The petitioner, S. Mahalingam, said the government property was assigned to an individual in 1961 who sold it within three years in violation of the conditions of assignment. Subsequently, the MLA’s father bought the property and gifted it to him in 1986.

A year later, the then Radhapuram Tahsildar refused to grant ‘patta’ in favour of the MLA and cancelled the 1961 assignment for violations.

In 2003, the High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by the MLA against the Tahsildar’s order and directed him to approach the Revenue Divisional Officer. Thereafter, the G.O., alienating the property for Rs.80,950, was passed based on the recommendations of the Tirunelveli Collector.

Claiming that the market value of the property was Rs.1.3 crore, the petitioner said the alienation was against the interests of the landless poor who were entitled to such poromboke land.

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