However, it was wrongly classified as Government land during the Town Survey period. Therefore, he filed a petition for re-classification of patta land before the Director of Land Survey and Settlement Department, Chennai. After enquiry, by an order dated 23.02.1996 it was held that the above said land was wrongly classified as Government land and ordered to restore it as patta land. Accordingly, the said land was re-classified as patta land in the name of S.Jayaraman. Thereafter, by the registered Will dated 13.01.1998, his daughter J.Malliga bequeathed the land admeasuring 24,500 sq.ft out of 30,400 sq.ft. However, the revenue authorities failed to implement the order of Director of land survey and did not issue patta for the said land. Therefore, she filed a writ petition before this Court in W.P.No.1851 of 2011 for a direction and as directed by this Court, patta for the said land was issued in favour of J.Malliga. After the demise of the said Jayaraman, the said J.Malliga became the absolute owner of the said property and she had executed a Power of Attorney dated 20.12.2002 in favour of K.R.Srinivasan for development of the said land. The petitioners paid the sale consideration and purchased their respective house plots.
