1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 27.01.2011 Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN W.P.(MD).No.681 of 2011 Vijaya sundharam : Petitioner -Vs- 1. The District Revenue Officer Collectorate, Pudukkottai Pudukkottai District 2. Kalyana Sundharam 3. Chellaiya Chettiar 4. Muthtu Kumar 5. Rajendran 6. Satchidanandam 7. Muthumanickam 8. Palanivel 9. Poongothai 10. Chandra 11. Subramaniyan 12. Malarmani 13. Kandhaiyah Chettiar : Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner's revision dated 2.12.2008 which is sent by registered post on 02.12.2008 which was acknowledged by the first respondent on 03.12.2008 within stipulated time fix by this Hon'ble Court. *** For Petitioner : Mr.K.Balasundharam For Respondents : Mr.S.Shanmugavel Additional Government Pleader O R D E R The petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to dispose of his revision filed on 2.12.2008 within the time fixed by this Court. 2. The patta in respect of the property in S.No. 470/2 in Ayingundi Village, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District, was granted in favour of the Predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner. Subsequently, the Thasildar, Aranthangi, as per proceedings dated 10.06.1988, granted joint patta. The said order was challenged by Gnanambal and five others before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Aranthangi and the appeal was allowed as https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 per proceedings, dated 30.06.1999. The said order was challenged before the first respondent and ultimately, it was remitted to the Thasildar, Aranthangi, as per proceedings dated 26.11.2002. 3. The Thasildar appears to have passed an order granting joint patta once again as per his proceedings dated 05.12.2004. The said order was challenged before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Aranthangi and the Appeal was dismissed as per proceedings dated 21.07.2008. 4. The petitioner has filed a revision before the first respondent on 02.12.2008 challenging the proceedings dated 21.07.2008 on the file of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Aranthangi. The said revision petition was sent by registered post and it was acknowledged by the first respondent on 03.12.2008. Since the revision has not been disposed of by the first respondent, the petitioner was constrained to file this Writ Petition. 5. When the Writ Petition came up for hearing on 20.01.2011, I have directed the learned Additional Government Pleader to take instructions from the first respondent regarding the time required for disposal of the revision. However, the learned Additional Government Pleader was not in a position to report about the pendency of the revision or the time required by the first respondent to dispose of the revision on merits. 6. The petitioner seeks only a direction to dispose of the revision. The copy of the revision as well as the postal acknowledgment indicates that the revision petition was filed before the first respondent, on 02.12.2008 and it was received by the Office of the first respondent, on 03.12.2008. Therefore, I am of the view that interest of justice would be sub-served in case a direction is issued to the first respondent to dispose of the revision as expeditiously as possible. 7. Accordingly, the first respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the revision filed by the petitioner challenging the order, dated 21.07.2008 in Pa.Ma.May.Mu. 7218-2008 (a6) on the file of the first respondent on merits as per law as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 8. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (C.O) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To The District Revenue Officer Collectorate, Pudukkottai Pudukkottai District + 1 cc to The Special Government Pleader, SR No.3352 W.P.(MD).No.681 of 2011 27.01.2011 vsg/RJ/10.2.11/(2p/3c) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/