Sarasu Chitra v. The District Collector
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 24-03-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Sarasu Chitra W/o.Sakathivel Puthur, Mariyamman Kovil Street Dharmapuri Taluk Dharmapuri District.
..Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The District Collector Office of Collectorate Krishnagiri District Krishnagiri.
2. The Tahsildar Shoolagiri Taluk Shoolagiri
3. The Taluk Surveyor Shoolagiri Taluk Shoolagiri
4. Palamma W/o.Ramasamy Krishnana Thottikarapalli Gudiapalli, Chithur Taluk Andhra Pradesh 517425.
5. Balamma W/o.Thimmarayan Ponnagar Village Thottikarapalli Post ..Respondent(s) PRAYER - This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents to survey and demarcate the boundaries and issue separate patta in the name of the petitioner in Survey No. 62/2 to an extent of 0.35 cents in Mallasandaram Village, Shoolagiri Taluk, Krishnagiri, based on the petitioner's application dated 18.10.2023.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.M.Selvam For Respondent(s):
Mr.S.Arumugam Government Advocate (For R1 to R3)
O R D E R
This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to survey and demarcate the boundaries and issue separate patta in the name of the petitioner for the property morefully disclosed in the prayer to the Writ Petition, based on the petitioner's application dated 18.10.2023.
2.Since the application submitted by the petitioner with the respondents 2 and 3 seeking for survey and demarcation of boundaries is old one, the petitioner has to submit a fresh application. 3.Mr.S.Arumugam, learned Government Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3. Since no adverse order has been passed against the respondents 3 to 5 in this writ petition, notice to the respondents 3 to 5 is dispensed with in this writ petition.
4.Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, would submit that the petitioner is willing to submit a fresh application. The said undertaking is recorded.
5.For the foregoing reasons, this Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner to submit a fresh online application with the 2nd respondent, seeking for survey and demarcation of boundaries and for issuance of separate patta in the name of the petitioner for the subject property, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the said online application, the 3rd respondent shall conduct survey and demarcate all the boundaries of the property morefully disclosed in the prayer to this Writ
Petition, after hearing the objections of the respondents 4 and 5, neighbouring land owners and any other third party, whom the 3rd respondent deem fit to put on notice. Once the survey and demarcation of boundaries is completed, the 3rd respondent shall, if the petitioner is found eligible for the grant of separate patta, consider the petitioner's application seeking for issuance of separate patta, on merits and in accordance with law, after giving due consideration to the supporting documents produced by the petitioner. The 3rd respondent shall complete the aforesaid exercise within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
24-03-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order GSA To
1. The District Collector Office of Collectorate Krishnagiri District Krishnagiri.
2. The Tahsildar Shoolagiri Taluk Shoolagiri
3. The Taluk Surveyor Shoolagiri Taluk Shoolagiri
ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.
GSA 24-03-2026