The Supreme Court of India, in a judgment dated November 14, 2025, has dismissed an appeal in the case of Kolanjiammal (D) Thr LRs. v. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Perambalur District & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 2322 of 2013). The Court affirmed that a challenge to a public auction conducted under the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864, cannot be entertained under the writ jurisdiction of Article 226 if the appellant fails to invoke the mandatory statutory remedies within the prescribed limitation period.

The bench, comprising Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi , upheld the final judgment dated 07.08.2009 and order dated 06.01.2011 of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, which had dismissed the appellant’s writ appeal and subsequent review application.

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