O R D E R

The Writ Petition is filed for the following relief:

“To direct the second respondent to update the computerized patta No. 8011 for the property situated in S.no. 657 /3A5, Pallikarnai Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Chennai, measuring an extent of 5.04 acres in the official portal of the Tamil Nadu Government based on the proceedings made in Na.Ka.No.J7/ 37749/ 2021 dated

31.12.2021 ”

2. The petitioner states that the subject property originally belonged to his father. After his death, the petitioner has been in possession and enjoyment of the same. All the revenue records, including patta stands in the name of the petitioner. The petitioner has also been issued with a computerized Patta No.8011, for the property.

3. The petitioner would submit that the Government of Tamil Nadu declared the adjacent lands as a Reserve Forest vide G.O.Ms.No.52 dated 09.04.2007. Based on the said GO, it is clear that the petitioner's property is not connected with the Reserve Forest Land. In the year 2011, when the petitioner attempted to pay property tax, he found that his property had been deleted from online records.

4. The petitioner approached the 2^nd respondent and confirmed the legitimacy of his patta in No.8011 after verifying the manual patta No.252. The petitioner submits that his computerized patta No.8011 has not been uploaded and is being withheld for undisclosed reasons.

He has also filed a grievance letter to the Chief Minister's Grievance Cell, which was forwarded to the District Collector, then it was forwarded to the 2^nd respondent. However, the 2^nd respondent failed to respond to the same. Since there is no response, the petitioner is before this Court.

5. In the counter filed by the 1^st respondent in paragraph No.10, the Tahsildar, who is the 1^st respondent has made a following admissions.:

“The petitioner has stated that measuring an extent of 5.04 acres in Pallikaranai Village originally belongs to his father and had a patta in 1374 Fasli i.e., in the year 1964 is true, the accounts would have reflected those changes in 1986 Updated Registry Scheme.”

6. In the light of the above, what remains therefore is only the issue of computerised patta.

7. Therefore, the Writ Petition is allowed. The 1^st respondent is directed to issue a computerised patta to the petitioner, within a period of 2 weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

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1.The Tahsildar Tahsildar Office, No.1, 1st cross street, New Kumaran Nagar, Sholinganallur, Chennai- 119.

2.The Sub Registrar Sub Registrar Office, Chennai South Joint - I 537, Fanepet, Nandanam, Chennai- 035 P.T. ASHA, J, kan

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