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Elangovan v. Commissioner of Revenue Administration

Madras HC12 Feb 2026WP/3745/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

patta; scheduled caste; G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020; representation dated 24.12.2025; Ariyalur District; Sendurai Taluk; Udayarapalayam Sub Division; Commissioner of Revenue Administration; District Collector; Revenue Divisional Officer; Revenue Tahsildar; twelve weeks; writ petition disposed; no costs; Madras High Court; Abdul Quddhose; M. Velmurugan; D. Ravichander SGP.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the second respondent (District Collector, Ariyalur) to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the petitioner's representation dated 24.12.2025 seeking issuance of patta, within twelve weeks of receipt of a copy of the order, after due consideration of G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020; no costs. ¶34

Elangovan Vs Commissioner of Revenue Administration — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the first and second respondents should consider the petitioner's representation dated 24.12.2025 and issue patta for the property described in the prayer, in light of G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020.

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Court's answer

The Court directed the second respondent to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the petitioner's representation dated 24.12.2025 seeking issuance of patta.

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Ratio / Principle

Final orders were to be passed within twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, after giving due consideration to G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020 relied upon by the petitioner.

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Key takeaways

The Court expressly did not express any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's representation dated 24.12.2025.obiter¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P. No. 3745 of 2026 (High Court of Judicature at Madras, Abdul Quddhose J., decided 12-02-2026): Elangovan, who claimed he belongs to the scheduled caste community and is entitled to issuance of patta as per G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020, had given a representation dated 24.12.2025 to the first and second respondents (Commissioner of Revenue Administration and District Collector, Ariyalur), which was not considered till date. The Court, expressly refraining from expressing any opinion on the merits of the representation, disposed of the writ petition by directing the second respondent to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the representation within twelve weeks from receipt of a copy of the order, after giving due consideration to G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020 relied upon by the petitioner. No costs.

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WP No. 3745 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 12-02-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE WP No. 3745 of 2026

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Elangovan

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Petitioner(s)

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Commissioner of Revenue Administration Commissionerate of Revenue Administration, Cheppakkam, Chennai-5.

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2.District Collector Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

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3.Revenue Divisional Officer Udayarapalayam Sub Division, Ariyalur District.

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4.Revenue Tahsildar Sendurai Taluk Office, Ariyalur District.

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Respondent(s)

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PRAYER

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Directing the first and Second respondent to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 24.12.2025, to issue patta to the petitioner in the light of the G.O.(Ms) No.480 dated 11.09.2020, in accordance with law and pass.

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Velmurugan For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Ravichander,SGP For Respondent

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ORDER

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This writ petition has been filed to direct the first and second respondents

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to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 24.12.2025, seeking for

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issuance of patta in favour of the petitioner after giving due consideration to G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020 for the property morefully described in the

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prayer to this writ petition within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

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The petitioner claims that he belongs to scheduled caste community and is entitled for issuance of patta for the property morefully described in the

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prayer to this writ petition as per G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020. The petitioner had given a representation on 24.12.2025 to the first and second respondents for the said purpose. Since the said representation has not been considered till date, this writ petition has been filed. The petitioner has filed supporting documents along with this writ petition in support of his representation dated 24.12.2025 referred to supra.

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Mr. D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

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No prejudice would be caused to the respondents if the petitioner’s representation dated 24.12.2025, seeking for issuance of patta in his name after giving due consideration to G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020, which the petitioner relies upon, is considered on merits and in accordance with law within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

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This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner’s representation dated 24.12.2025.

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For the foregoing reasons, this Court directs the second respondent to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the petitioner’s

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representation dated 24.12.2025, seeking for issuance of patta in his name for

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the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after giving due consideration to G.O. (Ms.) No.480 dated 11.09.2020, which the petitioner relies upon.

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