ORDER

The petitioner has prayed for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to give individual patta with specific sub-division of the land in S.No.37(2) at Vadakkupanavadali Village for an extent of 1.53 acres on the basis of the representation, dated 09.03.2021.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents and perused the materials available on record.

3. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner's grand-father Thanikodi Thevar purchased certain land measuring to an extent of 1 acre 53 ½ cents out of 2.98 acres in survey number 37/2 at Vadakupanavadali village as early as in the year 1927 by registered sale deed No.1746 of 1927 which is undivided share. The land owners in survey number 37/1A, 37/1B, 37/1C, 37/2, 37/3, 38/1 and 38/3 about 33 persons granted the land vide document number 9660 of 1935 registered in Sub-Registrar Office, Melaneelithanallur for construction of a “private tank” to store water for the purpose of agricultural irrigation and agreed to pay rent for the use of water. The deed was executed in favour of the then Government represented by the Collect