H.L. Gokhale

The first two of these writ petitions are filed by the allottees of two plots bearing Plot Nos.53B and 61A in a Housing Colony known as Teachers Colony" in Survey No.165/3B of Injambakkam Village, Tambarm Taluk on the outskirts of Chennai. They are seeking to quash the order, dated 22nd August 2005 passed by the Commissioner of Land Administration to the extent that it denies them patta for the purposes of possession.

2. The third writ petition, on the other hand, is filed by a Welfare Association, viz., Injambakkam Villagers Welfare Association in public interest. It seeks a direction that this very order dated 22 August 2005 be implemented and the superstructure put up by the other two petitioners be removed.

3. Mr.N.Selvaraju, learned counsel has appeared for the petitioner in W.P.No.28845 of 2005 and Mr.C.R.Sathindran, learned counsel appeared for the petitioner in W.P.No.30305 of 2005, whereas Mr.V.Prakash, learned Senior Counsel appeared with Ms.Ramapriya Gopalakrishnan for the petitioner in W.P.No.1089 of 2008. Mr Raja Kalifulla, learned Government Pleader has appeared for the Commissioner of Land Administration, the District Revenue Officer and the