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Malliga v. The District Collector

2026-02-16Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16-02-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Malliga Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The District collector Collectorate, Thiruvannamalai District 2.The Tahsildar Vandhavasi, Thiruvannamalai District 3.The Surveyor Taluk officer, Vandhavasi, Thiruvannamalai District 4.Kasthuri Ammal 5.M. Valliammal Respondent(s) PRAYER Directing the Respondents Nos. 1 to 3 to conduct survey subdivision and issue separate patta in the name of the petitioner for her land comprised in Old survey No 31 New Survey no 31/3, measuring an extent to Acre 0.40 Cents situated at Kiznamandi village, Vandavasi Taluk Thiruvannamalai Distract, based on her applications dated 23.06.2025 bearing Nos 2025/ 0105 / 06/ 607 199 and 2025/0123 / 06/16796 within the time to be stipulated by this Honble Court.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.R.Ragavendran For Respondent(s):

Mr.R.P.Murugan Raja Govt Advocate

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to respondents 1 to 3 to survey and demarcate the property, which according to the petitioner is owned by her, based on her application dated 23.06.2025, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner had submitted her application dated 23.06.2025 for the aforesaid purpose. Since the same has not been considered till date, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.

3.Mr.R.P.Murugan Raja, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 3. Since no adverse order is being passed against respondents 4 and 5, notice to respondents 4 and 5 is dispensed with. 4.This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's application.

5.No prejudice will be caused to the second respondent if the said authority is directed to survey and demarcate the boundaries of the petitioner's

property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, after hearing the objections if any from respondents 4 and 5 as well as any other party whom the second respondent deems it fit. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of in the following manner:- (a) Before surveying the lands in question, the second respondent is directed to issue notice to respondents 4 and 5 and also to any other party, whom the second respondent deems it fit to put on notice.

(b) After receiving objections if any and after considering the same, the third respondent shall conduct survey and demarcate the boundaries of the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No Costs.

16-02-2026 vga To 1.The District collector Collectorate, Thiruvannamalai District 2.The Tahsildar Vandhavasi, Thiruvannamalai District 3.The Surveyor Taluk officer, Vandhavasi, Thiruvannamalai District

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

vga 16-02-2026