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WP No. 28350 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY WP No. 28350 of 2026 A.Painkili D/o.Annadurai W/o.Sathya Raj Thoppupatti, Kathiranallur post Namakkal Taluk, Namakkal District ..Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The District collector Namakkal District Namakkal
2. The Tahsildar Namakkal Taluk Namakkal District
3. The Inspector of survey Namakkal Taluk Namakkal District ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on petitioners representation dated 2.4.2026 for surveying and demarcating the petitioners land in s.No.268/1A at Kathiranallur village,Namakkal Taluk, Namakkal District as per revenue records For Petitioner(s): Mr.D.R. Raghunath For Respondent(s): Mr.B.Pachaiyappan, Govt. counsel https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
WP No. 28350 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 Order This writ petition has been filed to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 02.04.2026. 2. Mr.B.Pachaiyappan, learned Government's counsel, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. 3. By consent of the parties, the main petition is taken up for disposal in the stage of admission itself. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in this case, the petitioner filed a representation dated 02.04.2026 before the 2nd respondent, requesting them to survey and mark the boundaries of the subject land. However, the said representation was not at all considered by the 2nd respondent till date. Hence, this petition. 5. In reply, the learned counsel for the respondent would submit that the petitioner’s representation will be disposed of within a period of 6 weeks and hence, he requests this Court to pass appropriate orders. 6. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the respondent and also perused the entire materials available on record. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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7. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this Court directs the 2nd respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 02.04.2026 and after issuing notice to all the concerned parties, including the adjacent land owners, dispose of the same, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 8.
It is made clear that this order is passed only for the purpose of issuing a direction to the official respondent for conducting survey and laying boundary stones at the subject land. If there is any dispute with regard to the title/possession over the said property, the same has to be decided only by way of filing a suit before an appropriate Civil Court. 9. If any police protection is required at the time of conducting survey, the revenue officials are granted liberty to avail the same by approaching the jurisdictional police station. In such case, the concerned police officer shall provide all necessary protection to the revenue officials till the completion of survey at the subject land. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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10. With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No cost. 21-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No NSA To
1. The District collector Namakkal District Namakkal
2. The Tahsildar Namakkal Taluk Namakkal District
3. The Inspector of survey Namakkal Taluk Namakkal District https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
WP No. 28350 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J. NSA WP No. 28350 of 2026 21-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis