VAO steals ex-serviceman's land

Chennai:

A 74 year old ex-serviceman is fighting through legal means for his property bought in a court auction in 1978 and has urged the Chief Minister’s office to intervene in getting back his land.

Retired squadron leader A Muthukrishnan has all the official documents besides a High Court order but he is unable to get back the 3.16 acre of land worth Rs 3 crore located in Chidambaram.

Muthukrishnan said that the property is now being claimed by N Kaliyamoorthi, a Village Administrative Officer of Vasathpur village in Chidambaram. Interestingly, the village administrative officer has also written a couple of letters to Muthukrishnan. In one such letter dated February 27, 2003, Kaliyamoorthy urges Muthukrishnan to give the land to him at a reasonable rate following which he will rename the colony as Muthukrishnan Colony.

In a separate letter written on February 7, 2004, he urges Muthukrishnan to give him the land as his children are well off.

Interestingly, even a High Court order has ruled in Muthukrishnan’s favour after the heirs, whose property was sold in court auction, sought back the property.

Interestingly, Kaliyamoorthy, who doesn’t have any role in the land since it was a court property and auctioned to Muthukrishnan is now paying the house tax and also has an electricity board connection.

“This highlights how vulnerable a common man is in front of a government official. The property is a court property, which I brought it in a court auction. How could the VAO build a double storied building in the land when all the documents are in my name and certified by the court,” says the senior citizen. “The irony is he is paying the house tax where as he is neither the legal heir or anyway related to the property. He is only a state government official and he built a Rs 70 lakh building on my land,” the ex-serviceman says.

 When Express contacted Kaliyamoorthy, he said that, “Let the court give eviction order then I will vacate. A petition is pending in the court,” he says.