M Manikandan v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Property tax change of name; rival ownership claims; Block Development Officer, Kadavur Panchayat Union, Tharagampatty, Karur District; District Collector, Karur; proceedings Na.Ka.No.AA3/0369/2025 dated 12.01.2026; writ of certiorari under Article 226; disposed at admission stage; petitioner to file reply and documents within four weeks of web copy; both claimants to be heard; no opinion on merits; no costs; connected miscellaneous petitions closed; M.Manikandan v. District Collector & others; T.Sathyamoorthy; W.P.(MD) No.5777 of 2026; W.M.P.(MD) Nos.4802 & 4803 of 2026; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy; order dated 03.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on terms: petitioner permitted to submit reply and supporting documents pursuant to the impugned proceedings dated 12.01.2026 within four weeks of receipt of a web copy of the order; second respondent to decide the change-of-name/ownership issue as expeditiously as possible, hearing both the petitioner and the third respondent; no opinion expressed on merits; no costs; connected Miscellaneous Petitions closed.