Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; W.P(MD)No.23910 of 2025; decided 08.09.2025 by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy; petitioner K.Saravanan; respondents: District Collector Thanjavur, Tahsildar Pattukottai Taluk, Surveyor (Department of Survey) Pattukkottai Municipality; writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; measurement and survey of land at S.No.797 (05/1/2 cent, 16-1/2 Kuzhi, total 2442 sq.ft), NadiAmmalpuram Village, S.Anthoniar Koil Street, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur District; unanswered representation dated 25.7.2025; patta in petitioner's father's name; direction to dispose of survey request with reasonable opportunity to interested persons and neighbouring landowners; completion within 12 weeks; writ petition disposed of; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the second respondent to dispose of the petitioner's request for conduct of survey after providing a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner, any other person interested in the relevant property and owners of neighbouring lands, to be completed within 12 weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; no costs.