W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :27.11.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 Veerayee ... Petitioner Vs 1. The District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2. The Sub Collector / Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3. The Tahsildar, Singampunari Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4. The Village Administrative Officer, Jayankondanilai Group, Singampunari Taluk, Sivagangai District. 5. Madhivannan 6. Tamilarasi 7. Vairamuthu 8. Ragini 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 9. Periyasamy 10. Ravi 11. Geetha 12. Sathya 13. Valarmathi 14. Ganapathi ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the order passed in first respondent Pa.Mu.B4/32641/2024 dated 14.07.2025 and quash the same in so far as the order of rejecting the claim of the Petitioner in respect of the properties comprised in S. No. 67/1, 67/3, 67/6 and 67/7 Jayankondanilai Village, Singampurani Taluk as concerned and consequently, direct the Respondents 1 to 3 to remove all fraudulent entries made in the name of strangers in respect of the property, cancel the fraudulent pattas and issue patta in favour of legal heirs of Alagammal alias Nachammal including the Petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr. Charles Kamalesh M. Appaji For Respondents : Mr.M.Muthumanikkam Government Advocate for R1 to R4 O R D E R An order dated 14.07.2025 of the District Revenue Officer is 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 assailed in this Writ Petition on the ground that the pre-UDR error was not corrected by the officer. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an error was committed in the pre-UDR SLR in relation to a portion of the property and that the District Revenue Officer erred in declining to address the said grievance. 2. Learned Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents 1 to 4. On perusal of the impugned order, it is noticeable that the revenue records from the pre-UDR period were compared with the UDR records. Thereafter, as regards the lands in survey Nos.67/1, 67/3 and 67/7, it was recorded that the District Revenue Officer does not have the authority to consider grievances with regard to any entries made during the settlement period. In relevant part, the following conclusion was recorded: “,jd; mbg;gilapy; kDjhuu; Nfhupf;ifahdJ epytupj;jpl;lj;jpw;F Ke;ija nrl;by;nkz;l; fhyj;jpy; Vw;gLj;jg;gl;l gjpTfspy; Fwpg;gpl;Ls;s mofk;khs; vd;w xU gjptpid kl;Lk; mbg;gilahff; nfhz;L cupik NfhUfpd;w nrl;by;nkz;l; Mtzq;fspd; kPjhd Nky;KiwaPl;L Nfhupf;ifahf cs;sjhYk;> nrl;by;nkz;l; fhyj;jpy; Vw;gl;l gl;lh gjpTfspd; kPJ Nky;KiwaPL nra;Jnfhs;s murhy; toq;fg;gl;l 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 fhyf;nfLTk; Kbtile;J ,J njhlu;ghd rl;lq;fs; uj;J nra;ag;gl;L Gjpa rl;lk; vz;. 16/2023d;gb uj;J nra;ag;gl;Ltpl;ljhYk;> nrl;by;nkz;l; fhyj;jpy; Vw;gl;Ls;s gjpTfspd; kPJ tprhuiz Nkw;nfhz;L cj;juT gpwg;gpf;Fk; mjpfhuk; khtl;l tUtha; mYtyUf;F toq;fg;gltpy;iy vd;gjhYk; jhth Gyvz;fspy; 67/1 67/3 kw;Wk; 67/7 njhlu;ghd kDjhuupd; ,e;Nky;KiwaPl;bid AbMu;. jpl;lj;jpy; Vw;gl;l jtwhff; fUj ,ayhJ.” 3. By contrast, as regards land in survey No.67/5, it was concluded that the error occurred during the UDR. The following conclusion was entered: “jhth Gyvz;fspy; kw;nwhU Gykhd Gyvz;. 67/5 tp];jPuzk; 1 Vf;fu; 35 nrz;l; uaj;J Gd;nra; epyj;ijg; nghWj;jkl;by;> Mjp Gyvz;. 67/1d; tp];jPuzk; 7 Vf;fu; 40 nrz;l; cs;s epyj;jpid jha;g;Gykhff; nfhz;L nrl;by;nkz;l; fhyj;jpd; NghJ cl;gpupT nra;J gl;lh toq;fg;gl;ljpy;> Gyvz;. 67/5 tp];jPuzk; 1 Vf;fu; 35 nrz;l; gl;lh vz;. 173 tPiuah kidtp ehr;rk;khs; ngaupy; gl;lh toq;fg;gl;Ls;sjhfTk;> mjd; gpd;du; AbMu;. jpl;lj;jpd; NghJ gl;lh toq;fg;gl;ljpy; Nkw;gb Gyvz;. 67/5 tp];jPuzk; 0.54.5 Vu;]; gl;lh vz;. 709. 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 tPiuah kf;fs; uhkrhkp (1)> Ngh]; (2) vd ,uz;L egu;fspd; ngaupy; kl;Lk; gl;lh toq;fg;gl;Ls;sjhfTk;> ,jpy; Nkw;gb tPiuah ehr;rk;khspd; thupRfs; tpLgl;Ls;sjd; mbg;gilapy; Vw;gl;Ls;s ,e;Neu;tpid Ab.Mu;. jpl;lj;jpy; Vw;gl;l jtwhff; fUj NeupLfpwJ.” 4. I find that the District Revenue Officer has correctly appreciated the scope and ambit of authority under G.O.Ms.No.385. Therefore, finding no infirmity in the impugned order, I decline to interfere. Therefore, this Writ Petition is dismissed without any order as to costs by leaving it open to the petitioner to avail of other remedies in respect of the alleged pre-UDR errors. NCS : Yes/No 27.11.2025 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No apd To 1. The District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 2. The Sub Collector / Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY.,J. apd 3. The Tahsildar, Singampunari Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4. The Village Administrative Officer, Jayankondanilai Group, Singampunari Taluk, Sivagangai District. ORDER MADE IN W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No. 33460 of 2025 27.11.2025 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis