The High Court of Madras disposed of a writ petition challenging the issuance of a Sub Division Patta. The court held that the matter had been adjudicated in a prior batch of similar writ petitions and directed disposal of the current petition on the same lines without grant of costs.
No costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 21.09.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
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P.Arun represented by his father and Power of Attorney Holder R.Palani, (M/Age 75 years), No.2/127, Ayya Naicker Street, Kunnathur Village, Arni Taluk, T.V.Malai District. ... Petitioner
Vs
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6.The V.A.O. Velleri Village, Arni Taluk, T.V.Malai Dist.
7.Mr.S.Thirugnanam
8.Mr.T.Gurusamy
9.Mr.J.Sampath
10.Mr.G.Subramani ... Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 4 th respondent to issue the Sub Division Patta to the Petitioner after rectifying the records and according to the Sale Deed and Field Map for Survey No.117 of 11A2A and 11A2B.
For Petitioner : Mr.T.M.Kannan For R1 to R6 : Mr.P.Sanjay Gandhi Government Advocate.
O R D E R
The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to direct the 4 th
respondent to issue the Sub Division Patta to the Petitioner after rectifying the records and according to the Sale Deed and Field Map for Survey No.117 of 11A2A and 11A2B.
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Court in a batch of writ petitions in W.P.No.262 of 2018 [D.Tulasi Vs. The District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri] etc., and batch , and a judgment was delivered on 09.06.2023. Subsequently, a circular dated 17.07.2023 has been issued by the Commissioner of Land Administration in Circular No. R1/2005632/2022. The relevant paragraphs of the above said judgment are extracted hereunder:
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be registered in the book of register and serial number has to be assigned in the order of seniority and such seniority assigned must be informed/communicated to the applicants/appellants.
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cause prejudice to any one of the party.
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issue consolidated instructions/circular to all the subordinate officials based on the orders passed by this Court and ensure proper implementation to make the public administration more efficient, since it is a Constitutional mandate.
of the cases (cited supra ), the case of the petitioner is also to be considered on
the same line. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.
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veda/jeni Index : Yes Speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes
To
3.The Divisional Engineer, T.N.Road Development Scheme, No.11, Highways Department, No.6, N.G.O.Nagar, Kancheepuram- 631 501.
4.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Arni Town – 632 301.
6.The V.A.O. Velleri Village, Arni Taluk, T.V.Malai Dist.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
veda/jeni
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking issuance of Sub Division Patta should be disposed of in view of a prior judgment in a batch of similar petitions?
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
D.Tulasi Vs. The District Revenue Officer, DharmapuriFollowed¶30
W.P.No.262 of 2018 [D.Tulasi Vs. The District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri] etc.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
P.Arun
District Collector, Tiruvannamalai
Revenue Divisional Officer, Arni Town
Divisional Engineer, T.N.Road Development Scheme
Tahsildar, Arni Town
Head Surveyor, Survey Department, Arni Town
S.M.Subramaniam
As recorded by the court registry
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