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K.Selvakumar v. Home, Prohibition and Excise Department

Madras HC15 Sept 2025WP Crl.(MD)/1365/2025

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What is this about?

Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; W.P.Crl.(MD)No.1365 of 2025; decided 15.09.2025 by Sunder Mohan, J. Petitioner K.Selvakumar sought mandamus for police protection to fence his 10-cent property in survey No.82/4B, Seppuruttipatti, Chinnalupai Village, Gujiliamparai Taluk, Dindigul District, citing representation dated 21.07.2025; third respondent P.Karuppanan objected. Police enquiry closed as civil dispute. Court held police cannot interfere in neighbour boundary disputes; liberty given to approach civil court; petition disposed of, no costs. Keywords: police protection, writ of mandamus, Article 226, boundary dispute, civil dispute, fencing, land survey, Dindigul.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with the liberty to approach the civil court for appropriate remedy; no costs. ¶27

K.Selvakumar Vs Home, Prohibition and Excise… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.Crl.(MD)No.1365 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 15.09.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

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W.P.Crl.(MD) No.1365 of 2025

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K.Selvakumar ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

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2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Gujiliamparai Police Station, Gujiliamparai, Dindigul District.

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P.Karuppanan ...Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1^st and 2^nd respondents herein to give necessary Police Protection to made a fencing around the petitioner's property in survey No.82/4B to an extent of 10 cents is situated at seppuruttipatti, Chinnalupai Village, Gujiliamparai Taluk, Dindigul District based on the petitioner's representation dated 21.07.2025.

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For Petitioner : G.Gomathisankar

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For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor

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W.P.Crl.(MD)No.1365 of 2025

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ORDER

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This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to give necessary Police Protection to erect a fence around the petitioner's property in survey No.82/4B to an extent of 10 cents is situated at seppuruttipatti, Chinnalupai Village, Gujiliamparai Taluk, Dindigul District based on the petitioner's representation dated 21.07.2025.

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According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner's land was surveyed in the presence of the Surveyor and the third respondent. However, now the third respondent is preventing him from putting up fencing in the petitioner's property.

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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that based on the representation given by the petitioner, dated 21.07.2025, enquiry was conducted and the same was closed as it disclosed only a civil dispute.

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W.P.Crl.(MD)No.1365 of 2025

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This Court is of the view that the respondent Police cannot interfere into such boundary disputes between the neighbours. If the petitioner is aggrieved by any action of the third respondent, he may approach the civil

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Court for appropriate remedy.

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