N. Murugan v. The Principal Secretary to Government,

ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to dispose the petitioner's appeal dated 15.04.2024.

¶2Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has filed an appeal dated 15.04.2024 before the first respondent preferred against the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Roc.No.K5/K1/9636/2011 dated

25.10.2023 and consequently direct the first respondent to restore the Patta standing in his name in respect of the land measuring 1.22 acres comprised in Page4 of 6 old survey no.179/1PT, New survey No.7PT, presently town survey No.7/1 and 7/2 Ward-G, Block No.25, Adambakkam village, Chennai District. However, the said appeal was not considered, as on date. Hence, this writ petition.

¶3Mr.B.Pachaiyappan, learned Government's Counsel takes notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 11 and submitted that the petitioner's appeal dated

15.04.2024 will be considered within a period of eight weeks.

¶4Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.

¶5Considering the limited relief sought by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, directs the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner's appeal dated 15.04.2024 on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶6With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. 08-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order VM Page5 of 6 To

¶1The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600009.

¶2The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005.

¶3The Assistant Settlement Officer (North) Survey and Settlement Department, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005.

¶4The Settlement officer, Survey and Settlement Department, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005.

¶5The Director of Survey and Settlement, Survey House, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005.

¶6The District Collector Chennai District, Singarevelar Maaligai, Kamarajar Salai, Chennai.

¶7The District Revenue Officer, Singarevelar Maaligai, Kamarajar Salai, Chennai.

¶8The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tambaram, Chennai -45.

¶9The Revenue Divisional Officer (south) Mount road, Guindy, Chennai-32.

10.The Special Tahsildar Survey and Settlement Department, Alandur, Chennai - 600016.

11.The Tahsildar, Alandur Taluk, Chennai - 600016. WPoNo.o25957oofo2026 KRISHNANoRAMASAMY,oJ. VM WPoNo.o25957oofo2026 08-07-2026 Page6oofo6

Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 08-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY N. Murugan ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600009. 2. The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005. 3. The Assistant Settlement Officer (North) Survey and Settlement Department, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005. 4. The Settlement officer, Survey and Settlement Department, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005. 5. The Director of Survey and Settlement, Survey House, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005. 6. The District Collector, Chennai District, Singarevelar Maaligai, Kamarajar Salai, Chennai. 7. The District Revenue Officer, Singarevelar Maaligai, Kamarajar Salai, Chennai. 8. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tambaram, Chennai -45. Page2 of 6 9. The Revenue Divisional Officer (South) Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai-32. 10.The Special Tahsildar, Survey and Settlement Department, Alandur, Chennai - 600016. 11.The Tahsildar, Alandur Taluk, Chennai - 600016. 12.Muthukrishnan 13.Manickarajan 14.Selvanayagi 15.Vijayalakshmi 16.Sakunthala 17.D.Prabakaran Represented by his power agent, B.Thanigaivel, Kacheepuram. 18.B.Kameswaran 19.B.Gokulanathan 20.B.Santhana lakshmi 21.B.Durgambiga 22.B.Vijaykrishnan 23.R.Selvaraj 24.Tmt.R.Kasthuri 25.Balaji 26.Senthilkumar Page3 of 6 27.Udayakumar 28.Lakshmikanthan 29.N.Pazhani ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to take up, hear and dispose the petitioner appeal No.4009 dated 15.04.2024 preferred against the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Roc.No.K5/K1/9636/2011 dated 25.10.2023 within a time frame fixed by this Hon'ble Court and consequently direct the 1st respondent to restore the Patta standing in his name in respect of the land measuring 1.22 acres comprised in old survey no.179/1PT, New survey No.7PT, presently town survey No.7/1 and 7/2 Ward-G, Block No.25, Adambakkam village, Chennai District. For Petitioner : Mr. M.Silambarasan For Respondents : Mr. B. Pachaiyappan, Government's Counsel for R1 to R11