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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 27097

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J
R.Govindaraj – Appellant
Versus
The District Collector, District Collector Office, Ariyalur And District – Respondent
Writ Petition



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: No Appearance
For the Respondents: Mr.T.K.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader For R1 to R5

Revenue records rectification requires prior correction of survey numbers in sale deed.

Headnote:Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Petitioner sought mandamus to rectify survey numbers in revenue records for lands S.Nos. 168/11, 168/12, 168/16, 168/17, claiming error in entry during purchase while in possession and cultivation. Court found rectification in revenue records requires prior correction in sale deed.

Issues: Whether respondents must rectify revenue records without sale deed correction. Ratio: Revenue records cannot be altered unless sale deed survey numbers are rectified first. Writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution.

Table of Content
1. petition seeks revenue record rectification for erroneous survey numbers. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. petition dismissed for non-prosecution; liberty to rectify deed first. (Para 5 , 6)

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 06.04.2023 and consequently to do the necessary rectifications in the revenue records in S.Nos. 168/11, 168/12, 168/16 and 168/17.

2.When the matter is taken up for hearing, none appeared on behalf of the petitioner.

3.The case of the petitioner is that the survey numbers of the petitioner property has been wrongly entered as S.Nos.168/11 and 168/12 instead of S.Nos.168/16 and 168/17 during the purchase of the subject land. However, the petitioner is cultivating and in possession of the subject land. Hence, he made a representation to correct the survey numbers in respect of the subject property. Since the same was not considered by the respondents this writ petition has been filed.

4.Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents

1 to 5 would submit that in the present case there is a mistake in the survey numbers in the sale deed of the subject property. Under this circumstances, the petitioner has made a representation to rectify the survey numbers as 168/16 and 168/17 instead of 168/11, 168/12 in the revenue records. He would further submit that unless and otherwise the survey numbers are rectified in the sale deed, no rectification can be made in the revenue records.

5.Heard the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 5 and perused the materials available on record.

6.As rightly contended by the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, the survey numbers of the petitioner’s property can be rectified in the revenue records only if the same is rectified in the sale deed of the subject property. However, since there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner, recording the submissions made by the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, this writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. It is made clear that it is up to the petitioner to rectify the survey numbers in the sale deed and thereafter to approach the respondents to rectify the same in the revenue records. No costs.

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