IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16-12-2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY M.Saradha, W/o.V.Mangalamania Mudali, Residing At 207B1, Perandhar Kaadu, Chinnappanaickenpalayam, Komarapalayam-638 183, Kumarapalayam Taluk, Namakkal District.

..Petitioner Vs

1. The Inspector General of Registration, 100, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 028. 2. Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Kumaragiri By Pass Road, Ammapettai, Salem-636 014.

3. District Registrar (Administration), Office of the District Registrar, Nallipalayam Post, Namakkal-637 003.

4. The Sub-Registrar, Office of the Sub-Registrar, Kumarapalayam-638 183.

..Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 20.02.2025 and take appropriate steps to reclassify the petitioner’s land situated at Namakkal District, Kumarapalayam Taluk, Ayyampalaym, Agraharam Village bearing survey No.53/5 and Town Survey No.3/6 in Ward A, Block No.4, admeasuring punjai hectare 0.27.5 ares (or) punjai acre 0.72 cents (Seventy two cents) as an agricultural land in a time bound manner.

For Petitioner: Mr. Ambarish D For Respondents: Mr.U.Baranidharan, SGP

ORDER

By relying on revenue records, the petitioner asserts that the land ad measuring 27.5 ares in S.No.53/5 is ryotwari punjai land, whereas such land has been erroneously classified in the online records of the Registration Department as ‘Residential Special Type - I’. After submitting representations in this regard, the present writ petition has been filed.

2. Mr.U.Baranidharan, learned Special Government Pleader, accepts notice for all the respondents. He submits that the third respondent is the appropriate authority to take a decision and that such decision would be taken after referring the matter to a committee. He seeks three months time.

3. The petitioner has placed on record revenue records indicating prima facie that the land is classified as ryotwari punjai. Therefore, a case is made out for consideration of the petitioner's request.

4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the third respondent to consider the petitioner's request for reclassification and dispose of the same by a speaking order within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after providing a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner.

There will be no order as to costs.

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1. The Inspector General of Registration, 100, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 028. 2. Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Kumaragiri By Pass Road, Ammapettai, Salem-636 014.

3. District Registrar (Administration), Office of the District Registrar, Nallipalayam Post, Namakkal-637 003.

4. The Sub-Registrar, Office of the Sub-Registrar, Kumarapalayam-638 183.

SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J.

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16-12-2025