Advocates:
['M/S NAVANEETHARAJA K', '', 'azhageson a', '']

1 W.P.(MD)NO.20558 OF 2021

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 04.08.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN

W.P.(MD)No.20558 of 2021

Sri Pattinam Kathar @ Satha Ayyanar temple,

Rep. by its Vice President (President In-charge),

S.S.Vadivel.

(Amended vide Order dated 04.08.2022 in

W.M.P.(MD)No.17977 of 2021)

... Petitioner

Vs.

1. The District Collector,

Ramanathapuram District,

Ramanathapuram.

2. The Tahsildar,

Kadaladi,

Ramanathapuram District.

3. The Taluk Surveyor,

Kadaladi Taluk,

Ramanathapuram District.

... Respondents

Prayer: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing

the third respondent to conduct survey and measurement in

respect of the petitioner's temple land in S.No.128/2,

Vaalinokkam Village, Kadaladi Taluk, Ramanathapuram

District, within a time frame that may be fixed by this court.

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For Petitioner

: Mr.K.Navaneetharaja

For Respondents : Mr.M.Prakash,

Additional Government Pleader.

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O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the writ

petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader

appearing for the respondents.

2. The only prayer made in the writ petition is that

the petition mentioned temple land must be surveyed and

boundary must be demarcated.

3. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the

learned Additional Government Pleader raised twofold

objections. According to him, the property is a sarkar

poramboke and it cannot be surveyed at the instance of the

private party. He would also state that the assignment was

made in the very same survey number and that there has been

sub-divisioning also.

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4. I went through the contents of ' A ' register extract.

It categorically mentions in column 12 in Survey No.128/2 in

Vaalinokkam, there is a well and Sathappan temple. From this,

one can safely infer that the petition mentioned land belongs

to the temple. Therefore, the second respondent is directed to

conduct survey and demarcate the boundary within a period of

eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If

however, any house had been come up in the petition

mentioned survey number, the same will be excluded while

demarcating the boundaries. This writ petition stands allowed.

No costs.

04.08.2022

Index

: Yes / No

Internet : Yes/ No

PMU

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN,J.

PMU

To:

1. The District Collector,

Ramanathapuram District,

Ramanathapuram.

2. The Tahsildar,

Kadaladi,

Ramanathapuram District.

3. The Taluk Surveyor,

Kadaladi Taluk,

Ramanathapuram District.

W.P.(MD)No.20558 of 2021

04.08.2022

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