WP No. 8135 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 05-03-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE WP No. 8135 of 2026 AND WMP NOs.8811 & 8813 OF 2026 P.Vasanthi Petitioner(s) Vs 1. THE SUB COLLECTOR cum Revenue Divisional Officer District Collectorate Office, Tiruppur District. 2.The Tahsildar Tiruppur North Taluk Office, Tiruppur District. 3.The Village Administrative Officer Tiruppur North VAO Office, Tiruppur District. 4.The Head Surveyor -Tiruppur North, Tiruppur North Taluk, Tiruppur District. 5.R. Kasiviswanathan @ Viswanathan 6.V.T. Anandan 7.R. Bommuraj 8.G. Arunachalam 9.The District Revenue Officer, Tiruppur. (R9 suo motu impleaded by this Court vide order dated 05.03.2026 by AQJ) Respondent(s) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8135 of 2026 PRAYER calling for the records of the impugned order issued by the 1st Respondent in Na.Ka.No.4543/2022 dated 27.12.2022 quash the same and consequently direct the Respondent No.2, to restore the Patta No.3507 originally issued to the land comprised in Survey No.161/1C1A4B of Thottipalayam Village, Tiruppur North Taluk, Tiruppur District. For Petitioner(s): Mr.Sanjay N Gandhi For Respondent(s): Mr.C.Jayaprakash Govt Advocate For R1 to R4 and R9 R5 to R8 - notice dispensed with ORDER This writ petition has been filed, challenging the impugned order dated 27.12.2022 passed by the first respondent, cancelling the sub division of the property earlier done in favour of the eighth respondent, who is the vendor of the petitioner. 2.The petitioner claims that she came to know about the impugned order dated 27.12.2022 passed by the first respondent only in November 2025. 3.Admittedly, there is an appellate remedy available to the petitioner if aggrieved by the impugned order dated 27.12.2022 passed by the first respondent. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8135 of 2026 4.Learned counsel for the petitioner would now submit on instructions that the petitioner is willing to file an appeal as against the impugned order dated 27.12.2022 passed by the first respondent. 5.Mr.C.Jayaprakash, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 4 and 9. Since no adverse order is being passed against respondents 5 to 8, notice to respondents 5 to 8 is dispensed with by this Court. 6.Learned Government Advocate appearing for the official respondents has also not raised any serious objection if the petitioner is allowed to file an appeal before the District Revenue Officer, Tiruppur, the competent appellate authority. 7.Since DRO, Tiruppur is not a party in this writ petition, this Court, by exercising its suo motu powers, impleads DRO, Tiruppur as the party ninth respondent in this writ petition. Registry is directed to carry out the necessary amendment. 8.No prejudice would be caused to the official respondents if the petitioner is directed to file an appeal within the stipulated time before the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8135 of 2026 District Revenue Officer, Tiruppur and a direction is issued to the District Revenue Officer, Tiruppur to dispose of the said appeal, on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing the objections of respondents 5 to 8 and any other third party whom the ninth respondent deems it fit to enquire and by adhering to the principles of natural justice, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 9.For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner to file an appeal as against the impugned order dated 27.12.2022 passed by the first respondent before the newly impleaded ninth respondent, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the said appeal within the stipulated time, the newly impleaded ninth respondent shall entertain the said appeal and dispose of the same, on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing the objections of respondents 5 to 8 and any other third party whom the ninth respondent deems it fit to enquire and by adhering to the principles of natural justice, within a period of 12 weeks thereafter. Consequently, connected WMPs are closed. No costs. 05-03-2026 vga https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8135 of 2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8135 of 2026 To 1.THE SUB COLLECTOR cum Revenue Divisional Officer District Collectorate Office, Tiruppur District. 2.The Tahsildar Tiruppur North Taluk Office, Tiruppur District. 3.The Village Administrative Officer Tiruppur North VAO Office, Tiruppur District. 4.The Head Surveyor -Tiruppur North, Tiruppur North Taluk, Tiruppur District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8135 of 2026 ABDUL QUDDHOSE J. vga WP No. 8135 of 2026 AND WMP NO. 8811 OF 2026,WMP NO. 8813 OF 2026 05-03-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis