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M/s.v.P.G.Ravishankar Enterprises v. P.Viruthambigai

Madras HC25 Feb 2025CRP/133/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Keywords: Kudikadu village panchayat; non-extension of Tamil Nadu Regulations of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants 2017 to non-urban areas; Cuddalore Municipal Corporation; GO.No.201 dated 31.12.2024; strike off of RLTOP.No.1 of 2024; jurisdiction of Rent Controller-cum-District Munsif, Cuddalore; Article 227 Constitution of India civil revision; Madras High Court; P.T. Asha, J.; decided 25.02.2025.

What did the court decide?

Civil Revision Petition allowed; RLTOP.No.1 of 2024 struck from the file of the Rent Controller-cum-District Munsif, Cuddalore; connected miscellaneous petition closed; no costs. ¶32

M/s.v.P.G.Ravishankar Enterprises Vs P.Viruthambigai — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Civil Revision Petition allowed; RLTOP.No.1 of 2024 struck from the file of the Rent Controller-cum-District Munsif, Cuddalore; connected miscellaneous petition closed; no costs.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Regulations of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants 2017 apply to the suit property located in Kudikadu village (within panchayat limits, not part of Cuddalore city), so that RLTOP.No.1 of 2024 can be maintained or should be struck off

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Court's answer

GO.No.201 dated 31.12.2024, relied upon by the respondents, only evidences the intention to bring Kudikadu panchayat under the municipal corporation and does not effect its actual inclusion.

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Ratio / Principle

As no order has yet been passed including Kudikadu panchayat as a municipal corporation (still at the objection stage), Kudikadu is not an urban area, and therefore the Tamil Nadu Regulations of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants 2017 does not apply to this village panchayat.

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Key takeaways

The Civil Revision Petition is allowed and RLTOP.No.1 of 2024 is struck from the file of the Rent Controller-cum-District Munsif, Cuddalore; the connected miscellaneous petition is closed and no costs are awarded.ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Ms. Justice P.T. Asha) allowed a Civil Revision Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and struck off RLTOP.No.1 of 2024 pending on the file of the Rent Controller-cum-District Munsif, Cuddalore. The suit property lies in Kudikadu village, which comes within panchayat limits and is not part of Cuddalore city. Although the respondents relied on GO.No.201 dated 31.12.2024 to show an intent to bring Kudikadu panchayat under the municipal corporation, the court noted the notification spoke only of intent, and the Government Advocate confirmed no order of inclusion had been passed, the matter being still at the objection stage. Accordingly, Kudikadu being not an urban area, the Tamil Nadu Regulations of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants 2017 does not apply to the village panchayat. The connected miscellaneous petition (C.M.P.No. 1035 of 2025) was closed, with no costs.

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C.R.P.(PD).No. 133 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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Dated : 25.02.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA

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C.R.P.(PD).Nos. 133 of 2025 & C.M.P.No. 1035 of 2025

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1.M/s.V.P.G.Ravishankar Enterprises Prop. G.Ravishankar, Plot No.26, NH45A, Chidambaram Main Road, Kudikadu, SIPCOT, Opp to TANFAC, Cuddalore – 607 003.

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2.G.Ravishankar ...Petitioners

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Vs.

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1.P.Viruthambigai

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2.S.Dhivya Sree ...Respondent

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Prayer: Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the

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Constitution of India, to strike off RLTOP.No.1 of 2024 on the file of

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the Rent Controller – cum – District Munsif, Cuddalore.

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

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C.R.P.(PD).No. 133 of 2025

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For Petitioners : Mr. Gururaj For Respondents : Mr. K.S.Ilangovan M/s. Achari and Antoni Associates.

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Mr. D.Gopal Government Advocate. Assisting the Court.

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O R D E R

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The Civil Revision Petition is filed to strike of the petition in RLTOP.No.1 of 2024 pending on the file of the Rent Controller - cum – District Munsif, Cuddalore. The petitioner seeks to strike of the petition on the ground that Kudikadu village, where the property is situate comes within the panchayat limits and is not a part of Cuddalore city and that the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Regulations of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants 2017 has not been extended to Kudikadu.

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

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C.R.P.(PD).No. 133 of 2025

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The learned counsel who had appeared for the respondents

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relied upon GO.No.201 dated 31.12.2024 to state that Kudikadu panchayat is one of the local areas which is sought to be brought under the municipal corporation. However, this notification only talks about the intent to bring the same under the municipal corporation.

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Mr. D.Gopal, Government Advocate, was asked to verify if the

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Government has passed an order including the Kudikadu panchayat as a municipal corporation.

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Today, Mr. D.Gopal, Government Advocate would submit that

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orders have not been passed and it is still at the objection stage. Therefore, considering the fact that Kudikadu is not an urban area, the Act would not apply to this village panchayat.

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