Tmt. Malar v. The Tahsildar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23-02-2026

CORAM

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

1. The Tahsildar Mettur Taluk office, Salem District 2.The Taluk head Surveyor Mettur Taluk office, Salem District 3.The Inspector of police Karumalaikoodal Police station, Mettur Taluk, Salem District 4.Sureshkumar 5.KALYANI 6.Janaki Respondent(s) PRAYER Directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to consider the online application dated 18.01.2026 made by the petitioner to survey the land in S. No 742/ 3C to the extent of 1.45 Acre situated at P.N. Patti Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District and fix boundary stone with help of the 3rd respondent.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.V.Elangovan For Respondent(s):

Mr.S.Arumugam Govt Advocate For R1 and R2 Mr.R.Venkatesa Perumal Govt Advocate For R3 R4 to R6-Pvt

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to survey and demarcate the boundaries of the property, morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition, based on the petitioner's online application dated 18.01.2026, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2.Mr.S.Arumugam, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1 and 2. He would submit that earlier, the petitioner had sought for survey and demarcation of the very same property and on the request of the petitioner, survey and demarcation of the property was done by the Tashildar.

3.Mr.R.Venkatesa Perumal, learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) accepts notice on behalf of the third respondent. Since no adverse order is being passed against respondents 4 to 6, notice to respondents 4 to 6 is dispensed with.

4.Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that till date no survey report was furnished to the petitioner in respect of the earlier survey conducted over the property.

5.Learned Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 and 2 would submit that a survey report will be furnished to the petitioner, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. The said undertaking given by the learned Government Advocate on behalf of respondents 1 and 2 is recorded. 6.Since the survey has already been conducted, respondents 1 and 2 are directed to serve a copy of the survey report to the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No Costs. 23-02-2026 vga To 1.The Tahsildar Mettur Taluk office, Salem District 2.The Taluk head Surveyor Mettur Taluk office, Salem District 3.The Inspector of police Karumalaikoodal Police station, Mettur Taluk, Salem District

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

vga 23-02-2026