The Court disposed of the writ petition directing the third respondent to conduct an enquiry for patta cancellation. The petitioner's case was held similar to a prior batch judgment (W.P.No.262 of 2018), so the matter was resolved by referencing that previous ruling without issuing new specific directions.
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W.P.No.6813 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 22.06.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
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S.Jaya
... Petitioner
Vs
... Respondents
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Prayer:
Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the third respondent to conduct enquiry based on the representation of the petitioner dated 31.01.2023 and pass appropriate orders for cancellation of the patta in respect of the property situated at Kathirvedu Village, Madhavaram Taluk, Chennai District in S.F.No.98/2 to an extent of 0.51 cents now Subdivided as S.F.No.98/2A1A1 to an extent of 16.50 Ares and S.F.No.98/2A1B to an extent of 3.00 Ares total extent of 19.50 Ares or 0.50 cents.
For Petitioner : Mr.N.Umapathi For Respondents : For R1 to R4 : Mr.D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader For R5 : No Appearance
ORDER
The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to direct the
third respondent to conduct enquiry based on the representation of the petitioner dated 31.01.2023 and pass appropriate orders for cancellation
of the patta in respect of the property situated at Kathirvedu Village, Madhavaram Taluk, Chennai District in S.F.No.98/2 to an extent of 0.51 cents now Subdivided as S.F.No.98/2A1A1 to an extent of 16.50 Acres and S.F.No.98/2A1B to an extent of 3.00 Acres total extent of 19.50
Acres or 0.50 cents.
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by this 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 and the relevant paragraphs of the judgment are extracted hereunder:
“33. In view of the anomalous situation created on account of the inconsistency in dealing with the grievances of the aggrieved persons, this Court is inclined to pass the following orders:
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of seniority and such seniority assigned must be informed/communicated to the applicants/appellants.
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genuine grounds only by recording the reasons. Casual adjournments of hearing are to be avoided, which would cause prejudice to any one of the party.
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The Authorities are directed to keep the revenue proceedings in abeyance till such time the civil disputes reach finality between the parties.
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to that 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.
22.06.2023
Index : Yes/ No Neutral Citation : Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking Order rgm
To
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether to direct the third respondent to conduct an enquiry for cancellation of the patta based on the petitioner's representation.
Whether the present case should be disposed of on the same lines as the batch of writ petitions in W.P.No.262 of 2018.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
D.Tulasi Vs. The District Revenue OfficerFollowed¶33
W.P.No.262 of 2018 [D.Tulasi Vs. The District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri]
2 provisions across 2 enactments
S.Jaya
Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department
District Collector
Revenue Divisional Officer, Chennai North
Tahsildar
Krishnamurthy
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
As recorded by the court registry
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