Balakrishnan.v v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandamus petition for cancellation of patta No.4428 dated 13.10.1992 held by Aruppukkottai Weavers Production and Sale Society Ltd. and reclassification of land in Survey Nos.131/1B1 and 131/1AS1, T.S.Ramalinga Nagar, Palayampatti Village, Aruppukkottai Taluk, Virudhunagar District as a 12 ft x 390 ft public pathway; representation dated 10.01.2024 to District Collector, District Revenue Officer, Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Tahsildar and VAO; dismissed as infructuous on the Special Government Pleader's submission that the patta had already been cancelled; no costs. Keywords: patta cancellation, public pathway, writ of mandamus, Article 226, infructuous, Virudhunagar revenue authorities.
What did the court decide?
Recording the Special Government Pleader's submission that the patta had already been cancelled, the Court held that nothing survived for adjudication and dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, with no order as to costs. The Court made no independent adjudication on the merits of the reclassification claim.