JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records on the file of the first respondent in G.O.(Ms.)No.173 dated 26.03.2020 and quash the same as illegal, ultra vires and totally without jurisdiction insofar as it has included the Village Administrative Officer in the amendment under Section 13(h) to the Chain Survey and Land Records, Manual, Part II, Chapter I.)

The petitioner, challenging the impugned Government Order in G.O.(Ms)No.173, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, [SS-II(2)] Section dated 26.03.2020, insofar as it includes the Village Administrative Officer in the amendment under Section 13(h) to the Chain Survey and Land Records Manual, Part II, Chapter I, has filed the present writ petition.

2. The petitioner, in the affidavit filed in support of this writ petition, has averred as follows:

2.1. The petitioner Association is a registered body and is duly recognised by the State of Tamil Nadu, vide G.O.Ms.No.896, P&AR (Per.K) Department dated 26.08.1981. "Survey" works forms an integral part of orderly administration. The Sur