1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.11.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P (MD)No.13537 of 2011 and M.P (MD) No.1 of 2011 Chinnama Naidu ... Petitioner Versus The Tahsildar, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul. ... Respondent PRAYER : Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondent herein to transfer the patta in favour of the petitioner as per the application dated 01.09.2008 under Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act pursuant to the decree in O.S.No.221 of 2000 on the file of the District Munsif Court-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Vedasandur, dated 04.04.2008 within a reasonable time. For Petitioner : Ms.J.Padhmaavathy Devi For Respondent : Mr.R.Karthikeyan Additional Government Pleader O R D E R The short prayer of the petitioner in this Writ Petition is only to direct the respondent to transfer the patta in his favour. 2. Heard Ms.J.Padhmaavathy Devi, learned Counsel for the petitioner. Mr.R.Karthikeyan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondent. 3. The petitioner was allotted the property in question under a partition deed, dated 25.01.1975. When the petitioner sought mutation in the revenue records, two persons by name Rengasamy and Muthurengan raised a dispute. Therefore, the petitioner filed a civil suit in O.S.No.221 of 2000, on the file of the District Munsif Court, Vedasandur, seeking a decree of declaration and permanent injunction. The suit was decreed after contest by a judgment dated 04.04.2008. Even thereafter the respondent has not effected mutation, forcing the petitioner to give several representations and come up with the above Writ Petition. 4. The petitioner has produced a copy of the application filed by the defendants in that suit seeking return of the documents filed by them in the suit. 5. In that application, the defendants have stated that that they did not intend going on appeal. Therefore, prima facie, it appears that there is no impediment. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 6. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the application of the petitioner, dated 01.09.2008 and take appropriate action in accordance with law, after perusing the decree of the civil Court and after ensuring that there is no appeal. The respondent shall take action within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Writs) / True Copy / Assistant Registrar To The Tahsildar, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul. +1CC TO MS.J.PADHMAAVATHIDEVI, ADVOCATE SR : 41613 +1CC TO THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SR :41866 Ps SR : 10.12.2011 : 2p/4c W.P (MD)No.13537 of 2011 28.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/