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WP No. 18266 of 2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 26-03-2026

CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY

WP No. 18266 of 2023 AND

WMP NO. 17466 OF 2023

Hemalatha, W/o. Ramesh,

12- 424 , Block 308a, Punggol Walk, Singapore 821 308.

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1.District Revenue Officer, Office Of The District Collector,

Tirupur, Tirupur District. 2.The Executive Officer,

Arulmigu Kadu Hanumantharaya Swami Thirukovil, Dharapuram,

Tirupur District.

Respondent(s)

PRAYER:-Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for an issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the order of the 1^st respondent namely District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Collector, Tirupur District made in Ni.Mu. 19565/2020 / J2 dated 14.02.2023 quash the same and to direct the 1^st respondent namely District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Collector,

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Tirupur District to reject the claim of the 2^nd respondent namely The Executive Officer Arulmigu Kadu Hanumantharaya Swami Temple, Dharapuram Tirupur District made in his Petition dated 19.08.2019 in respect of land measuring 2.90.0 hectares in of Mulayampoondi Village, Mulanur Sub Registration

District, Dharapuram Taluk, Tirupur Registration District.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Elamurugan For Respondent(s): Mr.C.Gowthamaraj

Government Advocate For R1

Mr.N.R.R.Arun Natarajan Special Government Pleader (HR & CE)

For R2

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed challenging the order of the 1^st

respondent namely District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Collector,

Tirupur District made in Ni.Mu. 19565/2020 / J2 dated 14.02.2023.

2.The case of the petitioner is that originally the property comprised in

R.S.No.103/2 (old Survey Number 103) of Mulayampoondi Village, Mulanur Sub Registration District, Dharapuram Taluk, Tirupur Registration District to an extent of 2.49.0 hectare was the subject matter of the Tamil Nadu Minor Innam (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963. The Settlement Tahsildar conducted suo motu enquiry and passed order holding that the 2^nd respondent is eligible for Ryotwari Patta. During the enquiry, one Arukani Ammal appeared as

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PW1 and claimed Ryotwari Patta in her name. Since the Settlement Tahsildar did not consider her name for grant of patta and passed an order holding that the 2^nd respondent is eligible for Ryotwari Patta vide order dated 14.11.1970, she preferred an appeal before the Special Tribunal for Innam Abolition Act, Coimbatore in CMA.No.107 of 1974. The Tribunal vide judgment dated 31.08.1974 was pleased to direct the Settlement Tahsildar to issue patta in the name of Arukani Ammal. Thus, the said Arukani Ammal became the owner of the subject property in view of the Innam Abolition Settlement Act 1963. The said Arukani Ammal vide a registered sale deed dated 01.02.1975 conveyed the subject property to Ponnusamy Gounder, who conveyed the same to one Arokiya Marie under the sale deed dated 18.06.1997. The said Arokiya Marie through her power agent Ganapathi executed a sale deed dated 20.10.2016 and conveyed the subject property to Jalandaradoss, who is the father of the petitioner herein. The petitioner’s father settled the subject property in favour of the petitioner through a settlement deed dated 05.06.2018 and the patta was also issued in favour of the petitioner in respect of the subject property vide proceedings dated 20.07.2018 and as on date the petitioner is in possession and

enjoyment of the subject property.

2.1.While so, the 1^st respondent issued a notice dated 01.09.2022 stating

that the 2^nd respondent made a petition dated 23.11.2020 claiming that the property comprised in survey Nos.103/1 and 103/2, Mulayampoondi Village,

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