S.Kumareswaran v. The Tahsildar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10-06-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY AND WMP NO. 22682 OF 2026 S.Kumareswaran S/o.Subramanian No.1/D-17 Kilnathur 10th Street Kilnathur, Tiruvannamalai 606601.
Tiruvannmalai District.
..Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Tahsildar Tiruvannmalai Taluk Tiruvannmalai 606601 Tiruvannmalai District.
2. The Surveyor Tiruvannmalai Taluk Tiruvannmalai 606601 Tiruvannmalai District.
3. R.Ganesan S/o.Raji No.287 Pallikondapattu Road Mangalam Mettu Thoppu Tiruvannmalai 606601 Tiruvannmalai District.
..Respondent(s) Prayer:
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Official Respondents to consider the application of the petitioner made through online bearing No.2025/0123/06/020242 dated 05.10.2025 by conducting Sruvey, measure the property bearing property bearing Survey No. 88/13 measuring an extent of
0.33.00 ares, having patta No. 2943 situated at Kilnathur Village, Thiruvannamalai Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District for fixing the boundaries with police protection For Petitioner(s):
Mr.J.Selvarajan For Respondent(s):
Mr.M.Guruprasad, Govt's Cl. for R1and R2
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's application dated 05.10.2025.
2. Mr.M.Guruprasad, learned Government's counsel, takes notice on behalf of the respondents 1 & 2.
3. By consent of the parties, the main petition is taken up for disposal in the stage of admission itself.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in this case, the petitioner filed an application dated 05.10.2025 before the official respondents, requesting them to survey and mark the boundaries of the subject land. However, the said representation was not at all considered by the official respondents till date. Hence, this petition.
5. In reply, the learned counsel for the respondents would submit that the petitioner's representation will be disposed of within a period of 8 weeks and hence, she requests this Court to pass appropriate orders.
6. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the respondent and also perused the entire materials available on record.
7. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this Court directs the 1st respondent to consider the application filed by the petitioner dated 05.10.2025 and after issuing notice to all the concerned parties, dispose of the same, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
8. It is made clear that this order is passed only for the purpose of issuing a direction to the official respondent for conducting survey and laying boundary stones at the subject land. If there is any dispute with regard to the possession over the said property, the same has to be decided only by way of filing a suit before an appropriate Civil Court.
9. If any police protection is required at the time of conducting survey, the official respondents are granted liberty to avail the same by approaching the
jurisdictional police station. In such case, the concerned police officer shall provide all necessary protection to the official respondents till the completion of survey at the subject land.
10. With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No cost. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. 10-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order nsa To
1. The Tahsildar Tiruvannmalai Taluk Tiruvannmalai 606601 Tiruvannmalai District.
2. The Surveyor Tiruvannmalai Taluk Tiruvannmalai 606601 Tiruvannmalai District.
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J.
nsa AND WMP NO. 22682 OF 2026 10-06-2026