Sathishkumar Vs the Revenue Divisional Officer — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

Sathishkumar Vs the Revenue Divisional Officer — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief adjudicated; writ petition disposed of on the respondents' recorded undertaking to dispose of the petitioner's statutory appeal within eight weeks. No order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct the first respondent (Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's statutory appeal pending against the rejection of his patta name-transfer application.

Ratio / Principle

The Court recorded the submission of the learned Government Advocate, taking notice for the respondents, that the petitioner's statutory appeal would be disposed of within a period of eight weeks.

Key takeaways

On recording the Government Advocate's submission, the writ petition is disposed of; there shall be no order as to costs and the connected miscellaneous petition (WMP No.56616 of 2025) is closed.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MADRAS HIGH COURT (V. Lakshminarayanan, J.) — 26.12.2025 — Sathishkumar v. (1) Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur, Salem District; (2) Zonal Deputy Tahsildar, Omalur, Salem District — W.P. No. 50563 of 2025 (with WMP No. 56616 of 2025). Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India sought a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to consider and act upon the petitioner's statutory appeal dated 4th September 2025 against the order dated 28.08.2025 of the Zonal Deputy Tahsildar, Omalur rejecting transfer of patta (application ID 2025/0103/08/576032) for land in Survey No.22/2B, Kottamettupatti Village, Omalur Taluk, Salem District, and to effect patta name transfer and update revenue records after affording opportunity to produce documents. The learned Government Advocate took notice and submitted that the statutory appeal would be disposed of within eight weeks. Recording that submission, the Court disposed of the writ petition, made no order as to costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition. No merits were adjudicated; no precedent was cited.

W.P.No.50563 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN

W.P.No.50563 of 2025 and

WMP No.56616 of 2025

Sathishkumar

…. Petitioner

VS.

The Revenue Divisional Officer,

Mettur, Salem District.

The Zonal Deputy Tahsildar, Omalur, Salem District. … Respondents

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent herein viz., the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur, Salem District to forthwith consider and take appropriate action on the appeal pending vide appeal dated 4^th Sep. 2025, against the impugned order dated 28.08.2025 of Rejection of transfer of patta application ID 2025/ 0103 /08 / 576032, passed by the Zonal Deputy Tahsildar, Omalur and consequently effect the name transfer of patta and update the change of name in all Revenue Records, for the land comprised in Survey No.22/2B, which is situated at Kottamettupatti Village, Omalur Taluk, Salem District in accordance with law and after giving adequate opportunity to the petitioner to produce all necessary documents.

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W.P.No.50563 of 2025

For Petitioner : Mr.K.R.Vijayakumar

For Respondents : Mr.C.Gautham Raj, Govt. Advocate

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking direction to the first respondent

to dispose of the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner.

Mr.C.Gautham Raj, learned Government Advocate takes notice for the respondents and submitted that the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner will be disposed of within a period of eight weeks.

Recording the submission made by the learned Government Advocate,

this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

26.12.2025

Internet: Yes Index: yes/No Neutral Citation: mst

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W.P.No.50563 of 2025

To

The Revenue Divisional Officer,

Mettur, Salem District.

The Zonal Deputy Tahsildar, Omalur,

Salem District.

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W.P.No.50563 of 2025

V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

MST

W.P.No.50563 of 2025

26.12.2025

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