Rozario Sundar Raj S v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench (S.Srimathy, J.), W.P(MD)No.7598 of 2026, decided 23.03.2026 under Article 226 seeking certiorarified mandamus against Thasildar, Madurai North Taluk order O.Mu. No.1777/2025/S2 dated 02.03.2026 refusing sub-division and separate patta for 10 cents purchased by the petitioner out of 52 cents belonging to Immaculate Conception Society in T.S.No.3/1, Tallakulam Village; rejection based on Society-property due-procedure objection and public notice about lost original documents; held respondents cannot straight away reject and must issue notice to petitioner and Society and pass appropriate orders within four months; impugned order quashed; writ petition allowed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the impugned order dated 02.03.2026 passed by the second respondent, with a direction to the second respondent to issue notice to the petitioner and to the Immaculate Conception Society and pass appropriate orders, completing the exercise within four months of receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs.