Kandasamy v. the Tasildhar
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.No.30662 of 2025; Madras High Court; Mohammed Shaffiq, J.; 22.08.2025; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; land survey; Tahsildar Dharapuram Taluk; Taluk Surveyor; Village Administrative Officer Ponnapuram Village; Tiruppur District; S.F.No.1188/1; R.S.No.1188/1B1B-1B1G; partition deed Doc No.2066 of 1995; sale deed Doc.No.4045 of 2002; survey application dated 01.04.2025; disposal at admission stage by consent; notice to adjacent land owners and rival claimants; enquiry into entitlement; twelve weeks timeline from web copy upload; no merits expressed; rights left open; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage by consent with directions: respondents to consider the survey application dated 01.04.2025 in accordance with law after notice to the petitioner, adjacent land owners and all interested parties including rival claimants; liberty to call for documents/conduct enquiry; completion within twelve (12) weeks from uploading of web copy; no view expressed on merits and rights/contentions left open; no order as to costs.