S. Rajeswaran, J.

1. The issue involved in both the writ petitions and the respondent Bank are one and the same and a common order is being passed to dispose of both the writ petitions.

2. The case of the writ petitioner as given in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition is as follows:-

The petitioner is an auction purchaser of the subject property measuring an extent of 1 acre and 13 cents in the public auction held on 03.08.2006, as per the DRC proceedings in DRC No. 331 of 2000 in O.A. No. 1134 of 1998, conducted by the Recovery Officer of DRT-I (subsequently transferred to DRT-II and re-numbered as DRC No. 44 of 2007 in DRT-II). The petitioner purchased the scheduled property for a sum of Rs. 32,51,000/-(Rupees thirty two lakhs fifty one thousand only) and paid 25% of the bid amount on the auction date itself by way of two cheques for Rs. 1,10,000/- and for Rs. 7,02,750/-. Thereafter, he went to the revenue authorities to verify about the land purchased by him in the above said auction sale. To his surprise he found from the revenue records that 11 cents of the land out of the total extent of 1 acre and 13 cents, was acquired by the Chennai Metropolitan D