Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 17-03-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Prabavathi ..Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Commissioner Land Administration Ezhilagam, Chepauk Chennai-600 005.
2. The District collector
3. The District Revenue officer
4. The Revenue Divisional officer-cum- Sub Divisional Magistrate Tiruppur Revenue Division
5. The Tahsildar Tiruppur South Taluk Tiruppur District.
6. V.P.M.Manickam
7. V.Ravikumar ..Respondent(s)
Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for issuance of a writ of mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order dated 19.11.2025 in Ni.Mu.16218/2025/J1 passed by the 3rd respondent by confirming the impugned order dated 18.06.2025 in Page1 of 5 Pa.Mu.No.3529/2025/A4 passed by the 4th respondent and to quash the same and consequently direct the 5th respondent to restore the patta No.2001 in favour of the petitioner. For Petitioner(s): Mr.V.C.Janarthanam for Mr.S.Thiruvengadam For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Ravichander, Spl.GP (R1 to R5) Mr.R.Gopinath for R6 Mr.Mohamed Sajid for R7
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned orders dated 19.11.2025 and 18.06.2025 passed by the respondents 3 and 4 respectively rejecting the petitioner’s request for cancellation of patta standing in the name of the private respondents.
2. According to the petitioner, erroneously and illegally, patta was issued
in favour of the private respondents, despite the pendency of the civil suits. In such circumstances, the petitioner had sought for cancellation of patta. The respondents 3 and 4 have rejected the petitioner’s request. The petitioner was having the benefit of an interim injunction granted by the Civil Court to protect her interest.
3. However, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the seventh respondent that the said interim injunction was in force only upto 16.07.2025. Page2 of 5
4. In the interest of justice, since the civil suits are pending and since the
petitioner was having the benefit of interim injunction from the Civil Court pertaining to the very same property upto 16.07.2025, this Court deems it fit to direct the petitioner as well as the private respondents to maintain the status-quo till the disposal of the civil suits in O.S.No.831 of 2025 pending on the file of Additional District Judge (Special Court for SC/ST cases), Tiruppur; and O.S.No.97 of 2025 pending on the file of District Munsif Court, Tiruppur.
5. The learned counsels appearing for the private respondents have also
not raised any serious objection for granting the aforesaid direction. It is also represented by the learned counsel for the sixth respondent that the sixth respondent is dead. The petitioner will have to take steps to bring on record the legal heirs of the sixth respondent before the Civil Court.
6. For the foregoing reasons, the petitioner and the respondents are
directed to maintain the status-quo till the disposal of the aforesaid civil suits, and it is made clear that no further mutation of the revenue records can be done by the official respondents till the disposal of the aforesaid suits. With the aforesaid directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No Costs. W.M.P.No.10023 of 2026 is ordered. W.M.P.No.10025 of 2026 is closed. 17-03-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No RKM Page3 of 5
ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.
RKM To
1. The Commissioner Land Administration Ezhilagam Chepauk Chennai-600 005
2. The District collector
3. The District Revenue officer
4. The Revenue Divisinal officer-cum- Sub Divisional Magistrate Tiruppur Revenue Division
5. The Tahsildar Tiruppur South Taluk 17-03-2026 Page4 of 5 Page5 of 5