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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 65445

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. Anand Venkatesh, J
VEDIYAPPAN.R – Appellant
Versus
THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR – Respondent
WP No. 42153 of 2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.K.Kathiresan
For the Respondents: Mr.D.Ravichander

The court emphasizes the right to seek survey under statutory provisions, ensuring timely consideration of land rights claims.

Headnote:This writ petition seeks a Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 for direction to survey and mark land in Survey No.139/4. The petitioner claims rights via a Registered Partition Deed dated 21.03.2014. The Court finds merit in the petition, directing respondents to survey the land within 4 weeks. The petition is thus disposed of with directions.

Table of Content
1. petitioner claims survey rights under partition deed. (Para 2 , 3)
2. court orders survey within 4 weeks. (Para 4)

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for issue of writ of mandamus directing the 4th respondent to act upon the application submitted by the petitioner on 15.07.2025, wherein, the petitioner is seeking for survey of the subject property and for marking the boundaries.

2.Heard Mr.K.Kathiresan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents.

3.The petitioner is claiming right and title over the subject property by virtue of a Partition Deed dated 21.03.2014, registered as Document No.2674 of 2014. The petitioner submitted an online application on 15.07.2025 along with necessary charges seeking for survey of the subject property and for marking boundaries. Since the same was not considered, the present writ petition has been filed before this Court seeking for appropriate direction.

4.Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the materials placed before this Court, there shall be a direction to the 3rd and 4th respondents to deal with the application submitted by the petitioner on 15.07.2025 and to conduct the survey in the subject property based on the title documents relied upon by the petitioner and complete the process, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of 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.

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