JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the entire records in connection with the impugned order of the 1st respondent dated 25.04.2011 in Rc.K1/28296/2010 and quash the same and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to make necessary sub division as per patta issued in favour of the petitioners by the 3rd respondent in his order dated 20.10.2010.)

1. This writ petition has been filed challenging the order of the first respondent dated 25.04.2011, in and by which, the first respondent has cancelled the order passed by the third respondent, Assistant Settlement Officer granting Patta measuring an extent of 13.30 cents under the Tamil Nadu Minor Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act 30/1963') in respect of S.No.281/3 to the petitioners.

2. The brief facts culled out from the above writ petition is as follows:

(i) The petitioners' predecessor-in-title are the owners of 14 cents out of 20 cents of land in S.No.281/3 of Vishnu Kanchee village at Kanchipuram District. The title is traceable from the year 1915. According to the pe