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Temple Property Must Be Recorded Solely in Deity's Name in Revenue Records, Not Hereditary Trustee's Name: Madras High Court Madurai Bench

In Executive Officer, Arulmighu Mutharamman Thirukovil, Palayamkottai v. Commissioner of Land Administration, Justice K. Kumaresh Babu ruled that revenue records must reflect only the temple Deity's name as perpetual minor, striking out trustee names and correcting 'Natham Private' entries.

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Nilaviyal Pathai in Patta Land Is Not Government Property: Madras High Court Quashes Eviction Notice, Holds RSO 26(15) Expropriation Ultra Vires, and Imposes Costs on Tahsildar

In a landmark 55-page verdict in Periyasamy & Another v. The District Collector, Salem (2026:MHC:4244, W.P. No. 23649 of 2026, decided on 15.10.2026), a Division Bench of the Madras High Court quashed a Section 6 eviction notice, held that Revenue Standing Order 26(15) declaring plan-marked pathways in private patta lands as Government property without due process is ultra vires Article 300-A, granted landowners the right to realign field pathways, and slapped token costs on the Tahsildar.

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Patta Transfer Delay in Vandavasi Taluk: Madras High Court Mandates Tahsildar to Dispose of Application Within Twelve Weeks

In K. Kumar v. The Tahsildar, Vandavasi Taluk (W.P. No. 8412 of 2026), the Madras High Court issued a Writ of Mandamus directing the Tahsildar, Vandavasi Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, to consider the petitioner's statutory application for patta transfer on merits and pass final speaking orders within a strict deadline of 12 weeks after conducting a due inquiry.

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