IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.SATHISH KUMAR, M.JOTHIRAMAN, JJ
Naganathan – Appellant
Versus
The District Revenue Officer, District Collectorate, Virudhunagar – Respondent
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| 1. facts of patta purchase, cancellation, and revision rejection. (Para 2) |
| 2. apprehension over survey number erasure in suit. (Para 3) |
| 3. title disputes resolved in civil court, not writ jurisdiction. (Para 4) |
This Writ Appeal is directed against the order made in W.P(MD)No.13414 of 2025 dated 23.02.2026.
2. The case of the appellant who appeared in person before this Court is that originally his father purchased lands in Survey No.40/6B from one P.A.S.Shanmuga Sundaram Nadar in 1997. After the said purchase, patta was mutated in the name of the appellant's father. However, the 2nd respondent/Revenue Divisional Officer by order dated 30.08.2022 had cancelled the patta stood in the name of the appellant's father and directed to restore the patta in the name of Shanmuga Sundaram, who is the vendor of the appellant's father. As against that order, the appellant filed revision before the 1st respondent/District Revenue Officer. The 1st respondent by order dated 04.04.2025 rejected the revision directing the appellant to work out his remedy in the pending suit in O.S.No.212 of 2023 filed by the 5th respondent, who is claiming title to an extent of 5 cents in Survey No.40/6
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