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R.Jothikrishnan v. The District Collector

Madras HC18 Oct 2024WP(MD)/10140/2024

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What is this about?

The petitioner approached the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court via a writ petition under Article 226, seeking a direction to the third and fourth respondents to consider his representations dated 01.12.2023 and 09.04.2024 and effectuate a name change in revenue records within two months.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondents 3 and 4 to consider the petitioner's representations and change the name in revenue records within two months.

R.Jothikrishnan Vs The District Collector — Landlord and Tenant | Madras HC (2024)

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W.P.(MD)No.10140 of 2024

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 18.10.2024

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR

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W.P.(MD)No.10140 of 2024

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R.Jothikrishnan ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The District Collector, Madurai, Madurai District. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Melur.

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3.The Commissioner, Municipality Administration, Melur. 4.The Tahsildar, Melur, Madurai District. .... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 3 and 4 herein to consider the petitioner's representation dated 09.04.2024 and 01.12.2023 respectively within a reasonable time as may be fixed by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.Ganeshkumar For Respondents : Mr.D.Gandhiraj, Spl. Govt. Pleader for R1, R2 & R4

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O R D E R

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This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 3 and 4 herein to consider the petitioner's representation dated 09.04.2024 and 01.12.2023 respectively within a reasonable time as may be fixed by this Court.

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2. It is the case of the Writ Petitioner that his elder brother viz., Rajendran has executed a settlement deed in his favour vide settlement deed dated 14.05.2020. Thereafter, based on a petition filed by his elder brother, the 2^nd respondent has cancelled the said settlement deed. Challenging the said cancellation, the petitioner has filed a writ petition before this Court in W.P. (MD)No.20612 of 2023 and this Court, by an order dated 06.03.2024, allowed the said writ petition by setting aside the order of the second respondent. Thereafter, the petitioner has sent a representation on 01.12.2023, before the third respondent seeking to not to transfer the patta, however, the same was not considered till date.

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Thereafter, the petitioner has also sent a representation on 09.04.2024 to the 4^th respondent seeking to transfer the house tax receipt in the petitioner's name. Since the above said representations were not considered by the respondents, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition.

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3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court directs the respondents 3 and 4 to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 09.04.2024 and 01.12.2023 and pass orders in accordance with law in respect of changing the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. Such an exercise shall be completed, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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4. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There

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shall be no order as to costs.

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18.10.2024

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NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No vsm

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W.P.(MD)No.10140 of 2024

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N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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vsm

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1.The Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Fort St.George, Chennai.

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2.The Chairman, District Rural Development Agency, Represented by the District Collector, Madurai District.

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3.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat), Sedapatti Panchayat Union, Sedapatti, Madurai District.

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W.P.(MD)No.10140 of 2024

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R.Jothikrishnan v. The District Collector

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