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K. Veeraraghavan v. The District Collector

2025-12-15Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE K. Veeraraghavan Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The District Collector Chennai District 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer South Chennai Revenue Division Guindy Chennai 3.The Tahsildar Sholinganallur Taluk Ii Chennai 4.The Surveyor Madipakkam Ii, Sholinganallur Taluk Chennai Respondent(s) PRAYER directing the respondents to consider the petitioner application No. 2024/ 0123/ 02/ 000639 dated 26.12.2024 for measurement of the petitioner land to an extent of 4796 sq.ft (approximately 4800 sq.ft) in survey No. 417/ 16 situated in Madipakkam II Village, Sholinganallur Taluk Chennai district. For Petitioner(s):

Mr N.Sakthivel For Respondent(s):

Mr D. Ravichander, Spl.G.P.

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to survey and demarcate the property, which according to the petitioner is owned by him, based on his application dated 26.12.2024 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner had submitted his application dated 26.12.2024 for the aforesaid purpose. Since the same has not been considered till date, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.

3. Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

4. No prejudice will be caused to the respondents if the said authorities are directed to survey and demarcate the boundaries of the petitioner's property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, after hearing the objections if any from the neighbouring land owners as well as any other party as they deem fit. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of in the following manner:-

(a) Before surveying the lands in question, the respondents are directed to issue notice to the neighbouring land owners, and also to any other party, whom they deem fit to put on notice.

(b) After receiving objections if any and after considering the same, the respondents shall conduct survey and demarcate the boundaries of the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

No Costs.

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To 1.The District Collector Chennai District 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer South Chennai Revenue Division Guindy Chennai 3.The Tahsildar Sholinganallur Taluk Ii Chennai 4.The Surveyor Madipakkam Ii, Sholinganallur Taluk Chennai

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

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