← Library
Madras High CourtWP/1948/2019disposed of

G.Srinivasan v. The District Collector

2019-01-25Honourable Mrs Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 25.01.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mrs. JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA W.P. No.1948 of 2019 G.Srinivasan .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The District Collector, Thiruvallur District.

2. The District Revenue Officer, Ambattur, Chennai.

3. The Thasildar, Ambattur, Chennai.

4. The Surveyor, Ambattur Taluk Office, Chennai. .. Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the third respondent and fourth respondent herein to consider the petitioner's Patta Application dated 01.11.2018, and consequently Survey the land and issue Patta in favour of the petitioner with in a period fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Sathish Kumar For Respondents : Mr.S.Sureshkumar Government Advocate

O R D E R

By consent of both parties, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. The prayer sought for in this Writ Petition is for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 01.11.2018 to Survey the land and issue Patta in his favour.

3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 01.11.2018 seeking to survey and fix the boundaries in his land and issue https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

patta in his favour, but, the same is yet to be disposed of by the respondents 3 and 4. Hence, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition.

4. Heard Mr.S.Sureshkumar, learned Government Advocate on behalf of the respondents.

5. It is the fact that there is dearth of surveyors in many of the Taluk Offices and there are many petitions and requests as that of the petitioners herein waiting their properties to be surveyed. Hence, the third respondent is directed to have a list of such requests and conduct the survey as per the order of priority. However, any such request for survey of the land shall be done, on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the petitioner and the persons interested in this regard and also affording them an opportunity of personal hearing, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. With the above direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar av To

1. The District Collector, Thiruvallur District.

2. The District Revenue Officer, Ambattur, Chennai.

3. The Thasildar, Ambattur, Chennai.

4. The Surveyor, Ambattur Taluk Office, Chennai.

+1cc to M.Sathishkumar, Advocate, S.R.No.5838 W.P. No.1948 of 2019 MR(CO) rrs 15/02/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/