Karunanithi Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

Karunanithi Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Directional disposal: petitioner to submit supporting documents to the second respondent within two weeks; second respondent to consider the representation dated 14.03.2022 and pass final orders on its own merits within twelve weeks thereafter, with notices to the petitioner, respondents 5 and 6 and other interested parties; no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondents 1 and 2 would consider the petitioner's representation seeking cancellation of the UDR patta issued in the names of Subramanian and Sekar and dispose of the matter within stipulated time.

Court's answer

The petitioner is directed to produce documents in support of his claim over the subject property before the second respondent within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

Ratio / Principle

Upon production of the documents within the stipulated time, the second respondent shall consider the petitioner's representation dated 14.03.2022 and pass final orders on its own merits within a further period of twelve weeks, after issuing notice to the petitioner, respondents 5 and 6 and other interested parties.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), W.P.(MD) No.6160 of 2023, disposed of on 09.07.2025 by S. Sounthar, J. Petitioner Karunanithi, invoking Article 226, sought a writ of mandamus directing the District Collector and District Revenue Officer, Pudukottai, to consider his representation seeking cancellation of the UDR patta issued in the names of Subramanian and Sekar. According to the petitioner, the property belonged to five persons including his father Murugan, but during UDR updation the patta was issued only to two sons of Arumugam (Subramanian and Sekar), excluding the others; his representation dated 14.03.2022 was not considered. Observing that the petitioner had produced no document to prove his claim, the Court recorded counsel's undertaking that the petitioner would submit the necessary documents, directed the petitioner to produce them before the second respondent within two weeks of receipt of a copy of the order, and held that on production the second respondent would consider the representation dated 14.03.2022 and pass final orders on its own merits within a further period of twelve weeks, after issuing notice to the petitioner, respondents 5 and 6 (A.Subramaniam and Samiayya) and other interested parties. Writ petition disposed of; no costs.

W.P.(MD) No.6160 of 2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED : 09.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR

W.P.(MD) No.6160 of 2023

Karunanithi

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The District Collector, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Pudukottai.

4.The Tashildar, Pudukottai Taluk, Pudukottai District.

5.A.Subramaniam

6.Samiayya ... Respondents

Prayer :- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,

praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1

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and 2 to consider the petitioner's representation for cancellation of UDR

patta, dated 09.05.2022 and dispose the same within stipulated time.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.A.Ebenezer

For R1 to R4 : Mrs.S.Jeyapriya Government Advocate

For R5 and R6 : No appearance

ORDER

The petitioner herein seeks a direction to the respondents 1 and 2

to consider his representation dated 09.05.2022, seeking cancellation of the UDR patta issued in the names of Subramanian and Sekar.

2.Heard the arguments of Mr.T.A.Ebenezer, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mrs.S.Jeyapriya, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 to 4.

3.According to the petitioner, the subject property belonged to five persons including the petitioner's father Murugan. During UDR updation, the patta was issued only in favour of two sons of Arumugam,

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namely, Subramanian and Sekar excluding the other persons. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 14.03.2022, seeking cancellation of patta issued in the names of Subramanian and Sekar. The same has not been considered. Hence, he has come before this Court.

4.The petitioner has not produced any document to prove his claim over the subject property. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is ready to produce the necessary documents in support of his claim before the official respondents. The said statement is recorded.

5.The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 to 4 would submit that the representation submitted by the petitioner will be considered in accordance with law in the light of the documents to be produced by the petitioner.

6.In view of the same, the petitioner is directed to produce the documents in support of his claim before the second respondent within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On

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production of the documents within the stipulated time, the second

respondent shall consider the representation of the petitioner dated 14.03.2022 and pass final orders on its own merits within a further period of twelve weeks, after issuing notice to the petitioner, respondents 5 and 6 and other interested parties. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

09.07.2025

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To

1.The District Collector, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Pudukottai.

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4.The Tashildar, Pudukottai Taluk, Pudukottai District.

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S.SOUNTHAR,J

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W.P.(MD)No.6160 of 2023

Dated: 09.07.2025

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