Shri V. Vasudevan v. The Andaman And Nicobar Administration And ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/35/2026 Shri V. Vasudevan Vs.

The Andaman and Nicobar Administration and Another Mr. Arul Prasanth .... for the petitioner Mr. Babita Das ... for the respondents January 29, 2026 [SR] Item No.9 Learned advocate for the petitioner says that an innocuous prayer has been made in this writ petition. The petitioner's father, who is still the recorded tenant in respect of the concerned property, has passed away. His only prayer is that the concerned Tehsildar, being the respondent no.2, in this writ petition should demarcate the land of the petitioner which he has inherited from his father, after giving notice to the adjacent plot holders.

Learned counsel for the respondents says that so long as the petitioner produces sufficient evidence that he has become owner of the property, his prayer may be allowed. The land is still recorded in the name of the petitioner's father. Be that as it may, if the petitioner produces sufficient evidence before the respondent no.2 showing that he is the son of the present recorded owner, then, without deciding ownership and if the petitioner is found to be in possession of the concerned property, the Tehsildar may demarcate the property after giving notice to the adjacent plot owners.

The entire exercise should be completed within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Since I have not called for affidavits, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed to have been not admitted by the respondents.

WPA/35/2026 is disposed of.

Parties to act on the server copy of this order downloaded from the official website of this Court.

( Arijit Banerjee, J. )