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Thankeswari C v. The District Collector

Madras HC27 Feb 2026WP(MD)/5268/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

W.P.(MD) No.5268 of 2026; Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983, Section 13 revision petition; extent correction Survey No.501/13B, Kanyakumari (16.34 Ares/40.38 Cents vs recorded 11.25 Ares/27.79 Cents); mandamus for time-bound disposal within twelve weeks; enquiry and hearing directions to District Revenue Officer; Tahsildar Kalkulam Taluk; Article 226; K. Surender, J.; 27.02.2026; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the second respondent to dispose of the petitioner's revision petition dated 10.02.2026 on its merits and in accordance with law within twelve weeks from receipt of a copy of the order, after conducting an enquiry and providing a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other interested parties; no order as to costs. ¶33

Thankeswari C Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the second respondent (District Revenue Officer) should be directed, by way of a Writ of Mandamus, to dispose of the petitioner's Revision Petition dated 10.02.2026 filed under Section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983, within a time frame stipulated by the Court.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to dispose of the petitioner's revision petition dated 10.02.2026 on its merits and in accordance with law within twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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Ratio / Principle

The revision petition shall be disposed of only after conducting an enquiry, and the second respondent is directed to provide a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and any other interested parties affected by the decision before passing any order; the Court expresses no opinion on the merits.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court, Madurai Bench (K. Surender, J.; 27.02.2026) disposed of, at the admission stage with the consent of parties, a Writ Petition (W.P.(MD) No.5268 of 2026) under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the District Revenue Officer, Kanyakumari, to dispose of the petitioner's Revision Petition dated 10.02.2026 under Section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983, which had been kept pending. The petitioner claimed the property in Survey No. 501/13B (16.34 Ares / 40.38 Cents), inherited under sale and settlement deeds, had been wrongly recorded as 11.25 Ares (27.79 Cents) in revenue records. Recording the Special Government Pleader's undertaking, the Court directed disposal of the revision petition on its merits and in accordance with law within twelve weeks from receipt of a copy of the order, after conducting an enquiry and affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other interested parties; no opinion was expressed on the merits and there was no order as to costs.

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W.P.(MD) No.5268 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 27.02.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.SURENDER

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W.P.(MD) No.5268 of 2026

C.Thankeswari

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The District Collector,

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O/o.The District Collector, Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari District.

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2.The District Revenue Officer,

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O/o.The District Revenue Officer, Collectorate Campus, Kanyakumari District.

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3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari District.

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4.The Tahsildar, Kalkulam Taluk, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent to dispose of the Revision Petition dated 10.02.2026 filed by the petitioner

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under section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act 1983 within the time frame stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Stevenson

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For Respondents : Mr.P.Subbaraj Special Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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This Writ Petition has been filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent to dispose of the Revision Petition dated 10.02.2026, filed by the petitioner under Section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983, within the time frame stipulated by this Court.

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With the consent of the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

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3. The grievance of the petitioner is that the property in Survey No. 501/13B, measuring an extent of 16.34 Ares (40.38 Cents), belongs to the petitioner, who inherited the same by way of Sale Deed and Settlement

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Deed executed in three parts. However, in the revenue records, the extent has been wrongly mentioned as 11.25 Ares (27.79 Cents). Therefore, the petitioner filed a Revision Petition dated 10.02.2026 under Section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983 before the second respondent, and the same has been kept pending. Hence, the petitioner has been constrained to file the present Writ Petition.

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4. The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on instructions, would submit that the petitioner's revision petition dated 10.02.2026 would be disposed of by the second respondent within a period of twelve weeks.

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5. Recording the above submission and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to dispose of the petitioner's revision petition dated 10.02.2026 on its merits and in accordance with law within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The revision petition shall be disposed of after conducting an enquiry. The second respondent is also directed to provide a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and any other interested parties who may be

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affected by such decision, before passing any order. There shall be no

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order as to costs.

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[K.SURENDER, J.]