IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:11.09.2025 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and W.M.P.Nos.5501, 4374 & 5500 of 2017 Priyanka Senguttuvan ... Petitioner (In both petitions)

Vs

1.The Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Tahsildar, No.18, Semmanjeri Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.

3.The Surveyor, No.18, Semmanjeri Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.

4.The Village Administrative Officer, No.18, Semmanjeri Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. ... Respondents (In both petitions)

P rayer in W.P.No.4212 of 2017 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the second respondent relating to the impugned order signed by the second respondent in Na.Ka.No.9603/2015/B2 on 23.7.2016 and referred to in the foregoing paragraph 3 and quash the same on the ground of total arbitrariness with total non-application of mind to the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Patta Passbook Act 1983 and Tamil Nadu Patta Passbook Rules 1987, and bereft of any reason mandated by the above Act and is malafide and consequently direct the second and third respondents to consider and pass orders according to the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Passbook Act 1983 and Tamil Nadu Patta Passbook rules 1987 on the application of the Petitioner dated 16.8.2012 for grant of Patta and renewed with the second fresh application dated

10.10.2015 and received by the 2^nd respondent on 12.10.2015.

Prayer in W.P.No.4213 of 2017 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the second respondent relating to the impugned order signed by the second respondent in Na.Ka.No.9603/2015/B2 on 23.7.2016 and referred to in the foregoing paragraph 3 and quash the same on the ground of total arbitrariness with total non-application of mind to the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Patta Passbook Act 1983 and Tamil Nadu Patta Passbook Rules 1987, and bereft of any reason mandated by the above Act and is malafide and consequently direct the second and third respondents to consider and pass orders according to the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Passbook Act 1983 and Tamil Nadu Patta Passbook rules 1987 on the application of the Petitioner dated 27.8.2012 for grant of Patta and renewed with the second fresh application dated

10.10.2015 and received by the 2^nd respondent on 12.10.2015.

In both Petitions For Petitioner : Mr.R.Krishnamoorthy, Senior Counsel for Mr.Vadivelu For Respondents : Mr.M.Rajendiran, Additional Government Pleader for RR-1 to 4

C O M M O N O R D E R

Aggrieved by the impugned order of the 2nd respondent dated 23.7.2016, the present Writ Petition has been filed seeking quashment of the same as also for a consequential direction to the 2^nd and 3^rd respondents to consider the applications of the petitioner for grant of patta in accordance with the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Passbook Act.

2.Brief facts that are necessary for disposal of these Writ Petitions:-

The petitioner had purchased a property in Plot Nos.311, 312, 313 comprised in Survey No.378/2M measuring to a total extent of about 6000 Sq.ft situated at Sri Ganapathy Nagar Colony, Semmencherry Village, Tambaram Taluk, Kancheepuram District, of Semmancherry Village with boundaries from one G.Asha vide Document Nos.3515 & 3514 of 2006 dated 9.6.2006. Thereafter, the petitioner had submitted a representation dated 16.8.2012 & 27.8.2012 before the 2^nd respondent seeking issuance of patta in respect of the aforesaid property in Survey No.378/2M. Since, no orders were passed on the same, the petitioner filed a Writ Petitions in W.P.Nos.19478 & 19479 of 2015 wherein, this Court vide common order dated 07.09.2015 had directed the petitioner to make fresh application to the respondents seeking issuance of patta and