W.P.(MD)No.5073 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.02.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI W.P.(MD).No.5073 of 2025 and W.M.P(MD)Nos.3686 and 3687 of 2025 M.Thangammal ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Collector, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli District. 2. The Sub-Collector, Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli District. 3. P.Ravichandran ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records relating to the impugned proceedings dated 03.12.2024 passed by the 2nd respondent in Ni.Mu.C.Pa./204(4632)/2024/A3 and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Sailendrababu For R1 and R2 : Mr.M.Lingadurai Special Government Pleader 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.5073 of 2025 ORDER Mr.M.Lingadurai, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2. 2. The writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer on 03.12.2024. 3. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record. 4. As rightly pointed out by the learned Special Government Pleader, statutory appeal remedy is available to the petitioner, if aggrieved by the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, to the District Revenue Officer. Without resorting to filing of the statutory appeal, the present writ petition has been filed. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.5073 of 2025 5. In view of the above, the petitioner is directed to prefer a statutory appeal before District Revenue Officer, Tirunelveli within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If such an appeal is preferred within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, then the District Revenue Officer, Tirunelveli, shall entertain the appeal without rejecting the same on the ground of limitation and thereafter, consider and pass orders on merits on the appeal petition to be filed by the petitioner. 6. The writ petition is disposed of with the above observations and directions. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 25.02.2025 NCC :yes/No Index :yes/No Internet:yes/No rgm 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.5073 of 2025 P.B.BALAJI , J. rgm To 1. The District Collector, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli District. 2. The Sub-Collector, Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli District. W.P.(MD).No.5073 of 2025 and W.M.P(MD)Nos.3686 and 3687 of 2025 25.02.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis