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2026 DAILYLAW 67928 (MAD)

JAGADISH M v. The directorate of survey and Settlement (DOSS)

WP/4894/2026 · 2026-02-18

Abdul Quddhose

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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WP No. 4894 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18-02-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE WP No. 4894 of 2026 Jagadish M Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The directorate of survey and Settlement (DOSS) centre Survey office, Survey office, PWD Estate, Chepauk, Chennai 05 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, Kadaperi, Tambaram Chennai Tamil NAdu 600 045 3.The Tahsildar Taluk office, Kadaperi, Tambaram, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600 045 4.The Special Tahsildar Tambaram City Land Tax, Project Revenue Tracking Department, Tambaram , Chennai Tamil nadu 600 045 Respondent(s) PRAYER direction to 2nd respondent to consider the petitioners representation dated 16.10.2025 seeking to mutate the computer patta and A Registrar in favour of both the petitioners in Sr.No. in Old survey No. 265 New Survey No. 265/2 , https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 4894 of 2026 265/3 Town Survey No. 23/33B, 23/34B within the time frame fixed by this Honble court and for consequential orders. For Petitioner(s): Mr.P.R.Aathithya For Respondent(s): Mr.C.Jayaprakash, Govt Advocate ORDER This writ petition has been filed seeking for rectification of the classification of the property, morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition and thereafter mutate the computer patta and ‘A’ register in favour of both the petitioner and his brother, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court based on the petitioner’s representation dated 16.10.2025. 2.The petitioner claims that the properties, morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition have been wrongly classified as ‘Kambukatti Manyam’. According to the petitioner, the property should be classified as patta land. The petitioner also seeks for mutation of the computer patta and ‘A’ register in favour of the petitioner and his brother for the properties, morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition. The petitioner had given a representation to the second respondent on 16.10.2025 for the said purpose. Since the same was not considered till date, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 4894 of 2026 3.Mr.C.Jayaprakash, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 4.No prejudice would be caused to the respondents if the petitioner’s representation, as stated supra, is considered, on merits and in accordance with law, after giving due consideration to the supporting documents filed by the petitioner, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 5.This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner’s representation. 6.For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the second respondent to pass final orders, on merits and in accordance with law on the petitioner’s representation dated 16.10.2025 seeking for re-classification of the property, morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition as patta land instead of ‘Kambukatti Manyam’ and thereafter, mutate the computer patta and ‘A’ register in favour of both the petitioner and his brother, after giving due consideration to the supporting documents, filed by the petitioner, within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 18-02-2026 vga https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 4894 of 2026 To 1.The directorate of survey and Settlement (DOSS) centre Survey office, Survey office, PWD Estate, Chepauk, Chennai 05 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, Kadaperi, Tambaram Chennai Tamil NAdu 600 045 3.The Tahsildar Taluk office, Kadaperi, Tambaram, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600 045 4.The Special Tahsildar Tambaram City Land Tax, Project Revenue Tracking Department, Tambaram , Chennai Tamil nadu 600 045 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 4894 of 2026 ABDUL QUDDHOSE J. vga WP No. 4894 of 2026 18-02-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis