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Vr.Paramasivam v. The District Collector

Madras HC10 Oct 2025WP(MD)/31400/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Dismissed as withdrawn; writ of declaration; mutation; Keelakavanavayal Village; Kannankottai group; Devakottai Taluk; Sivagangai District; S.No. 268/2 (14 cents); S.No.268/3 (35 cents); Vr.Paramasivam; Vasantha; VR.Veerappa Chettiar; appeal before Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai; Article 226 Constitution of India; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy; 14.10.2025; orders pronounced 10.10.2025 unsigned; W.M.P.(MD) No.26299 of 2024 closed; no order as to costs.

What did the court decide?

Leave to withdraw the Writ Petition and pursue the appeal filed before the Revenue Divisional Officer; dismissal as withdrawn without any order as to costs. ¶¶21

Vr.Paramasivam Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Leave to withdraw the Writ Petition and pursue the appeal filed before the Revenue Divisional Officer; dismissal as withdrawn without any order as to costs.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the mutation done in favour of the fourth respondent in respect of the lands in S.No. 268/2 (14 cents) and S.No.268/3 (35 cents), Keelakavanavayal Village, Kannankottai group, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District, is illegal and void, and whether respondents 1 to 3 should restore the records to the name of VR.Veerappa Chettiar, father of the petitioner. (Raised in the prayer; not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn.)

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Ratio / Principle

Leave was granted to the petitioner to withdraw the Writ Petition and pursue the appeal filed before the Revenue Divisional Officer; the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs.

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Key takeaways

The connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P.(MD) No.26299 of 2024) is closed.ratio¶¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH) — Single Judge (Hon'ble Mr. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy) — W.P(MD)No. 31400 of 2024 and W.M.P.(MD) No.26299 of 2024 — Dated 14.10.2025 — Article 226, Constitution of India — Writ of Declaration — land records / mutation. Petitioner Vr.Paramasivam had prayed for a declaration that the mutation done in favour of the fourth respondent (Vasantha) for lands measuring 14 cents in S.No. 268/2 and 35 cents in S.No.268/3 in Keelakavanavayal Village, Kannankottai group, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District, was illegal and void, and consequently that respondents 1 to 3 (District Collector, Sivagangai; Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai; Tahsildhar, Devakottai) restore the records to the name of VR.Veerappa Chettiar, father of the petitioner. After orders were pronounced on 10.10.2025 but before they were signed, learned counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the Writ Petition and pursue the appeal filed before the Revenue Divisional Officer. Leave was granted; the Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition was closed. No substantive adjudication of the mutation dispute was made by this Court.

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W.P(MD)No. 31400 of 2024

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 14.10.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY

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W.P(MD)No. 31400 of 2024

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and W.M.P.(MD) No.26299 of 2024

Vr.Paramasivam

... Petitioner

The District Collector, Sivagangai.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

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The Tahsildhar, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

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Vasantha ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Declaration declaring the mutation done in favour of fourth respondent, for the lands in S.No. 268/2, measuring 14 cents and in S.No.268/3 measuring 35 cents, in Keelakavanavayal Village, Kannankottai group, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District as illegal and void and consequently, direct the respondents 1 to 3 to restore it to the name of VR.Veerappa Chettiar, the father of the writ petitioner.

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W.P(MD)No. 31400 of 2024

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For Petitioner : Mr. V.R.Shanmuganathan For Respondents : Mr.K.Balasubramani Special Government Pleader for R1 to R3 Mr.M.Balakrishnan for R4

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O R D E R

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The matter is listed today upon being mentioned. After orders were pronounced on 10.10.2025, but before such order was signed, learned counsel for the petitioner requested that he be permitted to withdraw this Writ Petition and pursue the appeal filed before the Revenue Divisional Officer. By granting such leave, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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NCS : Yes/No 14.10.2025 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No apd

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To 1. The District Collector, Sivagangai.

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