JUDGMENT :

C.V. KARTHIKEYAN, J.

Prayer: Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the order passed by the 1st respondent in his proceedings in Na. Ka. No. 10657/2019/En.4 dated 03.10.2019 and quash the portion of the order rendered in Page No. 17 of the impugned order and consequently, direct the 1st respondent to bring into effect the order of the 2nd respondent dated 05.03.2019 made in Pa. Mu. No. 105/2019/A3 insofar as the land comprised in Survey No. 65/8A.

1. This Writ Petition has been filed in the nature of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the order of the 1st respondent, the District Revenue Officer, Kancheepuram District in proceedings in Na. Ka. No. 10657/2019/En.4 dated 03.10.2019 and quash a portion of the order and direct the first respondent to put into effect the order of the 2nd respondent/the Revenue Divisional Officer, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram District dated 05.03.2019 in Pa. Mu. No. 105/2019/A3 with respect to the lands comprised in S. No. 65/8A in Pudupakkam Village, Thiruporur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.

2. The petitioner claims that the property measuring an extent of 29 cents of punjai lands in S. No. 65/8, Pudupakkam Village, Thiruporur Taluk, Kancheepuram District was originally owned by his grandfather, K. Mari. After the survey and settlement of land by the Government in 1961, a joint patta bearing No. 94 was issued in the name of his grandfather K. Mari and another person Ayyavoo as per the settlement register. It had been stated that after the death of Ayyavoo his legal representatives along with K. Mari and his son Vendavarasi and the petitioner who was a minor had sold the lands measuring about 12 cents by Sale Deed dated 27.07.1971 and registered as Document No. 849 of 1971 in the office of the Sub-Registrar, Thiruporur.

3. It had been stated that by proceedings dated 25.01.1973 in No. 84/2025/1382, the survey numbers were sub divided by the authorities who issued Patta No. 94 to the lands on northern side for the extent of 16 cents in S. No. 65/8A in the name of K. Mari. The lands in the southern side which was sold measuring 12 cents was subdivided as S. No. 65/8B. The petitioner claims that an error occurred in the patta with respect to the lands in S. No. 65/8A measuring 16 cents. It had been claimed that he made a representation and the corrections was made. He however stated that the lands in S. No. 65/8A was brought into the fold of the 4th respondent and was taken up for joint development by the 4th respondent along with M/s. Isha Homes (India) Private Limited. The said land was shown in the Planning Permission obtained during joint development as Open Space Reservation and gifted to the authorities towards laying of road and park. The remainder portion of the land along with the larger extent had been developed and Deeds of Conveyance has been executed to various third parties.

4. The petitioner then filed W.P. No. 7745 of 2019 seeking a mandamus directing the Planning Authority to cancel the layout approval No. 18 of 2016 granted by Letter No. 1220/2015 dated 28.07.2016 for joint development of the property bearing S. Nos. 64/10B, 64/12, 64/13 and 65/1, 65/2, 65/6, 65/8A, 65/8B, 65/9B in Pudupakkam Village, Tiruporur Panchayat Union, Tiruporur Taluk, Kancheepuram District and also to cancel the Gift Deed registered as Doc. No. 4070/2016 registered at Sub-Registrar Office, Tiruporur. In the counter the respondents and also the 4th respondent herein had stated that an error had crept in while documents of conveyance were obtained by the 4th respondent namely, Sale Deed dated 27.07.1971 registered as Doc. No. 849/1971 in the office of the Sub-Registrar Thiruporur. In all the documents the details of the property and boundaries pertaining to S. No. 65/8B had been given, but the survey number was wrongly mentioned as S. No. 65/8A. It had been contended that