K.Muthuvinayagam vs The District Collector
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Madras High Court

K.Muthuvinayagam vs The District Collector on 23 September, 2025

Author: Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy

Bench: Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy

                                                                                       W.P(MD)No. 26178 of 2025


                       BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

                                                  DATED :23.09.2025

                                                        CORAM:

                       THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY

                                           W.P(MD)No. 26178 of 2025


                     K.Muthuvinayagam                                                    ... Petitioner

                                                                 Vs

                     1. The District Collector,
                     O/o.The District Collector
                     Madurai,
                     Madurai District.

                     2. The Revenue Divisional Officer,
                     O/o.The Revenue Divisional Office,
                     Madurai,
                     Madurai District.

                     3. The Tahsildar,
                     Madurai West Taluk Office,
                     Virattipathu,
                     Madurai District.

                     4. The Village Administrative Officer,
                     O/o.The Village Administrative Officer,
                     Vilachery,
                     Madurai West Taluk,
                     Madurai District.                                                ... Respondents

                     PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
                     India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the

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                                                                                             W.P(MD)No. 26178 of 2025


                     respondents to issue patta for the Sri Aadhi Polla Pillaiyar Temple which
                     is situated in Survey No.74/1, with extent about 2 Cents in Vilachery
                     Village, Nagamalaipudukkottai Panchayat Board, Madurai West Taluk,
                     Madurai District by considering the petitioner's representation dated
                     01.10.2024 within a time period stipulated by this Court.


                                          For Petitioner                : Mr. A. Abdulkabur

                                          For Respondents               : Mr.K.R.Badurus Zaman
                                                                          Government Advocate


                                                               ORDER

By asserting that the petitioner's ancestors have worshipped at the

Sri Aadhi Polla Pillaiyar Temple and that the request for patta in the

name of the temple was not acceded to, after submitting a representation

dated 01.10.2024, the present Writ Petition has been filed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner referred to various

photographs of such temple and the structures surrounding such temple

to buttress his request for patta.

3. Learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of all

the respondents. By placing on record 'A' register extract relating to

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survey No.74/1, he submits that the land is classified as 'Arasu

Poramboku Chitadi Kulam Kinaru'. Because the relevant property is

classified as a water body, he submits that patta cannot be issued.

4. Both the Hon'ble Supreme Court and this Court have reiterated

in multiple judgments that any request of patta in relation to the property

classified as a water body should not be entertained. In the light of the

current classification, it is, therefore, not possible to consider the request

of the petitioner.

5. With these observations, this Writ Petition is dismissed without

any order as to costs.

                     NCS : Yes/No                                                                     23.09.2025
                     Index : Yes / No
                     Internet : Yes / No
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                     To
                     1. The District Collector,
                     O/o.The District Collector
                     Madurai,
                     Madurai District.








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2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, O/o.The Revenue Divisional Office, Madurai, Madurai District.

3. The Tahsildar, Madurai West Taluk Office, Virattipathu, Madurai District.

4. The Village Administrative Officer, O/o.The Village Administrative Officer, Vilachery, Madurai West Taluk, Madurai District.

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SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY.,J.

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ORDER MADE IN

23.09.2025

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