S.Bharathi v. The District Revenue Officer,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 17-11-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH
1. S.Bharathi S/o.Subramaniam, Kiluvankatoor, Andiyagoundanoor Village, Elaiyamuthur Post, Udumalaipet, Taluk, Tirupur District.
Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The District Revenue Officer, Tirupur District.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Udumalaipet Revenue Division, Tirupur District.
3.The Tahsildar, Udumalaipet Taluk Office, Tirupur District.
4.The Taluk Land Surveyor, Kurichikottai Firka Udumalaipet Taluk, Tirupur District.
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 pass
appropriate orders to furnish a revised filed map sketch by carrying out rectification regarding the actual measurement pertaining to correct extent of land as 1.62 cents in the revenue records and include 0.62 cents left out in FMB Sketch in respect of the land comprised in R.S.No.61 /1 Elaiyamuthur Village, Udumalaipet Taluk, Tirupur District as per the Partition deed dated 24/03/1992 after considering the representation of the petitioner dated 04/09/2025 in accordance with law expeditiously within a stipulated time frame. For Petitioner(s):
Mr.N.S.Suganthan for Ms.K.Bharathi For Respondent(s):Mr.N.Naveen Kumar Government Advocate
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation made by the petitioner on 04.09.2025 wherein the petitioner is seeking for rectification of the measurement in the FMB sketch with respect to the subject property and to correct the extent of land as 1.62 cents by including 0.62 cents left out in the FMB sketch.
2.
Heard Mr.N.S.Suganathan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.N.Naveen Kumar, learned Government Advocate for respondents.
3.
In the considered view of this Court, before the petitioner undertakes the exercise to correct the FMB sketch, the petitioner has to necessarily seek for the survey of the property based on the title documents that is relied upon by the petitioner. Only after the demarcation of the boundaries, the FMB sketch can be corrected. Hence, liberty is granted to the petitioner to submit an on-line application to the Tahsildhar seeking for the survey of the subject property and on receipt of the application, the survey shall be conducted based on the title documents relied upon by the petitioner. After the survey report is submitted, the petitioner can approach the appropriate authority and seek for the correction in the FMB sketch. 4.
This writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs.
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To 1.The District Revenue Officer, Tirupur District.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Udumalaipet Revenue Division, Tirupur District.
3.The Tahsildar, Udumalaipet Taluk Office, Tirupur District.
4.The Taluk Land Surveyor, Kurichikottai Firka Udumalaipet Taluk, Tirupur District.
N.ANAND VENKATESH J.
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