Full order of patta case Therefore, including the fresh applications, as of now 6,62,330 patta applications are pending before the concerned authorities.  The Additional Director of Survey and Land Records assured before this Court that all efforts will be taken by the respondents Department to dispose of all the pending applications and he seeks three months time to clear all the above backlog applications. He also assured before this Court that disposal of OPT-ISD applications will be continuously reviewed and expedited in order to clear the maximum number of applications with the current man power and to that extent, further report will be filed on the next hearing date. Post this matter on 26.10.2021 at 2.15 p.m.                   06.10.2021 vsm  D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J vsm W.P.(MD)Nos.7746, 6308, 8659, 8373 of 2020

W.P.(MD)Nos.7746, 6308, 8659, 8373 of 2020

 & 22506, 1628 & 5920 of 2019 & 18676, 3416,

 25497, 25503, 21569, 2613, 2448 & 20163 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD)No.3548 of 2018 D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.

Pursuant to the order passed by this Court on 17.09.2021,

Mr.A.Kannabiran, the Additional Director, Survey and Land Records Department, Chepauk, Chennai is present before this Court and he has produced the Status Report filed by the Director of Survey and Settlement and the same is taken on record.  In the said Status Report, the following particulars are given:

• Status Report in respect of NISD applications: (01.04.2021 to 30.09.2021)

The Status report on Online Patta Transfer Applications – NOT Involving Sub Divisions for the period from 01.04.2021 to 30.09.2021 is submitted as follows:

• Status Report on the receipt and disposal of Online Patta Transfer applications – Involving Sub Divisions for the period 01.09.2021 to 30.09.2021.

2. In addition to the aforesaid status report, they have produced a statement showing the pendency of the applications in each District.
3. Further, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the Cadre strength position in Survey and Land Records Department is not sufficient and 70% of the post of Field Assistants and 40% of the post of Field Surveyors are still vacant. Therefore, the learned Additional Advocate General is directed to file a report with regard to the filling up of the above said vacancies in the Survey and Land Records Department, so as to take steps to clear all these pending applications.
4. According to the statement of the respondents, 40,000 patta applications are pending as on December 2020 and fresh applications have also been filed at the rate of 1.18 laks applications per month. Therefore, including the fresh applications, as of now 6,62,330 patta applications are pending before the concerned authorities.
5. The Additional Director of Survey and Land Records assured before this Court that all efforts will be taken by the respondents Department to dispose of all the pending applications and he seeks three months time to clear all the above backlog applications. He also assured before this Court that disposal of OPT-ISD applications will be continuously reviewed and expedited in order to clear the maximum number of applications with the current man power and to that extent, further report will be filed on the next hearing date.

Post this matter on 26.10.2021 at 2.15 p.m.

                  06.10.2021

vsm

 D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J

vsm

W.P.(MD)Nos.7746, 6308, 8659, 8373 of 2020

 & 22506, 1628 & 5920 of 2019

 & 18676, 3416,  25497, 25503, 21569,

 2613, 2448 & 20163 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD)No.3548 of 2018

06.10.2021