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P.Balasubramani v. The District Collector

2025-12-11Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE P.Balasubramani Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The District Collector Office Of The Collectorate, Salem District.

2.The Tahsildar Office Of Tahsildar, Yercaud Taluk, Salem District.

3.The Head Surveyor Office Of Tahsildar, Yercaud Taluk, Salem District.

4.The Inspector Of Police Yercaud Police Station, Salem District.

Respondent(s) PRAYER directing the 2nd and 3rd respondent to measure the petitioners property and fix the boundary stones in survey No.64/1A1A to an extent of about 76 cents land in K.Puthur Village, Yercaud Panchayat Union, Yercaud Taluk, Salem District by disposing of the petitioners online application dated 19.08.2025 vide Challan No.20250819001575 with aid of the 4th respondent and the same within a time to be stipulated by this Honourable Court.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr M.Sudhan For Respondent(s):

Mr S. Arumugam, Govt Advocate For R1 To R3 Mr R. Venkatesa Perumal, GA Crl.Side For R4

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to survey and demarcate the property, which according to the petitioner is owned by him, based on his online application dated 19.08.2025 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner had submitted his online application dated 19.08.2025 for the aforesaid purpose. Since the same has not been considered till date, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.

3. Mr.S.Arumugam, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

4. No prejudice will be caused to the respondents 2 and 3 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 2 and 3 are directed to issue notice to the neighbouring land owners and also to any other party, if they deem fit to put on notice.

(b) After receiving objections if any and after considering the same, the respondents 2 and 3 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 Office Of The Collectorate, Salem District.

2.The Tahsildar Office Of Tahsildar, Yercaud Taluk, Salem District.

3.The Head Surveyor Office Of Tahsildar, Yercaud Taluk, Salem District.

4.The Inspector Of Police Yercaud Police Station, Salem District.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

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