W.P.(MD)No.24305 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :09.09.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.(MD)No.24305 of 2025 Durai Manickam ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 2. The Firka Surveyor, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 3. The Village Administrative Officer, Mannakudi Village, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 4. The Inspector of Police, Nagudi Police Station, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 5. Chitambaram 6. Sivakumar 7. Raja 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.24305 of 2025 8. Arumugam ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to conduct the survey and fix the four boundaries and install the survey stones in SF No. 39/1A1 situate at Mannakudi Village, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District with help of the police aid and subdivided the property in SF No. 39/1A1 with an extent of 1 Acre 12 Cents in the light of petitioners sale deed dated 12.08.1996 with in a time stipulated by this Honble court For Petitioner :M/s.R.Paranjothi for M/s. KBS Law Office For Respondents :Mr. B.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R3 Mr.S.Prakash Government Advocate for R4 O R D E R After submitting applications for subdivision and survey, the present writ petition is filed in view of the official respondents not acting thereon. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner relies on sale deed dated 12.08.1996 and joint patta No.298. He further submits that no action has been taken on the petitioner's request to subdivide the property. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.24305 of 2025 3. Mr.B.Saravanan, learned Additional Government Pleader, accepts notice for respondents 1 to 3. Mr.S.Prakash, learned Government Advocate, accepts notice for the fourth respondent. Since the petitioner is one of the joint pattadhars, learned Additional Government Pleader submits that the survey would be conducted after putting the other joint pattadhars and owners of neighbouring lands on notice. 4. Joint Patta No.298 has been issued in the names of Chellaiah, Natrajan and the petitioner. From the cause-title, it appears that Raja and Arumugam, sons of Chellaiah have been joined as respondents. Natrajan has not been joined as respondent. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the joint pattadhars have no objection to the survey and that the objection is by Chidambaram and Sivakumar, who are owners of neighbouring lands. In these circumstances, it is just and necessary to put Chidambaram, Sivakumar and Chellaiah or his legal heirs on notice before acting on the petitioner's request for a survey. 5. Subject to the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the first and second respondents to act on the petitioner's 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.24305 of 2025 representation seeking a survey of Survey No.39/1A1. As indicated above, such survey shall be conducted after putting the joint pattadhars and owners of neighbouring lands on notice. If necessary, the jurisdictional police authority shall extend assistance to the Revenue officials. No costs. 09.09.2025 NCC :No Internet :Yes Index :No PKN To 1. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 2. The Firka Surveyor, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 3. The Village Administrative Officer, Mannakudi Village, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 4. The Inspector of Police, Nagudi Police Station, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.24305 of 2025 SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J. PKN W.P.(MD)No.24305 of 2025 09.09.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis