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2012 DIGILAW 1908 (MAD)

M. Nagaraj v. Tahsildar, Coimbatore South Taluk

2012-04-16

R.SUDHAKAR

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Judgment :- Common Order 1. Writ Petition No.10073 of 2012 is filed praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent Tahsildar to issue Patta in favour of the petitioner in respect of the land in Survey No.646/1C of Mathuvarayapuram Village, Coimbatore South Taluk, Coimbatore of an extent to 0.50 Cents pursuant to the direction of the Joint Commissioner of Land Reforms in Na.Ka.576/2011/C2 dated 11.3.2011. 2. Writ Petition No.10074 of 2012 is filed praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent Tahsildar to issue Patta in favour of the petitioner in respect of the land in Survey No.646/1B of Mathuvarayapuram Village, Coimbatore South Taluk, Coimbatore of an extent to 0.50 Cents pursuant to the direction of the Joint Commissioner of Land Reforms in Na.Ka.575/2011/C2 dated 11.3.2011. 3. Writ Petition No.10075 of 2012 is filed praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent Tahsildar to issue Patta in favour of the petitioner in respect of the land in Survey No.640/1C1 of Mathuvarayapuram Village, Coimbatore South Taluk, Coimbatore of an extent to 0.70 Cents pursuant to the direction of the Joint Commissioner of Land Reforms in Na.Ka.578/2011/C2 dated 11.3.2011. 4. Mr.R.Vijayakumar, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the respondents. 5. The relief sought for in all the writ petitions is one and the same. By consent, all the Writ Petitions are taken up together for final disposal. 6. Petitioner in all the writ petitions claiming to be landless farmer, applied to the Government for allotting agricultural land and now claims permanent patta based on recommendation of the Joint Commissioner of Land Reforms dated 11.3.2011 and the reports dated 14.7.2011 of the respondents 2 to 4. Each one of the petitioner has made a representation dated 21.3.2011 to the first respondent prior to the proceedings as above. 7. In view of the plea made by the petitioner's counsel, this Court is not inclined to go into the merits of the writ petitions, except to direct the first respondent Tahsildar to consider the representation dated 21.3.2011 on merits and in accordance with law as may be applicable. Such exercise shall be completed expeditiously preferably within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 8. The Writ Petitions are disposed of as above. No costs.