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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 65433

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. Anand Venkatesh, J
Vijaykrishna Dumbachari Sreenivas – Appellant
Versus
The Tahsildar Egmore Nungambakkam Taluk – Respondent
WP No. 41793 of 2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.P.Krishnan
For the Respondents: Mr.D.Ravichander, Mr.L.Baskaran

The court directed the 1st respondent to conduct a property survey based on lawful claims and documents, emphasizing the need for timely action.

Headnote:This writ petition was initiated under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking a writ of Mandamus for surveying certain properties as per patta in the petitioners' names. The petitioners claimed ownership based on a settlement deed and their names being included in the Permanent land register. The court found sufficient grounds for directing the 1st respondent to survey the properties. The key issue pertained to whether the 1st respondent should act on the application and complete the survey in a specified timeframe. The court's reasoning highlighted the need for timely action on legitimate claims regarding property rights. The writ petition is disposed of with directions for conducting the survey within four weeks.

Table of Content
1. court addresses petition for survey. (Para 1 , 2)
2. ownership and application for survey substantiated. (Para 3)
3. court directs timely survey action. (Para 4)
4. writ petition disposed with directions. (Para 5)

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to act upon the application submitted by the petitioners on 29.09.2025 wherein the petitioner is seeking for the survey of the subject property and for demarcation of boundaries.

2. Heard Mr.P.Krishnan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader for 1st respondent and Mr.L.BAskaran, learned Government Advocate[Crl. Side] for 2nd respondent.

3. The case of the petitioners is that they are the owners of the subject properties and they are tracing their title under a registered Settlement deed dated 17.06.1957 and they claimed to be the legal heirs of the original owners. Their names have also been included in the Permanent land register . The petitioners submitted an application on 29.09.2025 by paying the necessary charges seeking for the survey of the subject property and for laying the boundary stones. Since the same was not acted upon, the present writ petition has been filed before this Court.

4. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the materials placed before this Court, there shall be a direction to the 1st respondent to act upon the application submitted by the petitioners on 29.09.2025 and to conduct the survey in the subject property based on the title document and the permanent land register and complete the process within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If there are any other interested parties, such survey shall be conducted in their presence.

5. This writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs.

10-11-2025 rka Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No To

1.The Tahsildar Egmore- Nungambakkam Taluk, Spur Tank Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600 031

2.The Inspector Of Police F-2 Egmore Police Station, Egmore, Chennai-600 008

3.S.Ammu @sarala Margret W/o.T.Sankar, 56/4, Police Commissioner Office Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008 N.ANAND VENKATESH J.

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