Case brief
What is this about?
Land survey and demarcation of boundaries S.Nos.28/10 and 28/11, Karaimettupatti, Sevalur Village, Manapparai Taluk, Trichy District; mandamus against Tahsildar and Taluk Surveyor; Tamil Nadu Land Survey and Boundaries Act 1923, Sections 9 and 10; online survey application dated 11.12.2025; sixteen-week compliance timeline; notice to adjacent landowners and other interested parties before survey; police assistance if required; rival claimants free to seek Civil Court remedies; writ petition disposed at admission stage with consent; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; K. Surender, J.; 22.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with the above directions and no order as to costs: respondents 1 and 2 directed to consider the petitioner's online application dated 11.12.2025, survey and demarcate the land in S.Nos.28/10 and 28/11 after considering the claims of all parties including respondents 4 and 5, pass orders under Sections 9 and 10 of the Tamil Nadu Land Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 within sixteen weeks of receipt of a copy of the order, with notice to adjacent landowners and other interested parties before survey and police assistance if required; rival claimants left free to pursue Civil Court remedies.