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G. R. SWAMINATHAN
Ravindran @ Ravichandran – Appellant
Versus
District Collector, Dindigul – Respondent
ORDER :
(Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the proceedings issued by the 3rd respondent in his proceedings in MR.4/196/PALANI/AA2 dated 31.08.2012 situated at Neikarapatti Village, Palani Taluk, Dindigul District and consequently directing the 4th respondent herein to issue patta in favour of the petitioners in respect of the property of the petitioners comprised in S.No.305.)
1. Heard both sides.
2. The writ petitioners herein are assignees. The lands originally belonged to Neikaranpatti Jameen. Proceedings under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 were initiated. Out of the surplus lands, the assignment came to be made in favour of the petitioners herein on 10.09.2004. The said assignments were cancelled vide order dated 31.08.2012. In all these writ petitions, the cancellation orders are put to challenge.
3. The primary ground of attack is that before passing the cancellation order, the petitioners were not put on notice and that they became aware of the same only recently. They also submitted that similarly placed individuals mo
Violation of principles of natural justice and failure to consider objections raised in the writ petition before passing the impugned order.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that assignment patta granted prior to 1973 cannot be cancelled beyond a period of three years from the date of assignment, and even on the grou....
The assignment of government land to the landless poor must strictly adhere to the assignment rules, including verification of community and obtaining permission from competent authorities for land s....
The State's power to cancel land assignments must be exercised within a reasonable timeframe, and failure to provide original assignment documentation undermines the validity of such cancellations.
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