JUDGMENT :

M. DHANDAPANI, J.

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records comprised in R.P. No. 1/2009(E) on the file of the Settlement Officer, Chennai-5/1st respondent dated 23.3.2009 and to quash the same and consequently direct the official respondents (R-1 to R-3) to give effect to the order of Assistant Settlement Officer, Tiruvannamalai, dated 24.3.2001 by issuing patta to the petitioner.

1. The present writ petition assails the cancellation of patta, by the 1st respondent, issued by the Assistant Settlement Officer, Tiruvannamalai and a consequential direction to the 1st respondent to issue patta to the petitioner.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that the subject lands, comprised in Survey No. 657/1A measuring an extent of 66.70 acres situate in Pallikaranai Village was originally granted to Ettayapuram Jamin as early as in 1888, which was made at the request of Ettappan by the Chief Secretary to Government dated 15.3.1888, which culminated in the passing of Government Order in Ms. No. 3741, Revenue Department dated 6.8.1888. It is the further case of the peti