THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.29800 of 2011 ORDER: The action of the respondents, in not considering the application of the petitioner-Society for allotment of Ac.42.90 cents of land in R.S.Nos.847, 848, 849 and 850 (Old Sy.No.461), is under challenge in this Writ Petition as being illegal and arbitrary. A consequential direction is sought to the respondents to grant pattas to the members of the petitioner-Society over the subject lands which they claim to be in their possession. The petitioner-Society, in their representation dated 18.10.2011, while contending that their members were in possession of Ac.42.90 cents of land, requested that they be assigned lands in their possession, and be granted D-form pattas as they are landless poor belonging to the scheduled castes. Names of 17 individual members of the petitioner-Society were furnished in the said representation. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment), on instructions, would submit that it was not the members of the petitioner-Society, but others belonging to the scheduled castes who are in illegal occupation of the subject lands for the past 8 years. Be that as it may, the mere fact that members of the petitioner-Society are not in possession of the subject land would not preclude them from seeking assignment in case they are eligible for grant thereof. I consider it appropriate, therefore, to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 18.10.2011 seeking assignment of the subject lands, and for being granted D-form pattas, in case they are found eligible, in accordance with law. The respondents shall consider the request of not only the petitioners but of all those who are eligible for grant of D-form pattas. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:18.11.2011 usd