Prema v. The District Collector
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 26-02-2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Prema Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The District Collector Namakkal district, Namakkal 2.The Tahsildar Rasipuram taluk, Namakkal district 3.The Surveyor/ Deputy Inspector of Survey Office of the Assistant Director of Survey and Land records, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal district 4.The Inspector of police Rasipuram police station, Namakkal district Respondent(s) PRAYER directing the respondents to consider the petitioners representation dated 9.12.2025 and conduct survey and measurement of the four boundaries of the petitioners land situated at Namakkal district, Rasipuram Taluk, R.Pudhupalayam village, comprised in Survey No. 206/6 measuring 0.46.50 Hectares within a time frame fixed by this Honble court
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.R.Ramaguru For Respondent(s):
Mr.R.P.Murugan Raja Govt Advocate For R1 to R3 Mr.R.Venkatesa Perumal Govt Advocate For R4
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to survey and demarcate the boundaries of the property, which according to the petitioner is owned by her, based on her representation dated 09.12.2025, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.
2. The petitioner had submitted her representation dated 09.12.2025 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. He would submit that the petitioner will have to submit an online application to enable the respondents to consider the petitioner's request for survey and demarcation of the boundaries. The said statement is recorded. Mr.R.Venkatesa Perumal, learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) accepts notice on behalf of the fourth respondent.
4.No prejudice will be caused to the respondents if the petitioner is directed to submit a fresh online application seeking for survey and demarcation of the boundaries of the petitioner's property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition and a direction is issued to the respondents to consider the said application and thereafter survey and demarcate the boundaries, after hearing the objections if any from the neighbouring land owners as well as any other party whom they deem it fit to enquire. 5.
For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner to submit a fresh online application with respondents 2 and 3 seeking for survey and demarcation of the boundaries of the petitioner's property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the said online application within the stipulated time, the third respondent shall 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 respondents 2 and 3 deem it fit to enquire, within a period of 12 weeks thereafter.
If the need arises for police assistance and on a request made by respondents 2 and 3, the fourth respondent shall render police assistance for the effective implementation of this order. No costs.
To 1.The District Collector Namakkal district, Namakkal 2.The Tahsildar Rasipuram taluk, Namakkal district 3.The Surveyor/ Deputy Inspector of Survey Office of the Assistant Director of Survey and Land records, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal district 4.The Inspector of police Rasipuram police station, Namakkal district
ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.
vga 26-02-2026