Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864

The State of Tamil Nadu, acting under the Revenue Recovery Act, auctioned a 2‑acre land after a loan default, which was purchased by the appellant. The respondent filed an application under Section 38 of the Act to cancel the sale, which was rejected on 11‑Jan‑1977, and subsequently filed a suit for declaration of titl…

The case concerned a parcel of land that was taken over by the Government in 1935 for non‑payment of land tax and classified as "bought‑in" land. The original owner’s heir, G. Thambidurai, claimed that under Revenue Standing Order (RSO) 45(4) he was entitled to a preference for reassignment of the land upon payment of …

The State of Tamil Nadu sought to bar a civil suit filed by a religious Math seeking declaration of title and an injunction over 3.55 acres of land, arguing that the nature of the land (ryoti vs. poromboke) had already been decided by the Settlement Officer under section 11 of the Tamil Nadu Estates (Abolition and Conv…