IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 19.02.2026 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Govindarasu ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Salem District, Salem.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Salem District, Salem.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Attur.

4.The Tahsildar, Thalaivasal Taluk, Salem District.

5.Murugan

6.Krishnan ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents 1 to 4 from transferring patta or mutating the revenue records with regard to the petitioner property comprised in survey No.122/6A at measuring to an extent of 0.3 ½ cents situated at Sathasivapuram Village, Thalaivasal Taluk, Salem District till the disposal of civil suit in O.S.No.34/2025 on the file of Additional District Munsif Court, Attur.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ranjith Kumar For Respondents : Mr.D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader [R1 to R4]

Notice dispensed with [R5 & R6]

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ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed to forbear the respondents 1 to 4 from transferring the patta or mutating the reveue 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 respondents 1 to 4. Since no adverse orders are passed against the respondents 5 and 6 in this writ petition, notice to the respondents 5 and 6 is dispensed with by this Court.

3. The petitioner claims that he is the owner of the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition. He has also stated that a civil suit in O.S.No.34 of 2025 is pending on the file of the Additional District Munsif Court, Attur between the petitioner and the 5^th respondent. According to the petitioner, based on the request made by the 5^th respondent, an attempt is made by the official respondents to transfer the patta in favour of the 5^th respondent for the subject property. According to the petitioner, when a civil suit is pending, transfer of patta or mutating the revenue records does not arise.

4. The objections raised by the petitioner before this Court has to be raised only before the competent authority, namely the 4^th respondent, who is adjudicating the representation of the 5^th responden seeking for transfer of patta in his name for the subject property.

5. No prejudice would be caused to any of the respondents, if the petitioner’s objections that have been raised in this writ petition is considered on merits and in accordance with law by the 4^th respondent, who is adjudicating the representation of the 5^th respondent seeking for transfer of patta in his name. This Court is not expressing any opinion on the respective contentions of the petitioner as well as the 5^th respondent.

6. For the foregoing reasons, this Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner to submit written objections to the 4^th respondent (competent authority), who is adjudicating the representation of the 5^th respondent seeking for transfer of patta for the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition in his name, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the said written objections from the petitioner, the 4^th respondent shall consider and same and also consider the supporting documents filed by the petitioner as well as the 5^th respondent and thereafter, pass final orders on the representation of the 5^th respondent, within a period of twelve (12)

weeks thereafter. No costs.

19.02.2026 Index : Yes / No Speaking order / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation Case : Yes/No sp To

1.The District Collector, Salem District, Salem.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Salem District, Salem.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Attur.

4.The Tahsildar, Thalaivasal Taluk, Salem District.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE , J .

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