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Chinnasamy v. The District Collector

2026-03-05Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05-03-2026

CORAM

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

1. The District Collector Tirupur District, Tirupur 2.The Tahsildar The Tahsildar office, Udumalapet, Tirupur District.

3.The Surveyor Tahsildar office, Udumalapet, Tirupur District.

Respondent(s) PRAYER directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents to conduct survey and to earmark the four boundaries as per the petitioners application No.2025/ 0123/ 32/ 006646 dated 07.11.2025 and further Sub-divide the patta in the name of petitioners as per the petitioners application No.2025/ 0105/ 32/ 447692 dated 05.11.2025 in respect of the petitioners property in survey No.56/3D2B situated at Periakottai Village, Udumalapet Taluk, Tirupur district on the basis of considering the petitioners representation dated 02.02.2026.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr. B. Anandan For Respondent(s):

Mr.R.P.Murugan Raja Govt Advocate

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to survey and sub divide the lands, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition and for transfer of patta in the name of the petitioner, based on the petitioner's online application dated 05.11.2025, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner claims that he is the owner of the property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition. He has given a representation to the respondents seeking for survey and sub divide the lands, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition on 02.02.2026 and he had also submitted an online application on 05.11.2025 to the respondents seeking for issuance of transfer of patta in his name. Since the same have 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 the respondents.

4.No prejudice will be caused to respondents 2 and 3 if the said authorities are directed to consider the representation dated 02.02.2026 submitted by the petitioner seeking for survey and sub division of the lands, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition and the online application dated 05.11.2025 submitted by the petitioner seeking for issuance of transfer of patta, on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing the objections if any from the neighbouring land owners as well as any other party whom they deem it fit to enquire, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 5.For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing the following directions:

a)The third respondent is directed to survey and sub divide the lands, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; b) If the petitioner is eligible for the issuance of transfer of patta in his name for the property surveyed and sub divided by the respondents, the second respondent shall issue transfer of patta for the property in favour of the petitioner, within a period of eight weeks from the date when the survey and sub division of the lands are completed after hearing all the necessary parties; No Costs.

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To 1.The District Collector Tirupur District, Tirupur 2.The Tahsildar The Tahsildar office, Udumalapet, Tirupur District.

3.The Surveyor Tahsildar office, Udumalapet, Tirupur District.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

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