Anbalagan v. The Tahsildar,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Anbalagan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Tahsildar, Periyakulam Taluk Office, Theni District.

2.The Taluk Surveyor, Periyakulam Taluk Office, Theni District.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to take necessary steps to measure the land and fix the four boundaries of the land in 2472/2A situated at A.Vadipatti, Kullapuram Village, Periyakulam Taluk, Theni District, based on the petitioner's application dated 30.06.2025 within a stipulated time in accordance with law.

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Prabu For Respondents : Mr.K.Balasubramani Special Government Pleader

ORDER

Heard both sides.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioner states that he will not put up any fencing and if there is any objection from any quarter, he will proceed to do so only after getting order from the jurisdictional civil Court.

3.Recording the said undertaking of the writ petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: (I) The petitioner is directed to submit his / her application in on-line mode. The survey authority will scrutinize if the application submitted by the petitioner is in order. Patta need not be in the name of the applicant. If patta is in the name of the vendor and mutation has not been effected, still the application can be considered. 2/6

(II) The petitioner will have to enclose all the relevant documents such as patta. The applicant must have individual patta in his / her name. If he / she is having joint patta, copattadars must give their consent for conducting survey. (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.

(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 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. If any suit is filed, subject to plaint being in order, it shall be numbered immediately. If any interlocutory application is filed, 3/6

it shall be disposed of on merits and in accordance with law within a period of four weeks thereafter.

(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 applicant to move the jurisdictional civil Court for agitating his rights. (VIII) If required, the survey authority is empowered to seek aid of the jurisdictional police and the jurisdictional police are mandated to grant police protection. (IX) 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. If the petitioner wants to put up fencing and if there is any objection from any private party, fencing can be put up only after the petitioner obtains decree from the jurisdictional Civil Court. 4/6

(X) 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.

(XI) A copy of the survey report along with sketch will be served on the parties. No costs.

04.09.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No MGA To 1.The Tahsildar, Periyakulam Taluk Office, Theni District.

2.The Taluk Surveyor, Periyakulam Taluk Office, Theni District.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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