Prabhavathi v. The District Collector
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 16-02-2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Prabhavathi Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The District Collector Salem, Salem District.
2.The District Revenue officer Salem, Salem District.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer Office of Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur, Salem District.
4.The Tahsildar Office of Tahsildar Omalur, Salem District.
5.The Head Surveyor Omalur, Omalur Taluk, Salem District.
Respondent(s) PRAYER Directing the respondents to conduct survey and measure the land and boundaries and to issue separate patta for the property admeasuring extent of 0.59 1/2 cents comprised in survey No.142/5A1, the property admeasuring to an extent of 0.15 cent comprised in S.No.142/5A1 and 1/3rd share in the property to an extent of 0.12 cent comprised in S.No.142/5B1 situated at Pachinampatty Village,Omalur Taluk, Salem District by considering the
application No.2025/ 0105/ 08/ 591121 dated 27.03.2025 and application No.2025/ 0123/ 08/ 011593 dated 14.07.2025.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.K.Prabhakaran For Respondent(s):
Mr.C.Jayaprakash Govt Advocate
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to survey and demarcate the property and issue patta, which according to the petitioner is owned by her, based on her applications dated 27.03.2025 and 14.07.2025, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2.The petitioner had submitted her applications dated 27.03.2025 and 14.07.2025 for the aforesaid purpose. Since the same have not been considered till date, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3.Mr.C.Jayaprakash, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.
4.No prejudice will be caused to the respondents if they are 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 the neighbouring land owners as well as any other party whom the
respondents deem it fit. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of in the following manner:- (a) Before surveying the lands in question, the respondents are directed to issue notice to the neighbouring land owners if any and also to any other party whom they deem it fit to put on notice;
(b) After receiving objections if any and after considering the same, the respondents 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 twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order;
(c) With regard to the second limb of prayer sought for by the petitioner, i.e. issuance of separate patta in the name of the petitioner is concerned, the petitioner will have to submit a separate representation, once survey and demarcation of boundaries is completed pursuant to the directions issued by this Court today;
(d) The respondents shall also consider the said representation to be submitted by the petitioner, seeking for issuance of separate patta in her name of her portion of the property and pass final orders on the said representation as
well within a period of eight weeks from the date when the Survey and demarcation has been done.
No costs.
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To 1.The District Collector Salem, Salem District.
2.The District Revenue officer Salem, Salem District.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer Office of Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur, Salem District.
4.The Tahsildar Office of Tahsildar Omalur, Salem District.
5.The Head Surveyor Omalur, Omalur Taluk, Salem District.
ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.
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