BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.12.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.SURENDER and W.M.P.(MD) No.26575 of 2023

1.N.Selvaraj

2.N.Subramani ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dindigul Division, Dindigul.

2.The Tahsildar, Nilakkottai Taluk, Nilakkottai, Dindigul District.

3.L.Anusuya ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the impugned order of the second respondent in Na.Ka.No.2980/2023/Aa4 dated

18.11.2023 and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.R.Kannan For R1 & R2 : Mr.N.Ramesh Arumugam Government Advocate For R3 : Mr.R.Thangapandian ****

O R D E R

In this Writ Petition, the petitioner has challenged the order of the second respondent/Tahsildar dated 18.11.2023, issuing patta in favour of the third respondent by removing the names of the petitioners from the patta.

2. Admittedly, the impugned order is an appealable order under the Tamil Nadu Patta Passbook Act, 1983. An appeal ought to have been filed before the Revenue Divisional Officer under Section 12 of the said Act. Instead, the petitioner has filed this Writ P