Raja Kumar L v. The Tahsildar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04-11-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

1. Raja Kumar L S/o.Lakhmanan, No.2/193 West Street, Srinivasapuram Post, Kallakurichi Village, Ariyalur Taluk And District 621705.

Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Tahsildar Ariyalur Taluk And District.

2.The Head Surveyor Ariyalur Taluk And District.

3.The Inspector Of Police Thelur Police Station, Ariyalur Taluk And District 621731.

Respondent(s) PRAYER Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to survey the petitioners property in survey number 706/15 measuring an extent of 0.01.16 Ares in Patta No. 734, respectively situated at Kallakurichi Village, Ariyalur Taluk and District and fix its boundaries as per the Settlement deed no. 2722/2021 by obtaining adequate police protection from the 3rd respondent within the period

that may be stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner(s): M/s.A.Arun Kumar For Respondent:

Mr.D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader for R1 and R2 Mr.L.Baskaran Government Advocate[Crl.

Side] for R3

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to act upon the application submitted by the petitioner on 09.03.2025 wherein the petitioner is seeking for survey of the subject property and for laying the boundary stones.

2.

Heard Mr.A.Arun Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader for respondents 1 and 2 and Mr.L.Baskaran, learned Government Advocate[Crl. Side] for 3rd respondent. 3.

The case of the petitioner is that the subject property was settled in his favour through a settlement deed dated 18.12.2021

registered as document No.2722 of 2021. The petitioner submitted an on-line application by paying the necessary charges on 09.03.2025 seeking for survey of the subject property and for laying of boundary stones. Since the same was not acted upon, the present writ petition has been filed before this Court.

4.

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the materials placed before this Court, there shall be a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to deal with the application submitted by the petitioner on 09.03.2025 and to conduct the survey in the subject property based on the title documents relied upon by the petitioner and the patta that stands in the name of the petitioner's father in patta No.735 and the interested parties shall be put on notice and such survey shall be conducted in their presence . If in case there is any resistance which will lead to any law and order problem, the 3rd respondent shall grant necessary police protection. The said process shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5.

This writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs.

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To 1.The Tahsildar Ariyalur Taluk And District.

2.The Head Surveyor Ariyalur Taluk And District.

3.The Inspector Of Police Thelur Police Station, Ariyalur Taluk And District 621731.

N.ANAND VENKATESH J.

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