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2025 DAILYLAW 83390 (MAD)

VIJAYA BABU v. THE TAHSILDAR

WP/29928/2025 · 2025-08-19

Mohammed Shaffiq

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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W.P.No.29928 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 19.08.2025 Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ W.P.No.29928 of 2025 Vijaya Babu ...Petitioner Versus 1.The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, Avadi Taluk, Tiruvallur District. 2.The Taluk Firka Surveyor (Survey and Land Records), Office of the Taluk Firka Surveyor, Avadi Taluk, Tiruvallur District. ...Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to survey and demarcate the boundary of the petitioner's land comprised in Survey No.101, Sub-Division No.12A1, situated at Morai – 2 – Village, Avadi Taluk, Tiruvallur District, based on the petitioner's Application bearing No.2024/0123/01/007338 dated 19.12.2024 upon consideration of the petitioner's Representation dated 26.06.2025, within the stipulated time in accordance with law. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29928 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.S.Arivazhagan For Respondents : Mr.P.Ganesan, Government Advocate ORDER By consent of learned counsel on both sides, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 2. The relief sought in this writ petition is to direct the respondents to survey and demarcate the boundary of the petitioner's land comprised in Survey No.101, Sub-Division No.12A1, situated at Morai – 2 – Village, Avadi Taluk, Tiruvallur District (hereinafter referred to as “subject property”), based on the petitioner's Online Application bearing No.2024/0123/01/007338 dated 19.12.2024 and upon consideration of the petitioner's Representation dated 26.06.2025. 3. At the outset, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents submitted that the respondents would consider the petitioner's Online Application dated 19.12.2024, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29928 of 2025 4. The above submission made by the learned Government Advocate for the respondents has been fairly conceded by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. In view of the limited relief sought by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of this Writ Petition on the following terms: (i) The respondents shall consider the petitioner's Online Application dated 19.12.2024, in accordance with law, after issuing notice and affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, adjacent land owners and all other interested parties including rival claimants, if any. (ii) Though facts have been set out extensively in the affidavit, this Court does not propose to deal with it while leaving it open to the respondents to call for any document/conduct enquiry to satisfy itself of the petitioner's entitlement for requesting survey of subject property. (iii) The respondents shall complete the entire process, within a period of eight weeks from the date of uploading of the web copy of this order without waiting for the receipt of a certified copy of this order. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29928 of 2025 (iv) It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any views with regard to the merits of the case and it is open to the respondents to consider the matter on its own merits and in accordance with law. Rights and contentions of the petitioner and all other interested parties are left open. No costs. 19.08.2025 mrr Index : Yes/No Speaking Order (or) Non-Speaking Order To 1.The Tahsildar, Office of the Tahsildar, Avadi Taluk, Tiruvallur District. 2.The Taluk Firka Surveyor (Survey and Land Records), Office of the Taluk Firka Surveyor, Avadi Taluk, Tiruvallur District. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29928 of 2025 MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J. mrr W.P.No.29928 of 2025 19.08.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis