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W.P.No.3679 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.02.2026

CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

W.P.No.3679 of 2026

and

W.M.P.No.4074 of 2026

Adhilakshmi,

representing Minor Elamaran ... Petitioner

Vs.

Thasildhar,

Gingee Taluk,

Villupuram District – 604 202. ... Respondent

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India

praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondent

entertaining any request for mutation of revenue records and issue of patta or

cancellation of the patta standing in the name of Minor Elamaran, in respect of

the extent of 39 and ¾ cents (equivalent to 0-16-00 Hectares) in S.No.68/16B

out of 72 cents in S.No.68/16 of Melkalavaay Village, Gingee Taluk,

Villupuram District till the disposal of O.S.No.285 of 2022 on the file of the Sub

Court Gingee at the instance of any one claiming through and under Mr.

Devaraj alias Devarajan.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.S.Vijayaragavan

For Respondent : Mr.D.Ravichander

Special Government Pleader

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ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed to forbear the respondent from

entertaining any request for mutation of revenue records for the property

morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition.

2. Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader, accepts

notice on behalf of the respondent.

3. According to the petitioner, the property morefully described in the

prayer to this writ petition is owned by her son, namely minor Elamaran,

represented by the petitioner. By virtue of a settlement deed executed in favour

of said minor Elamaran, the petitioner claims that the subject property is owned

by the said minor Elamaran. According to the petitioner, patta was also issued in

favour of the said minor Elamaran, which is now sought to be cancelled by

Mr.Devaraj @ Devarajan, who is the grandfather of the minor Elamaran and

father-in-law of the petitioner. The petitioner apprehends that without any

notice, the respondent may cancel the patta issued in favour of the minor

Elamaran.

4. Necessarily, whenever an application seeking for cancellation of patta

is submitted, the respondent will have to hear all the necessary parties, including

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the persons in whose name patta stands. Since the patta for the property

morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition now stands in the name of

the petitioner’s minor son Elamaran, necessarily, any request for cancellation of

patta standing in the name of the minor Elamaran can be decided by the

respondent only after hearing the objections of the petitioner and her minor son

Elamaran.

5. This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter.

However, necessarily, the petitioner and her minor son Elamaran have to be

heard before deciding any application seeking for cancellation of patta standing

in the name of minor Elamaran.

6. For the foregoing reasons, this Court directs the respondent to issue

notice to the petitioner and her minor son Elamaran before passing final orders

on any application submitted either by Mr.Devaraj @ Devarajan or any third

party seeking for cancellation of minor Elamaran’s patta and only after hearing

the objections of the petitioner and her son minor Elamaran, final orders can be

passed by the respondent in the application seeking for cancellation of patta

now standing in the name of the minor Elamaran for the property morefully

described in the prayer to this writ petition.

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W.P.No.3679 of 2026

ABDUL QUDDHOSE , J .

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7. With the aforesaid directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No

costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

04.02.2026

Index : Yes / No

Speaking order / Non-speaking order

Neutral Citation Case : Yes/No

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