Venkatasamy Naidu v. Directorate Of Survey And Land Records
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 02.11.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Venkatasamy Naidu ... Petitioner Vs.
1. Directorate of Survey and Land Records Survey House, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.
2. The District Collector, Master Plan Complex, Collectorate, Villupuram-605 602.
3. The Tahsildar, O/o The Tahsildar, Kandachipuram.
4. Village Administrative Officer, Veerangipuram Village, Kandachipuram Taluk, Villupuram District.
... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd Respondent to Survey and quantitative the extent of land belonging to the petitioner comprised in Survey Nos. 69/13, 82/1,2,3,4 and 83/18 at Veerangipuram
Village, Kandachipuram Taluk, Villupuram District and pass orders. For Petitioner : Mr.M. Malar For Respondent : Mr.U. Bharanidharan Additional Government Pleader
O R D E R
By consent of both the parties, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the time of admission stage itself.
2. This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner to demarcate his property by metes and bounds as requested in his representation dated 19.09.2022.
3. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner is the purchased the land and the same was registered vide Sale Deed Doc.No.1279 of 2006 on 02.06.2006. The grievance of the petitioner is that the subject land was never sub-divided. Hence the petitioner made a representation dated 19.09.2022 along with documents before the second respondent requesting to survey the land of the petitioner, but the same was not considered. Hence this writ
petition.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that this Court may issue a direction to the second respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 19.09.2022 within the stipulated time as fixed by this Court.
5. The learned Additional Government Pleader would submit that the petitioner's representation dated 19.09.2022 will be considered on merits and in accordance with law.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the limited relief sought for by the petitioner, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 19.09.2022 and take necessary steps to survey the land on merits and in accordance with law, after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as the aggrieved parties if any, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
7. With the aforesaid direction, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.
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M.DHANDAPANI,J.
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1. Directorate of Survey and Land Records Survey House, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.
2. The District Collector, Master Plan Complex, Collectorate, Villupuram-605 602.
3. The Tahsildar, O/o The Tahsildar, Kandachipuram.
4. Village Administrative Officer, Veerangipuram Village, Kandachipuram Taluk, Villupuram District W.P.No. 28949 of 2022
02.11.2022