IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 19.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH M.Jayakumar .... Petitioner Vs

1.The District Collector Singara Velan Maligai Chennai – 600 001.

2.The Tahsildhar Ayanavaram Taluk Ayanavaram Chennai – 600 023.

3.The Tahsildhar Kolathur Taluk No.35, Jambulingam Main Road G.K.M.Colony, Kolathur Chennai – 600 082.

4.The Perambur Co-operative Building Society Limited Rep by its Secretary Door No.22, First Circular Road Jawahar Nagar, Chennai – 600 082. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the third respondent to issue patta forthwith to the petitioner's property situated at Plot No.110 in Class B as per tax assessment Old Door No.11, New Doot No.24, 1^st Circular Road, Jawahar Nagar, Chennai – 600 082 comprised in R.S.No.291, 287/3, 288, 297/3, 289 and 290, T.S.No.88 of Block No.36 of Peravallur Village, Purasawalkam – Perambur Taluk, within the limit of Chennai Corporation, measuring to an extent of 3573 sq.ft., and to pass orders.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Thiruvengadam For Respondents : Mr.P.Ganesan Government Advocate for R1 to R3

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for issue of Writ of Mandamus directing the third respondent to act upon the representation made by the petitioner, wherein the petition is seeking for issuance of patta in his name with respect to the subject property.

2. Heard Mr.S.Thiruvengadam, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.P.Ganesan, learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of respondents 1 to 3.

3. The petitioner claims to be the absolute owner of the subject property by virtue of conveyance deed dated 03.04.1969, wherein the property was conveyed in the name of the petitioner's father. Thereafter, a settlement deed dated 19.08.2010 was issued in the name of the petitioner and it was registered as Document No.6686/2010. The petitioner is now seeking for issuance of patta with respect to the subject property. Since the same was not considered, the present writ petition has been filed before this Court.

4. This Court had an occasion to deal with a similar issue pertaining to the adjacent property of the petitioner in W.P.No.25530 of 2022. This writ petition was disposed of by an order dated 04.03.2025 and the relevant portions are extracted hereunder :

“4.The issue that is involved in the present writ petition is no longer res integra and various orders have been passed by this Court considering the same property. One such order was passed in W.P.Nos.7533 & 7534 of 2018 dated 30.03.2021 and the relevant portions are extracted hereunder:

“3.The simple case that is pleaded before this Court by the petitioner is that the petitioner purchased the property which is a plot in a well developed layout. The petitioner is entitled to patta if he purchased the property from the original owner. It is the specific case of the petitioner that the property was originally assigned to the said society which formed the layout. After several decades, it is surprising to note that the respondents have rejected the application for patta on the ground that the property is classified as poromboke. An additional counter affidavit is filed by the second respondent. This Court is unable to find any basis from the counter affidavit filed by the second respondent. In the additional counter affidavit filed by the second respondent, it is stated that the prior proceedings relied upon by the petitioner is not available on record. However, it is stated that as per revenue records, the land was classified as Sarkar Poromboke. The society formed a layout long back and the layout was approved. When the plots of the layout were sold out on the basis of approval granted by the statutory authorities, the respondents have no reason to believe that they are in possession of the property despite the plots were sold by the promoters of the layout namely the society in the nam