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Panaiyadiyan v. The Tahsildar

Madras HC17 Jun 2025WP(MD)/16154/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Survey application mandamus; W.P.(MD) No.16154 of 2025; Madurai Bench, Madras High Court; S.Sounthar J.; Panaiyadiyan v. Tahsildar, Mannachanallur Taluk; S.Nos.95/4C1 and 95/4C2, Thiruppainjili South Village, Trichy District; Patta No.608; acknowledgment for online application; direction to Tahsildar to decide survey application within eight weeks after notice to neighbouring land owners; disposed, no costs.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to submit acknowledgment of a proper online application before the first respondent within two weeks; on production, the first respondent to consider the survey application and pass final orders within eight weeks after issuing notice to the petitioner, neighbouring land owners and other interested parties; no costs. ¶37

Panaiyadiyan Vs The Tahsildar — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing the first and second respondents to survey the petitioner's properties in S.Nos.95/4C1 and 95/4C2, Thiruppainjili South Village, Mannachanallur Taluk, Trichy District, and fix his boundaries as per revenue records, with police protection from the third respondent.

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Court's answer

Without expressing any opinion on the merits, the petitioner was directed to submit the acknowledgment for the submission of a proper online application before the first respondent within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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Ratio / Principle

On production of the acknowledgment, the first respondent shall consider the petitioner's application for survey of the subject properties and pass final orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of submission of the acknowledgment.

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Key takeaways

The final orders on the survey application are to be passed after issuing notice to the petitioner, neighbouring land owners and other interested parties.ratio¶37

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ of mandamus under Article 226 seeking a direction to the Tahsildar and Head Surveyor, Mannachanallur Taluk, Trichy District, to survey the petitioner's properties in S.Nos.95/4C1 and 95/4C2, Thiruppainjili South Village (patta standing in his name in Patta No.608), fix boundaries as per revenue records, and grant police protection from the third respondent. The survey application dated 28.04.2025 with requisite charges had not been considered; the State pointed out non-production of the acknowledgment for the online application. Held, without expressing any opinion on the merits: petitioner to submit the acknowledgment of a proper online application before the first respondent within two weeks; on production, the first respondent to consider the application and pass final orders within eight weeks, after notice to the petitioner, neighbouring land owners and other interested parties. Petition disposed of. No costs.

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W.P.(MD) No.16154 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 17.06.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR

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W.P.(MD) No.16154 of 2025

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Panaiyadiyan

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... Petitioner

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1.The Tahsildar, Mannachanallur Taluk, Trichy District.

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2.The Head Surveyor, Mannachanallur Taluk, Trichy District.

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3.The Inspector of Police, Mannachanallur Police Station, Mannachanallur Taluk, Trichy District. ... Respondents

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Prayer :- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,

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praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the first and second respondents to survey the petitioner's properties in S.Nos.95/4C1 and 95/4C2 respectively situated at Thiruppainjili South Village, Mannachanallur Taluk, Trichy District and to fix his boundaries as per

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revenue records by obtaining adequate police protection from the third

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respondent police within the period that may be stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.V.G.Vallarasu Chezhiyan For R1 & R2 : Mrs.K.Malathi Additional Government Pleader For R3 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate

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ORDER

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The petitioner herein seeks a direction to the respondents to

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survey his properties situated in Survey Nos.95/4C1 and 95/4C2, Thiruppainjili South Village, Mannachanallur Taluk, Trichy District.

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2.Heard the arguments of Mr.V.G.Vallarasu Chezhiyan, learned

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counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mrs.K.Malathi, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi, learned Government Advocate appearing for the third respondent. By consent of both sides, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

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3.According to the petitioner, the subject properties belong to him

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and the patta for the said properties stands in his name in Patta No.608. He submitted an application for survey of the property on 28.04.2025 and also paid the necessary charges for survey. However, the said application has not been considered till date. Hence, the petitioner has come before this Court.

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4.The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents

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1 and 2 would submit that the petitioner has not produced the acknowledgment for the submission of the online application.

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5.In view of the same, without expressing any opinion on the

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merits of the matter, the petitioner is directed to submit the acknowledgment for the submission of a proper online application before the first respondent within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On production of acknowledgment, the first respondent shall consider the application of the petitioner for survey of the subject properties and pass final orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of submission of the acknowledgment, after issuing notice to the

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petitioner, neighbouring land owners and other interested parties. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

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17.06.2025

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