WP/14524/2024 of P.K. RAVI Vs THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01-04-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER
WP No. 14524 of 2024
and
WMP No. 15813 of 2024
1. P.K. Ravi
Son Of Kannan,
Door No. 89, Sathiyavani Muthu Nagar,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
2. A. Venda
Wife Of Arumugam,
Door No. 39/50, T.K..S. Nagar,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
3. M. Chitra
Wife Of Manjunathan,
Door No. 87, Sathiyavani Muthu Nagar,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
4. K. Ragu
Son Of Kannan,
Door No. 40/89, Sathiyavani Muthu Nagar,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
5. K. Babu
Son Of Krishnan,
Door No. 81, Sathiyavani Muthu Nagar,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
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6. B. Narasimman
Son Of Balakrishnan,
Door No. 63/75, T.K..S. Nagar,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
7. N. Pichaimuthu
Son Of Nainakannu,
Door No. 5/24, Mariyamman Kovil Street,
Othiyathur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
8. N. Kumar
Son Of Nagappan,
Door No. 17/6a, 1st Street, Camranpettai,
Keelachur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
9. S. Kasinathan
Son Of Sundaram,
Door No. 135, A.T. Colony,
Kalanipakkam Village And Post,
Anaocut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
10.M. Dhanapal
Son Of Munisamy,
Door No. 92/1, A.T. Colony,
Kalanipakkam Village And Post,
Anaocut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
11.K. Arivazhagan
Son Of Kasinathan,
Door No. 135, A.T. Colony,
Kalanipakkam Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
12.A. Haridass
Son Of Arumugam,
Door No. 102/1, A.T. Colony,
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Kalanipakkam Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
13.M. Sekar
Son Of Munisamy,
Door No. 74, A.T. Colony,
Kalanipakkam Village And Post,
Anaocut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
14.A. Sumithra
Wife Of Arumugam,
Door No. 97, A.T. Colony,
Kalanipakkam Village And Post,
Anaocut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
15.P. Latha
Wife Of Palani,
Door No. 44/1, Parthasarathi Nagar,
Veppangal, Keelachur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore Distrct 635-809.
16.M. Malarveni
Wife Of Munisamy,
Door No. 20, Parthasarathi Nagar,
Malaiyadivaram, Keelachur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore Distrct 635-809.
17.B. Srikala
Daughter Of Pichandi,
Door No. 32, Parthasarathi Nagar, Veppangal,
Malaiyadivaram, Keelachur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore Distrct 635-809.
18.J. Valliyammal
Wife Of Jayavel,
Door No. 70, Madanur,
Agraharam Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore Distrct 635-809.
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19.K. Manikumar
Son Of Krishnan,
Door No. 24, Jaibeem Nagar,
Agraharam Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore Distrct 635-809.
20.A. Manjula
Wife Of Azhagiri,
Door No. 46, High School Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore Distrct 635-809.
21.B. Durga Devi,
Daughter Of Boobalan,
Door No. 39, Sathiyavani Muthu Nagar,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
22.R. Malarkodi
Wife Of Rajedhiran,
Door No. 6/11/1, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
23.S. Shoba
Wife Of Sivakumar,
Door No. 9, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
24.S. Poornima
Wife Of Sivakumar,
Door No. 42, School Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
25.Selvi Vincet
Wife Of Vincet,
Door No. 62/1, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
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Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
26.R. Malliga
Wife Of Raja,
Door No. 31, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
27.M. Kuppammal
Wife Of Murugan,
Door No. 46, School Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
28.S. Saritha
Wife Of Shankar,
Door No. 53, Thennansalai,
Genganallur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
29.D. Prabakaran
Son Of Durai,
Door No. 31, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
30.A. Menaka
Wife Of Arulmani,
Door No. 142/122, Puthumai Street,
Bramanamangalam Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
31.S. Selvi
Wife Of Sivan,
Door No. 27/12, Kasthuibai Street,
Camranpettai, Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
32.V. Ramesh
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Son Of Vajjiram,
Door No. 166, Mariyamman Kovil Street,
Rajapuram, Othiyathur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
33.Santhi Narasen
Wife Of Narasan,
Door No. 24, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
34.R. Jayanthi
Wife Of Suresh,
Door No. 24, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Keelachur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
35.B. Radha
Wife Of Babu,
Door No. 22, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Keelachur Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
36.S. Kavitha
Wife Of Santhamoorthy,
Door No. 46, High School Road,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
37.Murugammal Ravi
Wife Of Ravi,
Door No. 22, Jamethartoppu, 3rd Street,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
38.K. Rajesh Kumar
Son Of Karmegan,
Door No. 7/4, Parthasarathy Nagar,
Veppangal,
Keelachur Village And Post,
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Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
39.S. Narmadha
Daughter Of Late Sekar,
Door No. 60, T.K..S. Nagar,
Pallikonda Village And Post,
Anaicut Taluk,
Vellore District 635-809.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The District Collector
Office Of The Collector,
Sathuvachari, Vellore,
Vellore District.
2. The Revenue Divisional Officer
Office Of Revenue Divisional Officer,
Vellore,
Vellore District.
3. The Thasildar
Office Of The Thasildar,
Anaikattu,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
4. Parvathy
Daughter Of Jawarilal, Kandhaneri Village
And Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
5. Karan
Son Of Jawarilal,
Kandhaneri Village and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
6. Anand
Son Of Govalchand,
Kandhaneri Village and Post,
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Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
7. Gopinath
Son Of Ramachandran, Kandhaneri Village
and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
8. Ranganathan
Son Of Chinnapaiyan,
Kandhaneri Village and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
9. Sundarajan
Son Of Gopal,
Kandhaneri Village and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
10.Santhammal
Kandhaneri Village and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
11.Chinnammal
Kandhaneri Village and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
12.Govindaraji
Son of Krishnappa Gounder, Kandhaneri
Village and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
13.Palanivel
Son of Swaminathan, Kandhaneri Village and
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Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
14.Kandhasamy Gounder, (proprietor Shanmuga
Foundation)
Kandhaneri Village and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
15.Bhakiyaraj
Son Of Kuppusamy, Kandhaneri Village and
Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
16.Krishnan
Son Of Annamalai, Kandhaneri Village and
Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
17.Kuppusamy
Kandhaneri Village and Post,
Pallikonda Via,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
..Respondent(s)
To direct the 3rd Respondent to consider and pass order on the
Petitioners representation dated 22.05.2018 based on the order of the 2nd
Respondent by vide his Letter O.Mu.No. A2/1860/2023 da ted 06.06.2023 to
the 3rd Respondent and also based on the judgment delivere d in W.A. No.
624 of 1988 by the Honble Division Bench of Madras High Court dated
22.01.1991within the time frame that may be fixed by this Honble Court.
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For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Arokiamaniraj
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For Respondent(s): Mr.T.Arun Kumar,
Addl.G.P. for R1 to R3
Order
(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.)
Writ Petition has been instituted seeking direction to 2 nd respondents to
consider the representation submitted by the writ petition ers on 22.05.2018
and initiate appropriate actions.
2. The claim of the petitioners is that the lands allotted t o Depressed
Class people are assigned in favour of other community people in violation of
the Government policy. The subject lands are exclusively allotted to grant
assignment to depressed class people. Therefore, the assignmen t made in
violation of the Government policy is to be reviewed and t he authorities have
to initiate all appropriate action.
3. The counter filed by the Tahsildar would show that the subject lands
have been assigned to the Depressed Class people. However, the de pressed
class people/ original assignees violated the conditions of th e assignment and
alienated the government land in favour of other community people. Thus, the
alienation became null and void, since it violates the conditions of assignment.
The lands allotted to depressed people cannot be transferre d or alienated in
favour of other community people. That being the case, all further actions are
to be initiated.
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4. The Tahsildar, Anaikattu would submit that verifications are done
and appropriate actions will be initiated to ensure that the assignment of
government lands are dealt with in accordance with law and th e Government
lands will be resumed.
5. In the present case, the lands assigned to other commun ity people in
violation of the Government policy is to be dealt with and t he authorities are
directed to initiate all appropriate actions to ensure that t he depressed class
lands are allotted to the deserving depressed class people in accordance with
the conditions stipulated under the RSO. The Government has to resume the
land and appropriate decisions are to be taken either to use the land for public
purpose or to reassign to eligible depressed class persons.
6. With these directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.
WMP.No.15813 of 2024 is ordered on payment of separate court fee.
(S.M.S.,J.) (K.S.,J.)
01-04-2026
Index: Yes/No
Speaking/Non-speaking order
Neutral Citation: Yes/No
vsi
To
1. The District Collector
Office Of The Collector,
Sathuvachari, Vellore,
Vellore District.
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2. The Revenue Divisional Officer
Office Of Revenue Divisional Officer,
Vellore,
Vellore District.
3. The Thasildar
Office Of The Thasildar,
Anaikattu,
Anaikattu Taluk,
Vellore District.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM J.
AND
K.SURENDER J.
vsi
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