J U D G M E N T

(Made by R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J.)

The respondents in the writ petition are the appellants herein. The respondent herein as writ petitioner had filed W.P(MD).No.2230 of 2009 challenging the order of the second appellant dated 30.01.2009 and the consequential order of the third appellant dated 09.03.2009 wherein the order of assignment granted in favour of the writ petitioner was cancelled.

(A).Facts leading to the filing of the present writ appeal are as follows:

2.The Tahsildhar, Devakkottai had issued an order of assignment in favour of the writ petitioner on 19.08.1989 for an extent of 4.21 acres in J1/93 in Udayachi Group, Devakottai Taluk. As per the said assignment order, the cost of the land was fixed at Rs.1500/- per acre. The writ petitioner had paid the said amount and the lands were assigned in favour of the writ petitioner. The revenue records were also mutated in the name of the writ petitioner.

3.The District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai had initiated proceedings for cancellation of the said order of assignment and after enquiry, he passed an order on 04.01.2002 cancelling the order of assignment on the following grounds:

(i)The land value for the assigned land has b