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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Mr.Justice S.Sounthar, J
Anitha Swaminathan – Appellant
Versus
Government Of Tamil Nadu, Represented By Its Secretary – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This writ petition is filed seeking issue of Writ of declaration, declaring the petitioner as Guardian for Mr.Subramanian Anbuthiruchelvam to deal with the property situated at Mannargudi Town, Old Thanjavur Rastha South, Ward No.1, Block No.55, T.S.No.3435, measuring an extent of 421.41 Square Meter, that is 4536 Sq.feet of land together with the house, along with all other amenities.
2. According to the petitioner, she married Subramanian Anbuthiruchelvam on 19.01.2001 and the marriage has been registered with the Registrar of Marriage, Needamangalam in Serial No.1 of 2001. Out of said wedlock, two female children were born to them. At the time of marriage, the petitioner's husband was employed in Singapore and therefore, after marriage they got settled down at Singapore temporarily. The petitioner's father-in-law V.S.Subramanian had settled his property described above in favour of the petitioner's husband under registered Document No.212 of 2009 registered on the file of Sub Registrar, Mannargudi. The settlement had been acted upon and revenue documents had been mutated in the name of the petitioner's husband. Thus he had become the absolute owner of the same.
3. During
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