Velankanni Ligori v. The Superintendent Of Police,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 22/06/2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE L. VICTORIA GOWRI Velankanni Ligori ... Petitioner Vs
1. The Superintendent of Police, Nachiyarvalagm, Dindigul, Dindigul District.
2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dindigul Rural, Dindigul District.
3. The Inspector of Police, Thadikombu Police Station, Dindigul District.
4. The Tahsildar, Dindigul West, Dindigul District.
5. The Head Surveyor, Thadikombu Village, Dindigul West, Dindigul District.
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PRAYER :- To Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents no.1 to 3 to grant police protection to conduct survey and install the survey stone on the petitioner land in Survey No. 2552/42B, in the extend of 3.21 Cents situated at South Street, Merpadiyoor, Thadikombu Village, Dindigul District and also protect the petitioner life and limb of the property. For Petitioner : Mr. Jagadeeshwaran R, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr. S.Arun Arockiasamy for R1 to R3 Government Advocate (Crl Side) : Mrs. M.R.Priyanka Jothi for R4 and R5 Government Advocate (Civil Side)
ORDER
This Writ Petition is filed seeking to issue Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents no.1 to 3 to grant police protection to conduct survey and install the survey stone on the petitioner land in Survey No. 2552/42B, in the extend of 3.21 Cents situated at South Street, Merpadiyoor, Thadikombu Village, Dindigul District and also protect the petitioner life and limb of the property.
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2. Heard either sides and carefully perused the materials available on record.
3. This writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. It is open to any aggrieved party to move this Court either by way of review or recall of this order, if there is any suppression of material facts by the petitioner.
4. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions:- (I) The petitioner is directed to submit his application in on-line mode. The survey authority will scrutinize if the application submitted by the petitioners is in order. (II) The petitioner will have to enclose all the relevant documents such as patta.
(III) 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, including the private respondents. 3/6
(IV) Enquiry shall be held. During enquiry, objections raised by the adjacent land owners / interested persons shall be considered.
(V) 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 a period of six weeks so that the objectors can move the concerned Court for injunction. If before the proposed date of survey, the objectors are unable to obtain any injunction order, the survey can very well go on. (VI) It is open to the parties to serve memo of instructions to the surveyor at the time of conducting survey. The same will be borne in mind. While it cannot be binding on the surveyor, the same will be taken note of. (VII) If the jurisdictional authority finds objections to be having substance, then, he shall call upon the applicants to move the jurisdictional civil Court for agitating their rights. (VIII) The instant case filed particularly seeking police protection for the conduct of survey. In this regard, if 4/6
required, the respondent police is directed to afford necessary police protection on payment of necessary charges in terms of GO.Ms.No.139, Home (Pol-VIII) Department, dated 04.03.2019.
(IX) The survey authority will conclude the entire exercise one way or the other within a period of six weeks after service of notice on the interested persons.
(X) A copy of the survey report along with sketch will be served on the parties.
22.06.2026 NCC : yes / no Index : yes /no pnn 5/6
L. VICTORIA GOWRI,J pnn
ORDER
IN WP CRL.(MD) No.3296 of 2026 Date : 22/06/2026 6/6