plausible. But then, the revenue authorities had to adopt an uniform yardstick. When the petitioner applied for issuance of patta for 2 cents and 145 sq.ft of land in resurvey No.7/10, the Tahsildar, Madurai North informed the petitioner that since the family arrangement on which reliance is placed is an unregistered document, patta cannot be issued and survey cannot be done. A copy of the said communication dated 08.11.2023 sent by the Tahsildar, Madurai North to the Government Pleader, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has been placed for my perusal. But on the strength of the very same family arrangement, the sixth respondent conveyed the registered gift deed. Based on the same, the revenue authority issued patta for the seventh respondent. There is a popular saying “What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander”. What was applied to the petitioner was not applied to the seventh respondent. Therefore, the petitioner is permitted to file an appeal before the second respondent. The second respondent will hold an enquiry after issuing notice to the respondents 6 and 7 and all the interested persons if any. If the second respondent can issue patta in favour of the petitioner for 2 cents and 145 sq.ft. of land referred to in the
