The Court disposed of a writ petition challenging a revenue order classifying land as a lane and directing removal of encroachment, holding that disputed civil rights regarding land cannot be decided in writ jurisdiction and the petitioner must approach the civil court.
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2025:MHC:2958
WP No. 48765 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 15-12-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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Petitioner(s)
Vs
2.The Tahsildar
Palacode Taluk, Dharmapuri District
3.The Revenue Inspector Marandahalli Village, Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District
Respondent(s)
PRAYER
Call for the records leading to the impugned order dated 17.11.2025 in Na.Ka. 7307 / 2025 / A5 Passed by the 1st Respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the first respondent to rectify the patta issued in favour of the petitioner as claimed by him in the representation dated 09.12.2022.
For Petitioner(s): Mr.C. Jagadish
For Respondent(s): MR.T.Arun kumar, Additional Government Pleader FOR RR1 to 3.
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ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.)
The order of the Revenue Divisional Officer dated 17.11.2025 is sought
to be assailed in the present writ proceeding.
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nature proceedings before the competent Civil Court of law. In the event of any adjudication based on the orders of the revenue officials or in a writ proceedings, the same may cause prejudice to any one of the parties, or there is a possibility of miscarriage of justice. This exactly is the reason why the Constitutional Courts time and again reiterated that disputed facts relating to civil rights cannot be adjudicated in a writ proceeding under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, and in the event of any such disputes, parties are to be relegated to approach the competent civil court of law.
(S.M.SUBRAMANIAM J.)(C.KUMARAPPAN J.) 15-12-2025
gd Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No
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To
1.The Revenue Divisional Officer Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri District
2.The Tahsildar Palacode Taluk, Dharmapuri District
3.The Revenue Inspector Marandahalli Village, Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM J. AND C.KUMARAPPAN J.
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court can adjudicate disputed civil rights regarding land classification in a writ petition?
Whether the petitioner is entitled to quash the revenue order and rectify the patta in writ jurisdiction?
Whether the dispute requires adjudication in a competent civil court?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Rangarajan
The Revenue Divisional Officer Dharmapuri
The Tahsildar Palacode Taluk
The Revenue Inspector Marandahalli Village
Mangeshwari
S. M. SUBRAMANIAM
C. KUMARAPPAN
As recorded by the court registry
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