Rajaguru.U v. The District Collector,

1 W.P.(MD)NO.18187 OF 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12.08.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.(MD)No.18187 of 2022 U.Rajaguru ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The District Collector, Thanjavur.

2. The Tahsildar, Pattukottai Taluk Office, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

3. The Head Surveyor, Pattukottai Taluk Office, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

4. The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Taluk police station, Pattukottai, Thanjavur.

5. R.Somasundaram

6. S.Chandralaga ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the third respondent to survey the land bearing survey No.18/1 at Thittakudi Village, Pattukottai Taluk, Thanjavur 1/4

2 W.P.(MD)NO.18187 OF 2022 District and fix the boundaries with adequate police protection by considering the petitioner's representation dated 17.03.2022 within the time limit as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.K.K.Samy For R-1 to R-4 : Mr.K.Balasubramani, Special 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, 2/4

3 W.P.(MD)NO.18187 OF 2022 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 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.

No costs.

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PMU To:

1. The District Collector, Thanjavur.

2. The Tahsildar, Pattukottai Taluk Office, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

3. The Head Surveyor, Pattukottai Taluk Office, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

4. The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Taluk police station, Pattukottai, Thanjavur.

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