Madrasdated High Court · 2025

W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 20254.The Firka Surveyor Office of the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records Vridhachalam Taluk, Cudddalore District – 606 001.... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to forthwith conduct the field boundary measurement and demarcation of the petitioner's land comprised in Survey No.15/1B1, Irulakurichi Village, Vridhachalam Taluk, Cuddalore District, based on the petitioner's application No.2025/0123/18/014458 dated 05.08.2025 and pass orders.For Petitioner : Mr.M.ElumalaiFor Respondents: Mr.C.Jayaprakash Government Advocate for R1 to R4W.P.No.44124 of 2025 :M.Margasagayan.... Petitioner2/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025Vs1.The District Collector Office of the District Collector Chengalpet District.2.The Tahsildar Madurantakam Taluk Chengalpet District.3.The Head Surveyor O/o. The Tahsildar, Madurantakam Madurantakam Taluk Chengalpet District.4.The Village Administrative Officer O/o. The VAO Thimmapuram Village Madurantakam Taluk Chengalpet District.5.Nagarajan6.Kotteeswaran... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to act upon my representation dated 23.08.2025 by measuring and marking the four side 3/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025boundaries of petitioner's land comprised in Survey No.18/3A and 18/3B of Thimmapuram Village, as per the patta and document which stands in M.Margasayagam vide the Application No.2025/0123/35/007688 applied by M.Margasagayam and pass orders.For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sivapandi For Respondents: Mr.P.Ganesan Government Advocate for R1 to R4W.P.No.44229 of 2025 :Jayaraman.... PetitionerVsThe TahsildarNallampalliDharmapuri District.... RespondentPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 09.10.2025 with regard to survey and fix boundary stones in the petitioner's proeprty as per the registered sale 4/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025deed bearing Document No.1560 of 2022 dated 17.03.2022 comprised in Survey No.606/3 to an extent of 6322 sq.ft. is situated at Thadangam Village, Nallampalli Taluk, Dharmapuri District within a stipulated time as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.JayachandranFor Respondent: Mr.P.Ganesan Government AdvocateW.P.No.44268 of 2025 :1.Natarajan2.N.Santhi.... PetitionersVs1.The Revenue Divisional Officer Vellore Revenue Division Vellore.2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Ambur Vellore District.3.The Tahsildar Anaicut Taluk Vellore District.4.The Inspector of Police5/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025 Veppankuppam Police Station Vellore District.5.Chitra... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the third respondent to conduct a survey in rspect of the land comprised in Survey No.848/3, measuring an extent of 390 sq.mt of land, situated at Agaram Village, Anaicut Taluk, Vellore District, with adequate police protection based on the second petitioner's online application dated 05.08.2025, vide Application No.2025/N123/04/003486, within a stipulated time and pass orders.For Petitioners : Mr.C.PrabakaranFor Respondents: Mr.G.Jayachandran Government Advocate for R1 to R3 Mr.L.Baskaran Government Advocate for R4W.P.No.44282 of 2025 :6/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 20251.P.Paramasivan2.P.Subhaashini.... PetitionersVs1.The District Collector Salem District Salem.2.The Tahsildar Gengavalli Taluk Office Gengavalli Taluk Salem District. 3.The Taluk Head Surveyor Department of Survey and Settlement Gengavalli Taluk Office Gengavalli Taluk Salem District. ... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.2 & 3 to conduct survey and measurement of the petitioners' agricultural lands in Survey Nos.12/3, 13/1A, 13/1B, 13/2B2 and 21/3B situated at Naduvalur Village, Gengavalli Taluk, Salem District, covered under Patta Nos.4970, 4969 and 4968 7/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025based on the online application dated 30.07.2025 bearing Application No.2025/0123/08/011996, within a time frame that may be stipulated by this Court and pass orders.For Petitioners : Mr.K.R.SamrattFor Respondents: Mr.Naveen Kumar Government Advocate for R1 to R3W.P.No.44320 of 2025 :N.Chennammal.... PetitionerVs1.The District Collector Collectorate Building Dharmapuri District.2.The Tahsildar Harur Taluk Dharmapuri – 636 903.3.The Special Tahsildar for SC andST Welfare Department Harur Taluk Dharmapuri – 636 903.8/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 20254.The Head Surveyor Harur Taluk Dharmapuri – 636 903.... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd and 4th respondents to survey the petitioner's property and earmark the boundary for fencing property pursuant fees paid by e-challan dated 02.09.2025 and also sent the representation dated 22.9.2025 to measure the property in connection with Patta No.30 and Survey No.81/2B which was located at the Sendrayampatti Revenue Village which comes under the Naripalli Panchayat, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District and pass orders.For Petitioner : Mr.P.RajavelFor Respondents: Mrs.S.Inthu Bala Additional Government Pleader [R1 to R4]W.P.No.44345 of 2025 :1.A.Kanagaraj2.A.Dinakaran9/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 20253.A.Nagaraj4.A.Soundararajan5.A.Sekar6.A.Elangovan.... PetitionersVs1.The District Collector Collectorate Office Chengalpattu District.2.The District Revenue Officer Chengalpattu District.3.The Revenue Divisional Officer Madhurandhagam Chengalpattu District.4.The Tahsildar Cheyyur Taluk Chengalpattu District.5.The Village Administrative Officer Pannaiyur Village Chengalpattu District.6.The Land Surveyor Cheyyur Taluk Chengalpattu District.7.D.Jaishankar... Respondents10/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the 6th respondent herein to survey the land belongs to the petitioners, situated in Old S.No.140/3, New S.No.140/3A, Pannaiyur Village, Cheyyur Taluk, Chengalpattu District – 603 302 and pass orders.For Petitioners : Mr.Vishnu V.R.For Respondents: Mr.N.Naveen Kumar Government Advocate [R1 to R6]W.P.No.44378 of 2025 :1.A.Kanagaraj2.A.Raman3.A.Lakshmanan4.A.Manibalan.... PetitionersVs1.The Collector of Kallakurichi District Collectorate, Kallakurichi.2.The District Revenue Officer Kallakurichi.11/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 20253.The Revenue Divisional Officer Cuddalore Cudddalore District.4.The Assistant Director of Survey and Land Reforms Collectorate Office Kallakurichi.5.The Revenue Tahsildar Kalvarayan Hills Taluk Kalvarayan Hills Kallakurichi District.... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent 4 & 5 to survey the petitioner's lands measuring an extent of 2 acres 40 cents, comprised in Survey No.3/3A in Vandagapadi Village, Kalvarayan Hilla Taluk, Kallakurichi District, as per the deed of Gift Settlement dated 26.04.2023, registered as Document No.1125 of 2023 on the file of the Sub Registrar Office, Vadakananthal in favour of the petitioners by their parents and also as per Patta No.187, and to measure the boundaries and fix the measurement stone on the edges of boundaries in the above lands, as per the petitioner's application No.2025/0123/33/005635 dated 26.02.2025 submitted to the fourth respondent 12/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025with police protection and pass orders.For Petitioners : Mr.T.DhanasekaranFor Respondents: Mr.D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader [R1 to R5]W.P.No.44399 of 2025 :Basuvaraj.... PetitionerVs1.The District Collector District Collectorate Office Dharmapuri District.2.The Revenue Divisional Officer RDO Office Dharmapuri District.3.The Tahsildar Taluk Office Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District.4.The Land Surveyor Tahsildar Office Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District.5.The Village Administrative Officer Ammanimallapuram Panchayat Village13/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025 Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District.6.Muniraj7.Mmorthy... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 3rd respondent to consider and dispose petitioner's representation dated 13/10/2025 requesting to survey and to issue individual patta & chitta to petitioner's agriculatural land comprised in Survey Nos.465/2, 496/2A and 496/2D situate at Gujjarahalli Revenue Village, Palacode Taluk, Dharmapuri District, admeasuring a total extent of 74 cents, as per the revenue records, within the time frame to be fixed by this Court and pass orders.For Petitioner : Mr.D.RameshkumarFor Respondents: Mr.P.Ganesan Government Advocate for R1 to R5W.P.No.44493 of 2025 :14/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025A.Chitra.... PetitionerVs1.The District Collector Salem – 636 001 Salem District.2.The Thasildar Taluk Office Salem West Taluk Salem District – 636 009.3.The Head Surveyor Survey Department Salem West Taluk Salem District – 636 009.4.The Inspector of Police Kondalampatti Police Station Salem Salem District.5.P.Venkatesh... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd and respondents to conduct survey and fix boundary stones in Survey No.6/3B2 and 6/3C1 in Sowthapuram Village, Salem Taluk and District and also issue separate patta to the petitioner within a time frame as stipulated by this Court.15/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025For Petitioner : Mr.P.KannankumarFor Respondents: Mr.C.Jayaprakash Government Advocate for R1 to R3 Mr.L.Baskaran Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R4COMMON ORDERIn all these writ petitions, the petitioners have sought for considering the applications submitted by them and they are seeking for survey of the subject property and for demarcation of boundaries within a time frame fixed by this Court. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side.3.In all these writ petitions, the writ petitioners are relying upon title documents/pattas/joint pattas/pattas standing in the name of the predecessor-in-title/pattas standing in the name of the family members, etc. and they have submitted the applications after paying necessary charges, seeking for survey of the subject property and for demarcation of boundaries. 16/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 20254. In some of the cases, in the light of certain objections raised by the rival parties/neighbours, they have also sought for police protection, at the time of conducting the survey.5. In the considered view of this Court, since the issues involved are common in all these writ petitions, these writ petitions can be disposed of in the following terms:(a)It is left open to the concerned Tahsildar/Surveyor to take note of the title documents relied upon by the parties and the pattas/joint pattas that are also relied upon in some of the cases.(b)The Tahsildar/Surveyor concerned shall act upon the online application submitted by the respective petitioners and shall conduct survey in the subject property, in line with the title documents and the pattas that are relied upon by the respective parties and complete the survey, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.(c)Wherever there are rival claimants, unless they have obtained any 17/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025restraint order from any Civil Court, such survey shall be conducted in their presence.(d)Wherever the Tahsildar/Surveyor is of the opinion that they would require police aid for the purpose of conducting the survey in a peaceful manner, the concerned jurisdictional police shall grant police protection at the time of conducting the survey.(e)It is made clear that in each case where the parties are seeking for survey of the respective subject properties, they should have made an online application and if such online application has not been made, the respective petitioners are directed to make the online application and on receipt of the same, the Tahsildar/Surveyor concerned shall act upon the same, in the light of the above directions issued by this Court.(f)It is made clear that the directions issued by this Court will pertain only for conducting the survey over the subject property and it will not entitle any parties to fence or put up a compound wall around the properties, more particularly, in cases where there are rival claims.18/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 20256. All these writ petitions are disposed of in the above terms. No costs. 19.11.2025(2/2)Index : Yes / NoSpeaking Order/Non-Speaking OrderNeutral citation : Yes/NodsTo:1.The District Collector Office of the District Collector Cuddalore District – 607 001.2.The Revenue Divisional Officer Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer Vridhachalam Division Cuddalore District – 606 001.3.The Tahsildar Taluk Office Vridhachalam Taluk Cuddalore District – 606 001.4.The Firka Surveyor Office of the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records Vridhachalam Taluk, Cudddalore District – 606 001.19/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 20255.The District Collector Office of the District Collector Chengalpet District.6.The Tahsildar Madurantakam Taluk Chengalpet District.7.The Head Surveyor O/o. The Tahsildar, Madurantakam Madurantakam Taluk Chengalpet District.8.The Village Administrative Officer O/o. The VAO Thimmapuram Village Madurantakam Taluk Chengalpet District.9.The Tahsildar Nallampalli Dharmapuri District.10. The Revenue Divisional Officer Vellore Revenue Division Vellore.11.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Ambur Vellore District.12.The Tahsildar Anaicut Taluk Vellore District.20/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 202513.The Inspector of Police Veppankuppam Police Station Vellore District.14.The District Collector Salem District Salem.15.The Tahsildar Gengavalli Taluk Office Gengavalli Taluk Salem District. 16.The Taluk Head Surveyor Department of Survey and Settlement Gengavalli Taluk Office Gengavalli Taluk Salem District. 17.The District Collector Collectorate Building Dharmapuri District.18.The Tahsildar Harur Taluk Dharmapuri – 636 903.19.The Special Tahsildar for SC andST Welfare Department Harur Taluk Dharmapuri – 636 903.20.The Head Surveyor Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri – 636 903.21/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 202521.The District Revenue Officer Chengalpattu District.22.The Revenue Divisional Officer Madhurandhagam, Chengalpattu District.23.The Tahsildar Cheyyur Taluk, Chengalpattu District.24.The Village Administrative Officer Pannaiyur Village, Chengalpattu District.25.The Land Surveyor Cheyyur Taluk, Chengalpattu District.26.The Collector of Kallakurichi District Collectorate, Kallakurichi.27.The District Revenue Officer Kallakurichi.28.The Revenue Divisional Officer Cuddalore, Cudddalore District.29.The Assistant Director of Survey and Land Reforms Collectorate Office, Kallakurichi.30.The Revenue Tahsildar Kalvarayan Hills Taluk Kalvarayan Hills Kallakurichi District.22/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 202531.The District Collector District Collectorate Office Dharmapuri District.32.The Revenue Divisional Officer RDO Office, Dharmapuri District.33.The Tahsildar Taluk Office, Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District.34.The Land Surveyor Tahsildar Office Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District.35.The Village Administrative Officer Ammanimallapuram Panchayat Village Palacode Taluk Dharmapuri District.36.The Thasildar Taluk Office Salem West Taluk Salem District – 636 009.37.The Head Surveyor Survey Department Salem West Taluk Salem District – 636 009.38.The Inspector of Police Kondalampatti Police Station Salem Salem District.23/24 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025N. ANAND VENKATESH., J dsW.P.Nos.44102, 44124, 44229, 44268, 44282, 44320, 44345, 44378, 44399 & 44493 of 2025 19.11.202524/24