D. Murugesan, J.

This appeal is directed at the instance of Special Commissioner and Director of Survey and Settlement as against the Order in W.P.17082/2006 dated 14.07.2006 whereby the Writ Petition was allowed after quashing the order impugned in the writ petition.

2. The writ petition came to be filed on the ground that the respondent by name M. Arumugam and one Thiru.Srinivasan purchased an extent of 3.14 acres of land in Survey No.11 (part), Block No.4, T.S.No.2(part) situate in No.65, Kolathur Village, Perambur-Purasawalkam Taluk, Chennai, from M/s. M.Subramani and S.Vasantha for a valuable consideration as per the registered sale deed dated 05.08.1981. In the year 1999, the Tahsildar, Perambur-Purasawalkam Taluk inspected the land and sent a report to the District Collector stating that the entire land is Inam Estate. As the respondent was in possession and enjoyment of the said land for more than 30 years, the lands were re-classified as Anatheenam, Eri Ulvoi. Hence on an application made by the respondent to the Assistant Settlement Officer, Tiruvannamalai, patta was granted 29.06.2000 for an extent of 2.1 ½ cents of the land. The said patta was sought to be ca