E.N.Mohankumar v. The Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05-01-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

1. E.N.Mohankumar Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Commissioner of Corporation, Salem Corporation, Salem 2.The tahsildar Salem Taluk Salem 3.The Taluk Surveyor O/o. Thasildar Salem Taluk, Ammapettai Salem 4.Sivanandham Respondent(s) PRAYER Directing the 2nd respondent to issue separate patta to the petitioner by conducting survey and demarcating the boundaries in respect of property comprised in Town Survey No. 62 Block 9 Present re-survey number in TS 60 , AE Block situate at New Door No. 442 and 444 corresponding to old Door No. 306/966 in property tax assessment number0 049/ 033/ 01811 old property tax number- 3114692 in Chinnakadai Theru, 5th ward Bazaar main road, HDivision, Salem Town and Taluk based on the online application dated 9.09.2025 within a stipulated time and to pass For Petitioner(s):

Mr.C.Prabakaran For Respondent(s):

Mr.D.Ravichander,sgp For R1 To R3 R4 - Dispensed with

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed, seeking for survey and demarcation of boundaries as well as for issuance of separate patta for the sub divided property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition in favour of the petitioner within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. Mr. D. Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3. On instructions, he would submit that the petitioner has not submitted any separate online application for issuance of patta but has submitted an application only for survey and demarcation of boundaries of the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would now submit that for the present it would suffice if survey and demarcation of boundaries is alone done. The said statement is recorded.

4. No prejudice would be caused to the respondents if a direction is issued to the second and third respondents to survey and demarcate the boundaries of the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition after hearing the objections of the fourth respondent as well as any other third party whom the second and third respondents deem it fit to enquire within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

5. Since no adverse orders are passed against the fourth respondent in this writ petition, notice to the fourth respondent is dispensed with by this Court.

6. For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the second and third respondents to survey and demarcate the boundaries of the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after hearing the objections of the fourth respondent as well as any other third party whom the second and third respondents deem it fit to enquire. After survey and demarcation of boundaries is done by the second and third respondents as stated supra, the petitioner is permitted to file a fresh online application seeking for issuance of separate patta in favour of the petitioner for the sub divided property and the same shall be considered on merits and in accordance with law by the official respondents. No Costs.

05-01-2026 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes ab To 1.The Commissioner of Corporation, Salem Corporation, Salem 2.The tahsildar Salem Taluk Salem 3.The Taluk Surveyor O/o. Thasildar Salem Taluk, Ammapettai Salem

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

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