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A.Tamilmaran v. the Government of Tamilnadu

Madras High Court (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, CJ – order of the Court made by him

Madras HC30 Jan 2026WP/2833/2026

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What is this about?

Panchami Land re-classification; government land distribution to Scheduled Castes / depressed classes; 1929 revenue records; Villupuram and Kallakurichi Collectors and RDOs; Article 226 mandamus writ petition; Right to Information Act; half-baked petition dismissed with liberty to file proper petition; no costs; representation dated 23.02.2022; reminder representation dated 01.11.2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to file a proper petition; no order as to costs. ¶41

A.Tamilmaran Vs the Government of Tamilnadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty to file a proper petition; no order as to costs.

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing respondents 3 to 5 to conduct a detailed enquiry and re-classify the government land into Panchami Land, and distribute the same to eligible persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, pursuant to the petitioner's representation dated 23.02.2022 and reminder representation dated 01.11.2025. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

No averment of fact was made in the petition as to when the land was re-classified as government land and under what proceedings; such information could have been obtained under the Right to Information Act, and the petition, filed without proper research, was a half-baked one which did not warrant indulgence.

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Key takeaways

With liberty to the petitioner to file a proper petition, the petition was dismissed; there was to be no order as to costs.ratio¶41

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, CJ — order of the Court made by him — with G. Arul Murugan, J), 30.01.2026, W.P.No.2833 of 2026: A writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by A. Tamilmaran sought mandamus directing respondents 3 to 5 (Commissioner of Land Administration and District Collectors of Villupuram and Kallakurichi) to conduct a detailed enquiry and re-classify government land as Panchami Land and distribute it to eligible persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, pursuant to representations dated 23.02.2022 and 01.11.2025; the petitioner asserted that 1929 revenue records showed the land as reserved for depressed class people. The Bench held that the petition contained no averment as to when and under what proceedings the land was re-classified as government land — information obtainable under the Right to Information Act — and that this half-baked petition, filed without proper research, did not warrant indulgence; dismissed with liberty to file a proper petition, no order as to costs.

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W.P.No.2833 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 30.01.2026

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA,

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CHIEF JUSTICE

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AND

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN

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W.P.No.2833 of 2026

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A.Tamilmaran No.246, West Pondi Road Valavanur Post Villupuram Taluk & District. .. Petitioner

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Vs.

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The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Chief Secretary to Govt. Secretariat

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Chennai - 600 009.

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The Govt, of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary Revenue Department Secretariat

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Chennai - 600 009.

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The Commissioner of Land Administration 2^nd Floor, Ezhilagam Chennai - 600 005.

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The District Collector Villupuram District Villupuram -605 602.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.No.2833 of 2026

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The District Collector Kallakurichi District Kallakurichi- 606 202.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer Villupuram Division Villupuram - 605 602.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer Tindivanam Division Tindivanam - 604 002 Villupuram District.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer Kallakurichi Division Kallakurichi - 606 202

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The Revenue Divisional Officer Thirukovilur Division Thirukovilur - 605 776 Kallakurichi District.

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.. Respondents

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Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 3 to 5 to conduct a detailed enquiry and re-classify the government land into Panchami Land, and distribute the same to the eligible persons belong to Scheduled Castes, pursuant to the petitioner representation dated 23.02.2022 and reminder representation dated 01.11.2025 within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court.

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For Petitioner

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: Mr.G.Mayakrishnan

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For Respondents

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: Mr.E.Vijay Anand Additional Government Pleader

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.No.2833 of 2026

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)

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Petitioner has filed this petition seeking to challenge the decision

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of the State to re-classify the land as government land. According to petitioner, in the revenue records of 1929, the land was stated as one reserved for depressed class people.

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In the entire petition, no averment of fact is made as to when

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the land was re-classified as government land and under what proceedings. All these information could have been obtained under the Right to Information Act. Without making proper research, this half baked petition has been filed, which does not warrant indulgence.

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