O R D E R

The writ petition has been filed for a direction to the second respondent to dispose of the petitioner's appeal, dated 08.08.2024 filed under Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983, within a time frame stipulated by this Court.

2. With the consent of both parties, the writ petition is taken for final disposal.

3. The petitioner as the purchaser of the property in S.No.108/1A, to an extent of 61 cents, at Kanchiram Village, Kalayarkovil Taluk, Sivagangai District, under registered sale deed, dated 01.03.1999, was in peaceful possession and enjoyment. While so, one Balakrishnan, S/o.Arumugam had fraudulently obtained patta for the subject lands without any valid title documents, in Patta No.836. The petitioner therefore preferred an appeal before the second respondent under Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, on 08.08.2024, to cancel the patta mutated in the name of Balakrishnan and issue patta in favour of the petitioner on the basis of the petitioner's registered sale deed in Document No.209/1999. As the petitioner's appeal was not taken on file, the petitioner sent a representation to the second respondent on

09.12.2024 and as even thereafter,