1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.08.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P.(MD)No.9383 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.2 of 2011 1.JEGANATHAN 2 KOODAMMAL, 3 KAMALA, 4 THAVAM, 5 MUTHALAGAN, 6 MAHESWARI, 7 DHANALAKSHMI 8 JOTHI, 9 PAPPATHI, 10 MAHADEVI 11 SUDHA, 12 RAMUTHAI, 13 MUTHUSELVAN, 14 KAVITHA, 15 BHARATHI, 16 RAJA, 17 PARAMASIVAM, 18 VELAMMAL 19 JAYARAMAN, 20 VELUCHAMY, 21 SELVAM 22 CHINNAPONNU 23 PASUPATHI 24 GURUMOORTHI, 25 MANIKANDAN 26 PALANIYAMMAL, 27 DHANAM 28 NAGAMMAL, 29 GANESAN, 30 CHIDAMBARAM, 31 PARVATHI 32 SANJEEVI 33 MALARVIZHI 34 JANAKI 35 GAYATHRI 36 RASATHI 37 RATHINAM 38 SELVI 39 PRIYA 40 MARIAMMAL https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 41 JOTHI 42 SANGEETHA, 43 SUMATHI 44 GOWSALYA 45 MUTHUKANNU, 46 MUNIAMMAL 47 SATHIYAVANI 48 MEENA 49 BUVANESWARI 50 REVATHI 51 PACKIYALAKSHMI, 52 LATHA MURUGESWARI, 53 MURUGESWARI 54 AMUTHA, 55 LAKSHMI 56 LOORDHUMARY 57 ANBU 58 ROJA 59 RANI 60 VELUTHAI 61 KAVERI, 62 SUBBUTHAI 63 ELISABETH 64 THAMIRABANI 65 SATHIYA 66 MALLIGA 67 TAMILSELVI 68 PANDIAMMAL, 69 KUMAR, 70 PANDIAMMAL 71 RADHA, 72 SAGUNTHALA 73 SANKARESWARAN, 74 UMADEVI 75 JOTHI 76 POUNTHAI 77 KAMATCHI 78 MUTHAMMAL 79 NALLAKANNU 80 PANDI, 81 SHANMUGAM 82 LAKSHMI 83 SUNDARI 84 MURUGESWARI 85 ALAGESWARI 86 MAHESWARI 87 KALA 88 ESWARI 89 POONGODI 90 VASU 91 VANITHA 92 ANAND, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 93 KARTHEESWARI 94 SARASWATHI, 95 PANDIAN 96 CHANDRAN 97 SELVAM 98 KALAIVANI, 99 SUSEELA, 100 MARIAMMAL, W/O.RASU, 101 KALIAMMAL 102 EMILIRASATHI 103 JAYANTHI 104 JOTHI 105 RAMUTHAI 106 GOWSALYADEVI 107 RAJESWARI 108 AROCKIAMARY 109 KANNAMMAL 110 SUGANYA 111 AMUTHA 112 DEVIRANI 113 THONTHI, 114 KALAVATHY 115 ANDEESWARI 116 INDHIRANI 117 LAKSHMI 118 JAYANTHI 119 MUNIAMMAL 120 SAHAYAMARY 121 MARIAMMAL 122 SHANTHI 123 DHANALAKSHMI 124 MARIAMMAL 125 JEYALAKSHMI 126 MANIMEGALAI 127 GOWSALYA 128 TRACIA 129 JAYALAKSHMI 130 CHITRA 131 CHANDRAMATHI 132 LATHA 133 SOBIA 134 ANDAL 135 PALANIAMMAL 136 AYYAMMAL 137 SHANTHI 138 ANNALAKSHMI 139 LATHA 140 VELANKANNI 141 SUMATHI 142 CHITRA 143 SELVI 144 PUNITHA 145 ANTHONIAMMAL https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 4 146 SELVI 147 SELVI, 148 SALATHMARI 149 KANNAN 150 SUMATHI, 151 JAYASANTHA 152 SASMARI 153 SAROJA 154 SELVAPALANI, 155 LAKSHMI 156 LEELAVATHI 157 AYYAVU 158 MARIAMMAL 159 ALAGAMMAL 160 MUNIYAMMAL 161 SURESH, 162 MADATHI 163 VALLI 164 PANDI 165 RAJALAKSHMI 166 MUTHAKKAL 167 ANDAVAR 168 SELAMMAL 169 PAVUN, 170 MARIAMMAL 171 SARAVANAN 172 SUBBAMMAL 173 LAKSHMI 174 MARIAMMAL 175 PAVUN 176 ROSALI 177 MALATHI 178 SELVI 179 JOTHI 180 NALLAMMAL 181 SRI RANGAM 182 MURUGESHWARI, 183 PANJU 184 NAGALAKSHMI 185 NAGAMMAL 186 MANI 187 VEERUCHINNU 188 SAROJA 189 RENGAMMAL 190 SELVI, 191 RANI 192 PANDIAMMAL 193 MARISAMY 194 SUMATHI 195 MURUGAN 196 ALAGAMMAL 197 AMMAVASI 198 PARAMESWARI, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 5 199 CHITHIRA 200 PARVATHI 201 PALANIYAMMAL 202 CHINNATHAMBI 203 MEENAKESHI 204 GOVINDAMMAL 205 MARIAMMAL 206 KALIAYAPPAN 207 SEENIYAMMAL 208 SAROJA 209 ALAGURANI 210 KARUPPAIYA 211 ALGUTHAI 212 SELVI 213 PONNAMMAL 214 MARIAMMAL 215 KUPPAMMAL 216 JANAKI 217 CHELLAIAH 218 SIVAKUMAR 219 KALIYAMMAL 220 AMMALU 221 CHITRA 222 CHELLAMMAL 223 KALIYAMMAL 224 SIVAKUMAR 225 ESWARI 226 SIVAKUMAR 227 KUPPUSAMY 228 MARIAPPAN 229 NALLAMMAL 230 KALEESWARI 231 MUTHULAKSHMI 232 SUDHA 233 MURUGESAN 234 PANCHAVARNAM 235 MARIAMMAL 236 MUNIAMMAL 237 MUTHUMARI 238 KARUPPASAMY 239 MALLAIYAN 240 ARIVALAGAN 241 JOTHI 242 LEELAVATHI 243 PALANIYAMMAL 244 SIVAKUMAR 245 MAHALINGAM 246 KALA 247 VIJAYA 248 KAMALAM 249 THANGAMMAL 250 NAGAMALAI 251 MUNIAMMAL https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 6 252 MAYAKKAL 253 SHANTHI 254 SUNDARAMMAL 255 SEKAR 256 VELLIATHAI 257 MURUGESHWARI 258 MURUGAMMAL 259 MUTHUMARI 260 PANDI 261 MURUGAMMAL 262 ESWARI 263 SUBULAKSHMI 264 MURUGAN 265 NAGAMMAL 266 PETCHI 267 MANIKANDAN 268 LEELAVATHI 269 SUBRAMANI 270 SARAVANAN 271 RAMAR 272 MEENA 273 MALA 274 BOOBATHI 275 CHINNAMARI 276 MURUGAMMAL 277 RAMUTHAI 278 CHITHIRA 279 DHARAMARAJ 280 MANI 281 RAMESH 282 SURESH 283 VENOTH 284 MUNIYAMMAL 285 LEINGAKODI 286 PONNIYA 287 MARISAMY 288 RAMUTHAI 289 PALANIAMMAL 290 ALGUSURESH 291 NANTHINI 292 PALANISAMY 293 UMA 294 VEERUCHINNU 295 NAGAJOTHI 296 BHAVANI 297 SATHIYA 298 SHANTHI 299 PARAMAN 300 SELVAM 301 RATHA 302 KALIAMMAL 303 VEERAMMAL 304 PERUMAL https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 7 305 PARAMASIVAM 306 VELANKANNI 307 MURUGASAN 308 ESWARAN, 309 GOTHAIYAMMAL 310 PANDI 311 PATHALU 312 PANDI 313 RAJASEKARAN 314 SEENIYAMMAL 315 CHITHRAKUMAR 316 LAKSHMI 317 THIRUPATHI 318 AMUTHA 319 PALANIKUMAR 320 MURUGAN 321 VEERAPALAMMAL 322 PANCHU, 323 AMMAVASI 324 PANDIYAMMAL 325 MUTHUMARI 326 PANDIRAJ 327 MUNIYANDI 328 NAGAMMAL 329 SEENIYAMMAL 330 ALAGAMMAL 331 PUSHPAM 332 MUTHUMARI 333 MAHESWARI 334 KALIAMMAL 335 PUSHPAM 336 INDRA 337 MAHALAKSHMI 338 MANIGANDAN 339 UMA 340 RANCHITHAM ... PETITIONERS Vs. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & WATER SUPPLY, CHEPAUK, CHENNAI. 2. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPALITY ADMINISTRATION, ANNA ARIVAYALAM, CORPORATION BUILDING, THALLAKULAM, MADURAI DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THENI, THENI DISTRICT. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 8 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, UTHAMAPALAYAM, THENI DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, BODINAYAKANUR TALUK, THENI DISTRICT. 6. THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, BODINAYAKANUR MUNICIPALITY, THENI DISTRICT. ... RESPONDENTS PRAYER:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.5 to provide Patta to the petitioners for their dwelling houses at Survey Nos.807 to 810 in 13W, Nagaratchi Colony, Anna Nagar, Bodinayakanur Post, Theni District within a stipulated time. For Petitioner ... Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy For Respondents ... Mr.TR.Janarthanam, RR1 to RR5 Additional Govt. Pleader For Respondent 6 ... Mr.Md.Mohideen, Additional Govt. Pleader ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent No.5 to provide Patta to the petitioners for their dwelling houses at Survey Nos.807 to 810 in 13W, Nagaratchi Colony, Anna Nagar, Bodinayakanur Post, Theni District within a stipulated time. 2. Heard Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.TR.Janarthanam, learned Additional Government Pleader who takes notice for the respondents 1 to 5 and Mr.Md.Mohdeen, learned Additional Government Pleader, who takes notice for the sixth respondent. 3. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 4. The petitioners, claiming to be landless Arunthathiars, have made a detailed representation dated 20.06.2011 to the Revenue Divisional Officer, the Tahsildar and other competent authorities, pleading for patta to the houses in which they are now residing in the property mentioned above. 5. Without going into the merits of the petitioners' claim, the fifth respondent/Tahsildar is directed to consider the claim of the petitioners on its own merits and in accordance with law, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 9 within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If the right of any third party will be affected, it is necessary that the authority should put such person on notice, so as to avoid the allegations of violation of principles of natural justice. It is made clear that this Court does not express any opinion about the merits of the petitioners' claim and the Authority shall decide the matter on its own merits. 6. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is also closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AS) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1. THE COMMISSIONER, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & WATER SUPPLY, CHEPAUK, CHENNAI. 2. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPALITY ADMINISTRATION, ANNA ARIVAYALAM, CORPORATION BUILDING, THALLAKULAM, MADURAI DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THENI, THENI DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, UTHAMAPALAYAM, THENI DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, BODINAYAKANUR TALUK, THENI DISTRICT. 6. THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, BODINAYAKANUR MUNICIPALITY, THENI DISTRICT. +1cc to Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy, Advocate, Sr.No.28651 +2cc to the Special Govt.Pleader, Sr.No. 28703 & 28843 ssl ssk/21.09.2011 /10c -9p/- W.P.(MD)No.9383 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.2 of 2011 22.08.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/