Manikandan v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; W.P.No.42010 of 2025; Manikandan S/o.Perumal v. District Collector, Villupuram District and others; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; patta cancellation; Ariyalur Thirukai Village; R.S.No.91; survey Nos.91/2, 91/4, 91/6, 91/7, 91/9, 91/11; UDR 'A' Register; Pattai Poramboke; Pattai to Natham reclassification 2008; One Time Special Regularisation Scheme; District Collector proceedings No.B7/23678/2007 dated 17.08.2007; H.S.No.B2/34/1417 Fasali dt. 08.01.2008; representations dated 02.08.2025 and 06.08.2025; landless poor assignees; no further adjudication required; writ petition dismissed without costs; S.M.Subramaniam J. (author); K.Surender J.; decided 20.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
Since the subject property in R.S.No.91, Ariyalur Thirukai Village, had already been assigned under the One Time Special Regularisation Scheme in favour of landless poor people, no further adjudication was required; accordingly, the writ petition was dismissed without costs.