Officer to pass a final order on merits within 16 weeks; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.