W.P.No.3159 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 31.01.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA W.P.No.3159 of 2025 Rajammal ...Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector Salem Salem District. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer / Sub Collector Mettur Dam Mettur Taluk, Salem District. 3.The Tahsildar Mettur Taluk, Salem District. 4.The Special Tahsildar Town Natham Land Tax Scheme Taluk Office Campus Mettur Dam - 1 Salem District. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3159 of 2025 5.The Director Land Survey and Records Department Survey House Chepauk Chennai - 600 005. ...Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 2 to 5 remove the wrong entry of wary poromboke in the revenue records and restore the classification of Natham poromboke in Column No.19 of Town Survey Register in respect of land in Ward-B, Block 9-42/39-7-42 extent of 0.04373.0 sq.mtr at Mettur Town and Taluk. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Elango For Respondents : Mr.A.Selvendran Special Government Pleader for R1 to R5 ORDER The above writ petition has been filed seeking a mandamus to the respondents 2 to 5 remove the wrong entry of "wari poromboke" in the revenue records and restore the classification as "Natham poromboke" in Column No.19 of Town Survey Register in respect of land in Ward- B, Block 9-42/39-7-42 extent of 0.04373.0 sq.mtr at Mettur Town and 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3159 of 2025 Taluk. 2. The case of the petitioner is that the property in Block No.39, T.S.No.7/42 of Mettur Town in which he had constructed a house was originally classified as Natham Poromboke, but on re-survey, the same was classified as Wari Poromboke instead of Natham Poromboke. According to the petitioner, when he approached the fourth respondent to grant patta in his favour, it came to be refused by the said official on the ground that the Town Survey Register reflects that the property is a Wary Poromboke and not a Natham Poromboke. In order to rectify the wrong entry made in the Town Survey Register, the petitioner along with few other residents of the said locality approached the Revenue Tahsildar, Mettur, who had conducted survey and by his proceedings dated 11.02.2010, had affirmed that prior to re-survey, the said lands were classified as Natham Poromboke. According to the petitioner, in order to remove the wrong entries in the Town Survey Register, some internal correspondences had taken place between the official respondents 2, 4 and 5 since 2014, but no effective action was taken to 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3159 of 2025 date by the respondents. Hence, the petitioner is before this Court. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 5. 4. Considering the fact that the revenue officials had affirmed that the property is a Natham Poromboke and that only after re-survey, a wrong entry was made in the Survey Town Register as Wari Poromboke, a mandamus is issued to the respondents 2 to 5 to act on the representation submitted by the petitioner on 23.04.2022, and after holding an enquiry, the said respondents are required to initiate necessary steps to correct the revenue records and restore the classification as Natham Poromboke. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is allowed. No 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3159 of 2025 costs. 31.01.2025 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes / No ds To: 1.The District Collector Salem Salem District. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer / Sub Collector Mettur Dam Mettur Taluk, Salem District. 3.The Tahsildar Mettur Taluk, Salem District. 4.The Special Tahsildar Town Natham Land Tax Scheme Taluk Office Campus Mettur Dam - 1 Salem District. 5.The Director Land Survey and Records Department Survey House Chepauk Chennai - 600 005. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3159 of 2025 P.T. ASHA, J, ds W.P.No. 3159 of 2025 31.01.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis