O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents to cancel the document dated 06.03.2013 registered as Document No.3378/13, on the file of Sub Registrar, Palladam and remove the entries made in the encumbrance.

2. It is the grievance of the writ petitioner that the petitioner's father had executed a settlement deed in favour of the petitioner on 22.05.2009. Pursuant to the said settlement deed, the petitioner is in possession of the property and all of a sudden, the said settlement deed has been cancelled unilaterally on 06.03.2013 by the third respondent. Not stopping with that, he has also given a complaint before the Revenue Divisional Officer for maintenance. The Revenue Divisional Officer has directed the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- per month with a right to residence till lifetime. That order has been challenged by the father of the petitioner before the District Collector, Tiruppur. On 08.09.2021, an ex-parte order was passed. However, according to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the unilateral cancellation of the document cannot be sustained in the eye of law.

3. The third respondent, despite service of notice and his