WP No. 26671 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY W.P. No. 26671 of 2026 Murugan ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Tahsildar, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. 2. The Head Surveyor, Office of Tahsildar, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. 3. The Village Administrative Officer, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. 4. The Inspector of Police, Haur Police station, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. 5. Jayaraman ..Respondents PRAYER:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for an issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 herein to forthwith survey and measure the land to an extent of 0.35 cents in Survey No.257/8B in M. Thathampatti Village, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District, as per the petitioner's online Application No.2026/0123/05/000192, dated 12.01.2026 with the aid of 4th respondent herein within a time frame as fixed by this Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26671 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 6 For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Shiv Suriya For Respondent(s): Mr.B.Pachaiyappan Government's Counsel for R-1 to R-3 Mr.Durai Gunasekaran Government's Counsel for R-4 ORDER This writ petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondents 1 to 3 herein to forthwith survey and measure the land to an extent of 0.35 cents in Survey No.257/8B in M. Thathampatti Village, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District, as per the petitioner's online Application No.2026/0123/05/000192, dated 12.01.2026 with the aid of 4th respondent herein. 2.Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner made an online Application No.2026/0123/05/000192, dated 12.01.2026 seeking to survey and measure his land in Survey No.257/8B to an extent of 0.35 cents, situated at M. Thathampatti Village, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. Since the same was not considered by the respondents 1 to 3, the present writ petition has been filed. 3.Mr.B.Pachaiyappan, learned Government’s Counsel, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3 and Mr.Durai Gunasekaran, who accepts notice on behalf of the fourth respondent. The learned Government Counsel appearing https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26671 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 6 for the respondents 1 to 3 would submit that the petitioner’s online Application No.2026/0123/05/000192, dated 12.01.2026 will be considered and disposed of within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 4.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Counsels appearing for the respondents. 5.Considering the submissions made by both parties and in view of the limited prayer sought for in this writ petition, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, directs the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the petitioner’s online Application No.2026/0123/05/000192, dated 12.01.2026 and conduct a survey and measure the subject property, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after issuing prior notice to the petitioner and the respondent 5 and other parties concerned, if any. If any need arises for Police assistance, it is open to the respondents 1 to 3 to request for Police protection from the fourth respondent/jurisdictional Police. If any such request is made, the fourth respondent/jurisdictional Police is directed to provide an adequate Police protection for conducting the survey. 6.It is made clear that this order is passed solely for the purpose of directing respondents 1 to 3 to conduct a survey and measure the subject property. If any dispute arises regarding the possession of the property, it must https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26671 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 6 be resolved by filing a suit before a competent Civil Court. In the event of a title dispute, official respondents shall not take possession of the property and hand it over to any party. It is up to the parties concerned to seek recovery of possession through the due process of law. 7.With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 09-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SRM https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26671 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 6 To 1. The Tahsildar, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. 2. The Head Surveyor, Office of Tahsildar, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. 3. The Village Administrative Officer, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. 4. The Inspector of Police, Haur Police station, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26671 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 6 KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J. SRM WP No. 26671 of 2026 09-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis