Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 08-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: M/s Mayajaal Entertainment (P) Ltd filed Special Leave Petitions (SLP(C) Nos. 4893‑4894/2023) against the Assistant Settlement Officer (North) and others, challenging the High Court of Madras judgments dated 01‑09‑2022 (Division Bench) and earlier orders dated 10‑09‑2015 and 02‑11‑2012 (Single Judges) that interfered with the issuance of a patta (land title) in its favour.
  • The High Court had upheld the Assistant Settlement Officer’s issuance of the patta, while the Division Bench later set aside those orders. The petitioner further challenged a suo motu revision initiated in 2018 by the Director of Land Survey, Tamil Nadu (SLP(C) Diary No. 47674/2024), which had been dismissed.
  • Arguments were presented by senior counsel for the petitioner (Mr. Jayant Bhushan, Mr. Shoeb Alam) and by the Additional Advocate General for the respondents (Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen).

Final Outcome

1. The suo motu revision power of the Director of Land Survey, Tamil Nadu, shall be exercised and concluded expeditiously, with due hearing to the parties.

2. The Division Bench judgment dated 01‑09‑2022 is set aside.

3. The Single Judge order dated 10‑09‑2015, which directed changes in village and taluk accounts, is also set aside.

4. The parties are directed to maintain status‑quo on all matters relating to the disputed property until the revision proceedings are completed, expected within four months from the order date.

5. The revision authority shall consider all factual and legal points independently, without being bound by observations in the High Court orders of 02‑11‑2012, 10‑09‑2015, or the Division Bench judgment of 01‑09‑2022.

6. Pending applications, if any, are disposed of. The parties may approach this Court later for consequential orders based on the outcome of the revision.

Topics: Land Settlement, Judicial Review