Muthulakshmi v. The Thasildar

1 W.P.(MD)NO.2107 OF 2023 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 02.02.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.(MD)No.2107 of 2023 Muthulakshmi ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Kulithalai Taluk, Karur District.

2. The Taluk Surveyor, Land Survey and Records, Taluk Office, Kulithalai, Karur District.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to survey the petitioner's land of bearing Survey Nos.21/7 with an extent of 0.74/00 Ares-Patta No.1996 and Survey No.31/5A with an extent of 0-91.50 Ares-Patta No.1672, situated at Vadacheri Village, Kulithalai Taluk, Karur District and fixing the boundaries.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murugappan For Respondents : Mr.G.Suriyananth, Additional Government Pleader.

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O R D E R

The petitioner has applied to the jurisdictional authority for conducting survey of the petition mentioned lands and for demarcation of the boundaries. Since the authority had not acted upon the petitioner's request, this writ petition came to be filed.

2. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions:- (I) The survey authority will issue notice to the writ petitioner as well as the adjacent land owners and also to the interested persons, if any.

(II) Enquiry shall be held. During enquiry, objections raised by the adjacent land owners / interested persons shall be considered.

(III) If according to the jurisdictional authority, the objections are without any basis, the same shall be overruled and the objectors shall be informed accordingly. But the survey will be conducted only after 2/5

3 W.P.(MD)NO.2107 OF 2023 a period of six weeks so that the objector can move the concerned Court for injunction. If before the proposed date of survey, the objector is unable to obtain any injunction order, the survey can very well go on. (IV) If the jurisdictional authority finds objections to be having substance, then, he shall call upon the applicant to move the jurisdictional civil Court for agitating his rights.

(V) If required, the survey authority is empowered to seek aid of the jurisdictional police and the jurisdictional police are mandated to grant police protection.

(VI) It is made clear that at the end of the survey exercise, survey stones alone can be installed. The exercise of survey and demarcation undertaken pursuant to the direction of this Court can never result in dispossession of any party. No person shall put up fencing at the time of survey by using police aid. The Survey Authority will pass order within a period of six weeks after service of notice on the interested persons. 3/5

4 W.P.(MD)NO.2107 OF 2023 (VII) A copy of the survey report will be served on the parties also.

No costs.

02.02.2023 NCS : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No PMU To:

1. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Kulithalai Taluk, Karur District.

2. The Taluk Surveyor, Land Survey and Records, Taluk Office, Kulithalai, Karur District.

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