Vijaykrishna Dumbachari Sreenivas v. The Tahsildar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10-11-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

1. Vijaykrishna Dumbachari Sreenivas S/o.Late.Govindasamy Sreenivas, 6143,Field Street, Arvada, Colorado, Usa-800 04 2.Drithi Dumbachari Sreenivas D/o.Late.Govindasamy Sreenivas, No.17, Califormia Drive Ttotara Park, Upperhut-5018 New Zealand, 1st And 2nd Petitioner Are Rep By Their Power Agent S.Mudhita Dumbachari, D/o.Late.Govindasamy Sreenivas, 2a, Ramaniyum Anatha Kuteer Ii Seaward Road, Valmiki Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai-600 041 3.S.Mudhita Dumbachari D/o.Late.Govindasamy Sreenivas, 2a, Ramaniyum Anatha Kuteer Ii Seaward Road, Valmiki Ngar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai-600 041 Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Tahsildar Egmore Nungambakkam Taluk, Spur Tank Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600 031 2.The Inspector Of Police F-2 Egmore Police Station, Egmore, Chennai-600 008 3.S.Ammu @ Sarala Margret W/o.T.Sankar, 56/4, Police Commissioner Office Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008 Respondent(s) PRAYER Writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the issuance of writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to survey the property as per patta stands on the petitioners name in Block, No.27, T.S.No.764/1-30.5 sq.meter, 764/2-118sq meter, 764/11-55 s q.mter, 764/12-96 sq.meter and 765/1-124 sq.meter situated at Surammal Lane, Egmore, chennai-600 008 with police protection and pass orders.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.P.Krishnan For Respondent(s):

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

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of Mandamus directing the 1 st respondent to act upon the application submitted by the

petitioners on 29.09.2025 wherein the petitioner is seeking for the survey of the subject property and for demarcation of boundaries. 2.

Heard Mr.P.Krishnan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader for 1 st respondent and Mr.L.BAskaran, learned Government Advocate[Crl. Side] for 2 nd respondent.

3.

The case of the petitioners is that they are the owners of the subject properties and they are tracing their title under a registered Settlement deed dated 17.06.1957 and they claimed to be the legal heirs of the original owners. Their names have also been included in the Permanent land register . The petitioners submitted an application on 29.09.2025 by paying the necessary charges seeking for the survey of the subject property and for laying the 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 considering the materials placed before this Court, there shall be a direction to the 1 st respondent to act upon the application submitted by the petitioners on 29.09.2025 and to conduct the survey in the subject property based on the title document and the permanent land register and complete the process within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If there are any other interested parties, such survey shall be conducted in their presence.

5.

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

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To 1.The Tahsildar Egmore- Nungambakkam Taluk, Spur Tank Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600 031 2.The Inspector Of Police F-2 Egmore Police Station, Egmore, Chennai-600 008 3.S.Ammu @sarala Margret W/o.T.Sankar, 56/4, Police Commissioner Office Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008

N.ANAND VENKATESH J.

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