N.Palraj v. The Tahsildar
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.12.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE N.MALA W.P(MD)No.29694 of 2024 N.Palraj ... Petitioner Vs.
1. The Tahsildar, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai District..
2. The Surveyor, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai District..
3. The Inspector of Police, Checkanurani Police Station, Madurai 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 respondent to consider the petitioners online application dated 18.10.2024 to survey the land and lay the boundary stones to petitioner's land in S.Nos. 70/9A, 70/13B to the extent of 97 Cents situated at Kongarpuliyankulam Village, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai District.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vikram For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Kannan Additional Government Pleader For R3 :Mr.K.Gnana Sekaran Government Advocate (Crl.side) 1/7
ORDER
This Writ Petition is filed for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's online application dated 18.10.2024, to survey and to demarcate the petitioner's lands in S.Nos.70/9A, 70/13B, to an extent of 97 Cents in Kongarpuliyankulam Village, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai District .
2. The petitioner purchased the subject property under a registered sale deed dated 16.05.2019. The petitioner was issued with separate patta for the subject properties in patta No.3902 and ever since the purchase, the petitioner has been in possession and enjoyment of the subject lands. While so, the petitioner made an online application on 18.10.2024 along with necessary fee to survey and to demarcate the boundaries of the subject lands. As no action was taken on the petitioner's application, the petitioner submitted a representation on 27.11.2024. Even thereafter, no action was taken. Hence, the petitioner filed the above writ petition for the aforesaid relief.
3. By consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for 2/7
final disposal at the stage of admission 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.This Court in W.P(MD)No.12676 of 2024, dated 14.06.2024 issued certain directions for considering the application for survey and fixing the boundary. Following the said order, the following directions are issued:
(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. (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 3/7
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. (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 4/7
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.
(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.
5. With the aforesaid directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.
10.12.2024 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No CM 5/7
To,
1. The Tahsildar, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai District..
2. The Surveyor, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai District..
3. The Inspector of Police, Checkanurani Police Station, Madurai District..
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N.MALA ,J.
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