Bharathi Nagar Residents Association v. The District Collector
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 19.11.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Writ Petition No.43 of 2025 Bharathi Nagar Residents' Association Represented by its President M.Pandiaraj, (Registered Association No. SRG/Thirupur/75/2025), 25th Ward Tiruppur, 15, Velampalyaam 2st Region, Choliyampalayam, Tiruppur - 641652.
Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector, Karuppa Gaundanpalayam, Tiruppur District 641 604.
2.The Tahsildar, Sevanthapalaya, Tiruppur District 641 604.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Karuppa Gaundanpalyaam, 1/11
Tiruppur District 641 604.
4.The Taluk Surveyor, Sevanthapalaya, Tiruppur District 641 606.
Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to direct fourth respondent to conduct an official survey and demarcation of the 30 feet road earmarked in the DTCP approved Bharathi Nagar Layout, 25th Ward, Solipalayam, Tiruppur District, based on the petitioner's representation dated 30.09.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Sheik Mohammed For Respondents : Mr.D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader Writ Petition No.43 of 2025 S.Amirthalingam S/o.Sungukara Udayar Petitioner Vs 1.The Thasildar, Taluk Office, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri District.
2.The Inspector of Police, Uthanagarai Police Station, 2/11
Krishangiri District.
3.Rameshkumar S/o.Kandhasami Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent with the assistance of second respondent to survey the petitioner's land measuring to an extent of 1.65 Acres comprised in Old S.Nos.20/2, New S.No.20/2A situated at Kallukanur Village, Vengadathampatti Panchayath, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. For Petitioner : Mr.L.Aishwarya Lakshmi For Respondents : Mr.S.Arumugam Government Advocate Writ Petition No.43 9 39 of 2025 Jothi W/o.Ravi Petitioner Vs 1.The Tashildhar, Pochampalli Taluk, Krishnagiri District.
2.The Inspector of Police, 3/11
Pochampalli Police Station, Krishnagiri District.
Respondent(s) Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to dispose of petitioner's Application No.2024/0123/31/006479 dated 18.11.2024 to survey the land in the Jambukuttapatti Survey No.172/6A2C an extent of property over 3 cents in Pochampalli Taluk, Krishnagiri District and mark the boundaries based on the meats and bounds for fencing the House Site Property along with the necessary and appropriate police protection.
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ORDER
In all these writ petitions, the petitioners have sought for considering the applications submitted by them and they are seeking for survey of the subject property and for demarcation of boundaries within a time frame fixed by this Court.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side. 3.In all these writ petitions, the writ petitioners are relying 4/11
upon title documents/pattas/joint pattas/pattas standing in the name of the predecessor-in-title/pattas standing in the name of the family members, etc. and they have submitted the applications after paying necessary charges, seeking survey of the subject property and for demarcation of boundaries.
4. In some of the cases, in the light of certain objections raised by the rival parties/neighbours, they have also sought for police protection, at the time of conducting the survey.
5. In the considered view of this Court, since the issues involved are common in all these writ petitions, these writ petitions can be disposed of in the following terms:
(a)It is left open to the concerned Tahsildar/Surveyor to take note of the title documents relied upon by the parties and the pattas/joint pattas that are also relied upon in some of the 5/11
cases.
(b)The Tahsildar/Surveyor concerned shall act upon the online application submitted by the respective petitioners and shall conduct survey in the subject property, in line with the title documents and the pattas that are relied upon by the respective parties and complete the survey, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
(c)Wherever there are rival claimants, unless they have obtained any restraint order from any Civil Court, such survey shall be conducted in their presence.
(d)Wherever the Tahsildar/Surveyor is of the opinion that they would require police aid for the purpose of conducting the survey in a peaceful manner, the concerned jurisdictional police shall grant police protection at the time of conducting 6/11
the survey.
(e)It is made clear that in each case where the parties are seeking for survey of the respective subject properties, they should have made an online application and if such online application has not been made, the respective petitioners are directed to make the online application and on receipt of the same, the Tahsildar/Surveyor concerned shall act upon the same, in the light of the above directions issued by this Court.
(f)It is made clear that the directions issued by this Court will pertain only for conducting the survey over the subject property and it will not entitle any parties to fence or put up a compound wall around the properties, more particularly, in cases where there are rival claims.
All these writ petitions are disposed of in the above terms. No 7/11
costs.
19.11.2025 Index:yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order gm To 1.The District Collector, Karuppa Gaundanpalayam, Tiruppur District 641 604.
2.The Tahsildar, Sevanthapalaya, Tiruppur District 641 604.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Karuppa Gaundanpalyaam, Tiruppur District 641 604.
4.The Taluk Surveyor, Sevanthapalaya, Tiruppur District 641 606.
5.The Thasildar, Taluk Office, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri District.
6.The Inspector of Police, 8/11
Uthanagarai Police Station, Krishangiri District.
7.The Tashildhar, Pochampalli Taluk, Krishnagiri District 8.The Inspector of Police, Pochampalli Police Station, Krishnagiri District.
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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.
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