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Kanagamani v. the District Collector

Madras HC2 Jun 2025WP/16337/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Mandamus; patta; Article 226; W.P.No.16337 of 2025; Madras High Court; Mohammed Shaffiq J; Erode District; Perundurai Taluk; Pattakkaranpalayam Village; Old S.F.No.104/1; Re-S.F.No.104/16; 0.0224 sq.meters; representations dated 13.02.2012, 20.11.2012, 08.08.2024; direction to consider representations on merits with hearing within eight weeks; disposed of; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with a direction to respondents 2 & 3 to consider the petitioner's representations on merits, hear the petitioner and other stakeholders, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within eight weeks; no costs. ¶27

Kanagamani Vs the District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondents 2 & 3 should be directed to issue patta in Old S.F.No.104/1 (Re-S.F.No.104/16), Pattakkaranpalayam Village, Perundurai Taluk, Erode District, to an extent of 0.0224 sq.meters in favour of the petitioner pursuant to her representations.

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Court's answer

The Court directed respondents 2 & 3 to consider the petitioner's representations on their own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other interested persons/stake holders, within eight weeks from receipt of a copy of the order.

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Key takeaways

The Court expressly clarified that it had not expressed any views on the merits of the representations, leaving respondents free to consider them on their own merits.obiter¶26

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Mohammed Shaffiq, J.) disposed of a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a writ of Mandamus commanding respondents 2 & 3 (Revenue Divisional Officer and Revenue Tahsildar, Perundurai, Erode District) to issue patta in Old S.F.No.104/1 (Re-S.F.No.104/16), Pattakkaranpalayam Village, Perundurai Taluk, Erode District, measuring 0.0224 sq.meters, pursuant to the petitioner's representations dated 13.02.2012, 20.11.2012 and 08.08.2024. Recording the Additional Government Pleader's statement that the representations would be considered within eight weeks, the Court directed respondents 2 & 3 to consider the representations on their own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other interested persons/stake holders within eight weeks from receipt of a copy of the order, expressly clarifying that it had not expressed any views on the merits. Writ petition disposed of. No costs.

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W.P.No.16337 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 02.06.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ

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W.P.No.16337 of 2025

Kanagamani

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The District Collector, Erode District.

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2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Erode District.

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3.The Revenue Tahsildar, Perundurai, Erode District. ... Respondents

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PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 2 & 3 to issue patta in Old S.F.No.104/1 in Re-S.F.No.104/16 in Pattakkaranpalayam Village, Perundurai Taluk, Erode District to an extent of 0.0224 sq.meters in favour of the Petitioner as per the representations of the Petitioner dated 13.02.2012, 20.11.2012 and 08.08.2024.

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For Petitioner : Mr.B.Gopalakrishnan
For Respondents : Mr.P.Sathish for R1 to R3
Additional Government Pleader

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ORDER

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The present writ petition is filed praying for a writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 2 & 3 to issue patta in Old S.F.No.104/1 in Re-S.F.No.104/16 in Pattakkaranpalayam Village, Perundurai Taluk, Erode District to an extent of 0.0224 sq.meters in favour of the Petitioner as per the representations of the Petitioner dated 13.02.2012, 20.11.2012 and 08.08.2024.

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2.It is submitted by the learned Additional Government Pleader for respondents that representations of petitioner would be considered and orders passed within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, which was readily accepted by the learned counsel for petitioner.

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3 . In view of the same, taking into consideration the facts and

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circumstances of the case and the limited relief sought for in this Writ Petition, there shall be a direction to respondents 2 & 3 to consider the

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petitioner representations, on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and any other interested persons/stake holders, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any views with regard to the merits of the representations and it is open to the concerned respondents to consider the representations on its own merits and in accordance with law.

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4.With the above directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No Costs.

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02.06.2025

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Index : Yes/ No Speaking / Non Speaking Order Neutral Citation: Yes/No pam To

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