V.Karuppaiah v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Survey and demarcation of land; boundary dispute with temple land; writ of mandamus under Article 226; Madras High Court Madurai Bench (S. Sounthar J.); non-owner/poosari not entitled to seek survey of another's land; Block Development Officer to issue public notice; Tahsildar to conduct survey with objections process (4 weeks) and survey in presence of parties/objectors (12 weeks); Vikramangalam Village, Usilampatti Taluk, Madurai District; S.Nos.377/31, 377/32, 377/33; Karuppasamy and Kamatchi Amman Temple; temple land encroachment/construction complaint; police protection prayer not granted; disposed of, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions and 'No costs'. Granted: public notice by 8th respondent (Block Development Officer) for survey of temple lands S.Nos.377/31 and 377/32; objections forwarded to 6th respondent (Tahsildar) with the process completed within four weeks; Tahsildar to survey the temple lands in the presence of the petitioner, ninth respondent and objectors within a further 12 weeks. The prayers for survey/demarcation of the ninth respondent's land S.NO.377/33 and for police protection were not acceded to; the directions were confined to the temple lands.