W.P.(MD)No.4056 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.02.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI W.P.(MD)No.4056 of 2025 Natesan .... Petitioner /Vs./ 1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Secretariat, Chennai. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Animal Secretary, Secretariat, Chennai. 3.The Commissioner, Revenue and Land Administration, Chennai. 4.The District Collector, Pudukkottai District. 5.The District Revenue Officer, Pudukkottai District. 6.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Illupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.4056 of 2025 7.The Assistant Director, Department of Animal Husbandary, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District. 8.The Tahsildar, Illupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District. ... Respondents P RAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the request of the petitioner for exchange of his patta land with S.No.171/1 and S.No.171/2 of Perumal Village, Illupur Taluk and Pudukkottai District. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Sekar For Respondents : Mr.M.Lingadurai Special Government Pleader ORDER With the consent of the parties, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.M.Lingadurai, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.4056 of 2025 3. Without going into the merits and demerits of the proposal for exchange offered by the writ petitioner, considering that the petitioner seeks only issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to pass orders on his representation dated 02.01.2025, after hearing the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, following order is passed:- (i) The fourth respondent, the District Collector, Pudukkottai District shall pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 02.01.2025 after getting necessary inputs from the seventh respondent, the Assistant Director, Department of Animal Husbandary, Pudukkottai. (ii) The said exercise shall be carried out within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (iii) It is also made clear that the first and foremost, the value of the land, which is subject matter of the proposed exchange shall be taken into account and accordingly, the authority concerned shall pass suitable orders depending on the prevailing rules. 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.4056 of 2025 4. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Index : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No 18.02.2025 am 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.4056 of 2025 To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Revenu and Disaster Management, Secretariat, Chennai. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Animal Secretary, Secretariat, Chennai. 3.The Commissioner, Revenue and Land Administration, Chennai. 4.The District Collector, Pudukkottai District. 5.The District Revenue Officer, Pudukkottai District. 6.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Illupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 7.The Assistant Director, Department of Animal Husbandary, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District. 8.The Tahsildar, Illupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.4056 of 2025 P.B. BALAJI , J. am Order made in W.P.(MD)No.4056 of 2025 Dated: 18.02.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis