Case brief
What is this about?
Patta transfer; change of name in patta; representation dated 09.09.2025; Patta Nos.1380 and 251; S.Nos.328/4B and 328/19; Alaththudaiyanpatti Village; Thuraiyur Taluk; Trichy District; legal heirship certificate dated 05.04.2017; Krishna Naickan/Krishnan; Tahsildar; Revenue Divisional Officer; District Collector; mandamus; Article 226; three-month time bound direction; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; W.P(MD)No.33260 of 2025; Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J.
What did the court decide?
Mandamus in effect: direction to the third respondent (Tahsildar, Thuraiyur Taluk) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's request for patta transfer within three months from receipt of a copy of the order, after providing a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner and after verifying the authenticity of the legal heirship certificate dated 05.04.2017; no costs.