Mottupatti Sri Iyyanarappan Koil v. The Commissioner of Land Administsration

O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by M. SUNDAR, J.] Subject matter of the captioned writ petition is 'S.No.803/7 at Siddur Bit-1 Village, Edappadi Taluk, Salem District' {hereinafter 'said land' for the Page Nos.2/6 sake of brevity, convenience and clarity}.

¶2Mr.C.Prabakaran, learned counsel on record for writ petitioner very fairly submits that removal of encroachment proceedings were initiated qua said land and the same has now culminated in a statutory appeal dated

04.03.2025 [statutory appeal under Section 10 of 'the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1905)' {hereinafter 'said 1905 Act' for the sake of brevity}] with the Appellate Authority. To be noted, R2 [The District Collector, Salem District, Salem] is the Appellate Authority. Learned counsel submits that a stay petition staying the impugned Section 6 order pending appeal has been taken out, the stay petition is under Section 10-B of said 1905 Act and the stay petition is also pending.

¶3Notwithstanding the expansive prayer, learned counsel at the hearing, abridged the prayer and limited it to a plea for disposal of the stay petition expeditiously.

¶4Issue notice to official respondents.

¶5Mr.T.K.Saravanan, learned Additional Government Pleader, accepts notice for R1 to R4 and submits on instructions that the stay petition Page Nos.3/6 of the writ petitioner i.e., stay petition under Section 10-B of said 1905 Act qua said land will be disposed of as expeditiously as the business of R2 permits but in any event, within three weeks from today i.e., on or before

23.06.2025. This submission is recorded as an undertaking to the Court.

¶6Be that as it may, we make it clear that this order does not touch upon the rights and contentions of private respondents R5 to R7. Therefore, we dispense with notice to R5 to R7 and take up the main writ petition in the Admission Board with the consent of learned counsel for writ petitioner and learned State Counsel.

¶7In the light of the abridged prayer that has been made very fairly by learned counsel for writ petitioner, recording the stated position of learned State Counsel that the stay petition vide Section 10-B of said 1905 Act would be disposed of within three weeks from today i.e., on or before

23.06.2025 will suffice. Though obvious, we make it clear that the stay petition will be disposed of on its own merits and in accordance with law and coercive action, if any and if that be so, will be subject to and depending on the outcome of the stay petition. Page Nos.4/6

¶8Captioned Writ Petition is disposed of in the aforesaid manner. As we have said that the coercive action, if any and if that be so, will be subject to and depending on outcome of the stay petition, captioned Writ Miscellaneous Petition has become otiose and the same is also disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S.J.,) (H.C.J.,)

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¶1The Commissioner of Land Administration Ezhilagam, Chepauk Chennai-600 005.

¶2The District Collector Salem District Salem.

¶3The Revenue Divisional Officer Sankagiri Revenue Division Salem District.

¶4The Tahsildar Edappadi Taluk Salem District. Page Nos.5/6 M.SUNDAR, J., and HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J., mk

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 02.06.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR and W.M.P.No.20084 of 2025 Mottupatti Sri Iyyanarappan Koil Rep. by its Administrator Annadurai S/o.Murugesan ... Petitioner vs. 1. The Commissioner of Land Administration Ezhilagam, Chepauk Chennai-600 005. 2. The District Collector Salem District Salem. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer Sankagiri Revenue Division Salem District. 4. The Tahsildar Edappadi Taluk Salem District. Page Nos.1/6 5. Periyasamy S/o.Chinnapaiyan 6. Vellaiya Gounder S/o.Chinnapiya Gounder 7. Murugan S/o.Marimuthu Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to rectify the mistake crept in the A-Register as Odai instead off temple land in respect of land comprised in Survey No.803/7, situate at Siddur Bit-1 Village, Edappadi Taluk, Salem District and to issue patta in favour of the petitioner Temple in light of the communication of the 1st respondent dated 17.03.2025 in Na.Ka.No.K1/977115/2025 within stipulated time. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Prabakaran For Respondents : Mr.T.K.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R4