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Raja v. The Thasildar

Madras HC28 Nov 2025WP(MD)/34576/2025

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What is this about?

Writ petition challenged a Tahsildar's enquiry notice on a patta cancellation request as lacking jurisdiction. The court held the Tahsildar cannot cancel an existing patta, quashed the notice, and left it open to the Revenue Divisional Officer to conduct the inquiry per an earlier order.

What did the court decide?

Impugned enquiry notice dated 11.11.2025 quashed; RDO may conduct inquiry per earlier order; no costs.

Raja Vs The Thasildar — Property and Title | Madras HC (2025)

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 28.11.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY

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W.P(MD)No.34576 of 2025 and W.M.P(MD)Nos.27480 & 27482 of 2025

Raja

... Petitioner

The Thasildar, Singampuneri Taluk Office, Sivagangai District.

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Thenan

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... 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 CERTIORARI calling for the records pertaining to the Impugned order passed by the 1st respondent vide his Proceedings in No Na.Ka.A4/3771/2025 dated 11.11.2025 and quash the same.

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For Petitioner : M/s.D.Senthil

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For Respondents

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: Mr.B.Saravanan

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Additional Government Pleader for R1 Mr.R.G.Shankar Ganesh for R2

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ORDER

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An enquiry notice dated 11.11.2025 from the Tahsildar in relation to a request for cancellation of the patta is challenged in this writ petition primarily on the ground of lack of jurisdiction.

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Learned Additional Government Pleader accepts notice for first respondent and Mr.R.G.Shankar Ganesh, learned counsel, accepts notice for second respondent.

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In an earlier order dated 16.09.2025 in W.P(MD)No.25203 of 2025, I directed the Revenue Divisional Officer to consider the representation of the petitioner therein and dispose of the same after conducting an inquiry and providing a reasonable opportunity to the 3^rd respondent therein. The Tahsildar is not empowered to cancel a patta issued earlier and is only empowered to consider a request for transfer of patta based on events subsequent to the issuance of the earlier patta. In these circumstances, impugned notice cannot be sustained and is hereby quashed. However, it is clarified that it is open to the Revenue Divisional Officer to issue notice and conduct an inquiry as per the earlier order of this court. It is also open to the Tashildar to submit a report in relation to such inquiry to the Revenue Divisional Officer.

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This writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are also closed.

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28.11.2025

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NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No RJR

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The Thasildar, Singampuneri Taluk Office, Sivagangai District.

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SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J.

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RJR

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W.P(MD)No.34576 of 2025

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