Disposed

Mariyappan v. The District Collector

Madras HC3 Dec 2024WP(MD)/7291/2023

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What is this about?

The Madras High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking directions to survey specific lands. The court issued detailed procedural safeguards for the survey authority, including notice periods, objection handling mechanisms, and limits on survey outcomes to prevent dispossession, dispatching the matter to the Collector.

What did the court decide?

Directions issued to the survey authority to conduct the survey within six weeks of notice, with specific safeguards regarding objections, injunctions, and limitations on survey outcomes.

Mariyappan Vs The District Collector — Land Acquisition | Madras HC (2024)

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W.P.(MD)No.7291 of 2023

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 03.12.2024

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE N.MALA

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W.P.(MD)No.7291 of 2023

Mariyappan

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

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2.The Circle Deputy Inspector, The Thasildhar Office, Kadayanallore Taluk, Tenkasi District.

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3.The Inspector of Police, Kadayanallore Police Station, Tenkasi District.

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4.Ismayil Maideen ...Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to implement the order of the first respondent vide Na.Ka.Aa.3/280/2023, dated 24.01.2023 and consequently, directing the second respondent to survey the lands in S.No. 799/3, S.No.800/3 situated at Kadayanalloor Village, Kadayanalloor Taluk, Tenkasi District with the help of the third respondent on the basis of the petitioner's representation, dated 31.01.2023.

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For Petitioner : Mr.Chandrasubramanian For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Kannan Additional Government Pleader For R3 : Mr.K.Gnana Sekaran Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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O R D E R

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The writ petition has been filed for a direction to the second respondent to implement the order of the first respondent, dated 24.01.2023 and consequently, directing the second respondent to survey the lands in S.No. 799/3, S.No.800/3 situated at Kadayanalloor Village, Kadayanalloor Taluk, Tenkasi District with the help of the third respondent by considering the petitioner's representation, dated 31.01.2023.

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2. The petitioner purchased the land in S.No.799/3, S.No.800/3 situated at Kadayanalloor Village, Kadayanalloor Taluk, Tenkasi District, under registered sale deed, dated 30.10.2018 and she was in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the property. As there was trouble from the fourth respondent, the petitioner submitted an application on 27.01.2023, along with necessary fee for survey and demarcation of her land and thereafter, the petitioner sent a representation on 30.01.2023. As no action was taken on the petitioner's representation, the petitioner filed the above writ petition for the aforesaid relief.

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3. With the consent of both parties, the writ petition is taken up for final

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disposal. If any person is aggrieved by this order, it is open to them 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.

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This Court in W.P(MD)No.12676 of 2024, dated 14.06.2024 issued

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certain directions for considering the application for survey and fixing of

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boundary. Following the said order, the following directions are issued:

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(I) The petitioner is directed to submit his / her application in online 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.

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(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, co-pattadars must give

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their consent for conducting survey.

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(III) The survey authority will issue notice to the writ petitioner

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as well as the adjacent land owners and also to the interested persons, if any.

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(IV) Enquiry shall be held. During enquiry, objections raised by the adjacent land owners / interested persons shall be considered.

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(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.

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(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.

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(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.

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(VIII) If required, the survey authority is empowered to seek aid

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of the jurisdictional police and the jurisdictional police are mandated to grant police protection.

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(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.

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(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.

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

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5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. No

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costs.

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To:

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1.The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

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2.The Circle Deputy Inspector, The Thasildhar Office, Kadayanallore Taluk, Tenkasi District.

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3.The Inspector of Police, Kadayanallore Police Station, Tenkasi District.

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N.MALA, J.

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