R.Pappa, W/O Late Ramadass v. The District Collector,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.01.2018 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN W.P.(MD)No.9920 of 2014 and MP(MD)No.1 of 2014 R.Pappa .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector Dindigul District, Dindigul.

2.The Tahsildar Vedasandur Taluk Office, Vedasandur, Dindigul District.

3.The Inspector of Police Guziliamparai Police Station, Guziliamparai, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District.

4.Alagesh 5.Chandra 6.Angamuthu ..Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to take the measurement in Plot No.3, Kottanatham Village Survey No.799 and further direct the third respondent to give the necessary police protection for taking the measurement in the above Plot No.3, Survey No.799, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Gomathi Sankar For Respondents : Mr.Aayiram K.Selvakumar, -for R1 to R3 Additional Government Pleader.

: Mr.K.K.Senthil - for R4 to R6

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to survey the petitioner's land in Survey No.799 in Kottanatham Village with the help of police protection.

2. According to the petitioner, he is the owner of the property in Survey No.799 in Kottanatham Village and he want to measure the property in question. Therefore, he has submitted a representation before the concerned authority. When the authority attempted to measure the land, the respondents 4 to 6 prevented the authority from measuring the land and hence, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition.

3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 and also the learned Counsel appearing for the respondents 4 to 6.

4. Since the petitioner only wants to measure and survey his land, if at all the respondents 4 to 6 are having any objections to survey the land, it is open to the respondents 4 to 6 to file objections, if any, before the second respondent/concerned Tahsildar within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If any such objections is filed, the Tahsildar concerned shall consider the same and pass orders, on merits and in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and respondents 4 to 6, within a period of six weeks thereafter.

5. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AE) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector Dindigul District, Dindigul.

2.The Tahsildar Vedasandur Taluk Office, Vedasandur, Dindigul District.

3.The Inspector of Police Guziliamparai Police Station, Guziliamparai, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District.

+1cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No. 41020 +1cc to M/S.G.Gomathi Sankar, Advocate SR.No. 40918 +1cc to M/S.K.K.Senthil, Advocate SR.No. 40970 W.P.(MD)No.9920 of 2014 08.01.2018 rm JM/SV MMS/SAR 2/22.01.2018/3P/7C