W.P(MD)No.14047 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.05.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.B.BALAJI W.P(MD)No.14047 of 2025 K.S.Sahadevaraja ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Collectorate, Virudhunagar District. 2.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Rajapalayam - 626 117, Virudhunagar District. 3.The Commissioner, Rajapalayam Municipality, Rajapalayam – 626 117, Virudhunagar District. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner application dated 17.01.2022 and remainder dated 17.01.2025 to survey and demarcate the petitioner's property situated in Town survey No.110/1 Ward H, Block-7, Rajapalayam Town, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District and issue patta to the petitioner with in a stipulated time may be fixed by this Court. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.14047 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.M.Saravanakumar For Respondents : Mrs.S.Jeyapriya, Government Advocate for R1 & R2. Mr.N.Dilip Kumar, Standing Counsel for R3. ORDER The petitioner seeks issuance of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to conduct survey and dispose of the petitioner's application dated 17.01.2022 and the remainder dated 17.01.2025. 2.It is seen from the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and the typed set of papers, the petitioner had made an application only through offline and thereafter he has given a remainder on 17.01.2025. In view of the prevaing mandatory requirement, the petitioner has to make an online application for conducting survey. Hence, the petitioner is direted to submit an application through online within a period of two weeks from date of receipt of a copy of this order by paying the requisite charges. On such application being made by the petitioner within the aforesaid period, the second respondent shall dispose of the petitioner's survey application by conducting survey in accordance with law. It is made clear that the petitioner shall submit all relevant documets such as title deed and patta to the second respondent to enable him to proceed and 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.14047 of 2025 conclude survey. In the event of any neighbouring / adjacent land owners are being affected by conducting survey, the survey notices shall also be issued to them before the survey is conducted. It is also made clear that under the guise of survey, there shall be no pyshical disposession of any person in settled possession of the land. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of eight from the date of receipt of on application from the petitioner. 3.This writ petitioni is disposed of accordingly. No costs. 08.05.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias To:- 1.The District Collector, Collectorate, Virudhunagar District. 2.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Rajapalayam - 626 117, Virudhunagar District. 3.The Commissioner, Rajapalayam Municipality, Rajapalayam – 626 117, Virudhunagar District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.14047 of 2025 P.B.BALAJI, J. ias W.P(MD)No.14047 of 2025 08.05.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis