Allowed

S.Kannan v. The District Revenue officer

Madras HC15 Feb 2023WP/4387/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

This writ petition sought a direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the Revenue Divisional Officer to dispose of a pending appeal filed by the petitioner under the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983, within a specified time frame.

What did the court decide?

The Revenue Divisional Officer was directed to pass an order on the pending appeal within six weeks, providing an opportunity of being heard to the parties.

S.Kannan Vs The District Revenue officer — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Madras HC (2023)

¶1

W.P.No.4387 of 2023

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

¶3

DATED : 15.02.2023

¶4

CORAM :

¶5

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR

¶6

Writ Petition No.4387 of 2023

¶7

S.Kannan …. Petitioner

¶8

-Vs-

¶9

1 The District Revenue officer Erode Erode District-638 011.

¶10

2 The Revenue Divisional Officer Gopichettipalayam Erode District.

¶11

3 The Tahsildhar Sathyamangalam Erode District.

¶12

4 Yuvarani …. Respondents

¶13

Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd respondent herein to consider and dispose of the petitioners Appeal dated 26.12.2017 field U/s.12 Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act 1983 pending on the file of the 2nd respondent within a stipulated time as fixed by this Honourable court.

¶14

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Bharathy Kannan For Respondents : Mr.P.Sathish Additional Government Pleader – for RR 1-3 Notice dispensed with - R4

¶15

1 / 4

¶16

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶17

W.P.No.4387 of 2023

¶18

O R D E R

¶19

The prayer sought for herein is for a Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd respondent herein to consider and dispose of the petitioners Appeal dated 26.12.2017 field U/s.12 of Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act 1983 pending on the file of the 2nd respondent within a stipulated time as fixed by this court.

¶20

The petitioner filed an appeal on 26.12.2017 before the 2^nd respondent under Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Passbook Act, 1983 to cancel the patta issued in the name of the 4^th respondent. However, the said appeal, though had been enquired, so far no orders have been passed. Therefore, the petitioner seeks a direction to the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned ie., the 2^nd respondent to pass orders on the appeal filed by the petitioner within a time frame that may be stipulated by this Court.

¶21

Heard Mr.P.Sathish learned Additional Government Pleader appearing

¶22

for respondents 1 to 3. In view of the orders that is going to be passed in this writ petition, notice to the 4^th respondent is hereby dispensed with.

¶23

2 / 4

¶24

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶25

W.P.No.4387 of 2023

¶26

Learned Additional Government Pleader submits that, since the appeal

¶27

is of the year 2017, where if inquiry is already completed and orders have not been passed till date, certainly it would be looked into and orders would be passed on merits and in accordance with law within a time frame that may be stipulated by this Court.

¶28

Considering the said submissions made by the learned Additional Government Pleader, this Court is inclined to dispose of this writ petition with the following order.

¶29

“That there shall be a direction to the 2^nd respondent Revenue Divisional Officer to pass orders on the appeal dated 26.12.2017 filed by the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law by giving an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the 4^th respondent if the same has not already been given and pass orders thereon on merits and in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.”

¶30

With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

¶31

15.02.2023

¶32

Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No Speaking Order / Non-speaking order KST

¶33

3 / 4

¶34

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶35

W.P.No.4387 of 2023

¶36

R. SURESH KUMAR, J.

¶37

KST

¶38

¶39

1 The District Revenue officer Erode Erode District-638 011.

¶40

2 The Revenue Divisional Officer

¶41

Gopichettipalayam Erode District.

¶42

3 The Tahsildhar

¶43

Sathyamangalam Erode District.

¶44

W.P.No. 4387 of 2023

¶45

15.02.2023

¶46

4 / 4

¶47

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

S.Kannan v. The District Revenue officer

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

S.Kannan v. The District Revenue officer

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

M.Ramasamy Vs The Tahsildar

Mohana Vs The District Revenue officer

S.Kandasamy Vs The District Collector

M.Krishnan Vs The District Collector

P.Jayaraman Vs Revenue divisional Officer

Rajeswari Vs The District Collector