IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

AND

WMP NO. 53954 OF 2025

1. ELAVARASI

2.Mangalam W/o.Pandiyaarajan

3.Saranya W/o.Murugan 4.Manjula W/o.Murugan

5.Ayyappan S/o.Balakrishnan

6.Kannadasan S/o. Ulaganathan

7.Jayandan S/o.Rajendran 8.Amudha W/o.Ramadoss

9.Bhuvaneswari W/o.Uthirakumar

10.Aaravalli W/o.Kalyanam

11.Bhuvaneswari W/o. Damodharan

12.Saraswathi W/o.Arul

13.Valarmathi W/o. Sivagurunathan

14.Nandhini W/o.Krishnamurthi

15.Noornisha Begum W/o. Mohammed

Hussain

16.Chandra W/o.Sudhakar

17.Kalaivani W/o.Govindan 18.Ariyamala W/o.Kadhirvel

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Revenue Divisional Officer Chidambaram, Chidambaram Taluk,Cuddalore District.

2.The Tahsildar Bhuvanagiri, Bhuvanagiri Taluk, Cuddalore District.

Respondent(s)

PRAYER Directing the respondents to issue individual pattas to the petitioner for the area in their occupation by considering the petitioners representation dated

24.11.2025.

For Petitioner(s): Mr R.Gururaj For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Arumugam Govt Advocate For Respondent

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed, seeking for a mandamus to direct the respondents to issue new pattas to the respective petitioners for the area under their occupation based on the representation dated 24.11.2025 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The respective petitioners claim that they are in possession of their respective properties morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition. They seek for new pattas in their names based on their long possession. They have given a representation on 24.11.2025 to the respondents seeking for free house site pattas in their respective names. Since the said representation has not been considered till date, they have filed this writ petition.

3. Mr.S.Arumugam, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and would submit that the petitions are encroachers and proceedings have been initiated against them under the Land Encroachment Act. However, the same is disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

4. No prejudice would be caused to the respondents if the petitioners’

representation as stated supra is considered on merits and in accordance within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

5. This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioners’ representation dated 24.11.2025.

6. For the foregoing reasons, this Court directs the second respondent to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the petitioners’ representation dated 24.11.2025, seeking for issuance of new pattas in their respective names for their respective properties morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after hearing the objections of any other third party whom the second respondent deems fit to enquire.

7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No Costs. W.M.P. No.

53954 of 2025 petition is ordered subject to payment of individual Court fee.

17-12-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No ab To

1.The Revenue Divisional Officer Chidambaram, Chidambaram Taluk,Cuddalore District.

2.The Tahsildar Bhuvanagiri, Bhuvanagiri Taluk, Cuddalore District.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

ab AND WMP NO. 53954 OF 2025

17-12-2025