W.P.(MD) No.109 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.01.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN W.P.(MD) No.109 of 2026 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.100 & 101 of 2026 K.Jegatheesan ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The District Collector Office of District Collector Madurai, Madurai District 2.The Sub Collector cum Zonal Manager Madurai Collectorate Campus Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Madurai Zone, Madurai 3.The Paddy Procurement Officer cum Superintendent Neeranthan, Vadipatti Madurai District 4.The Tahsildar Vadipatti Taluk Office Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District 5.M.Seetharaman ... Respondents ____________ p. 2 W.P.(MD) No.109 of 2026 PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned order in Na.Ka.No.6722/2022/A6 dated 11.11.2025 which prohibits the Village Administrative Officers of Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District, not to issue adangal to the farmers who are cultivating the land for lease (Fj;jif) and quash the same and direct the 1st and 2nd respondent to not insist the farmers to submit adangal to the 4th respondent to procure the paddy seeds at all Direct Paddy Procurement Centres of Madurai District. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Saravanakumar For Respondents : Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1 to R4 O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.] The circular dated 11.11.2025, issued by the Tahsildar, Vadipatti Taluk, directing the Village Administrative Officers in Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District, not to issue adangal to the farmers, who are cultivating the land for lease (Fj;jif), is under challenge in this writ petition. ____________ p. 3 W.P.(MD) No.109 of 2026 2. The impugned circular dated 11.11.2025, clearly indicates that the brokers, under the guise of cultivating tenants, are influencing the procurement centres to purchase the paddy brought by them by giving priority to them and not to the real cultivating farmers. This Court finds no reason to interfere with the well considered circular. Hence, this writ petition is liable to be dismissed. 3. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [G.J., J.] [K.K.R.K., J.] 06.01.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No krk To: 1.The District Collector, Office of District Collector, Madurai, Madurai District. ____________ p. 4 W.P.(MD) No.109 of 2026 2.The Sub Collector cum Zonal Manager, Madurai Collectorate Campus, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, Madurai Zone, Madurai. 3.The Paddy Procurement Officer cum Superintendent, Neeranthan, Vadipatti, Madurai District. 4.The Tahsildar Vadipatti Taluk Office Vadipatti Taluk Madurai District ____________ p. 5 W.P.(MD) No.109 of 2026 DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J. AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J. krk W.P.(MD) No.109 of 2026 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.100 & 101 of 2026 06.01.2026 ____________