W.P.Crl.(MD)No.4283 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI W.P.Crl.(MD)No.4283 of 2026 & W.M.P.Crl.(MD)No.1027 of 2026 1.T.Parameswari 2.V.Thennarasu ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By the Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2. The Tahsildar, Thirupuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District. 3. The Firka Surveyor, Thirupuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4. The Inspector of Police, Thirupuvanam Police Station, Thirupuvanam, Sivagangai District. ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 4 to provide police protection to surveying and laying the boundary stones to the subject matter property bearing S.No.169/4C measuring about 2.5 cents situated at Thirupuvanam taluk based on 1st petitioner's representation dated 09.07.2026. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.4283 of 2026 For Petitioners : Mr.P.Vaani For Respondents : Mr.D.Rajaboopathy (R1 & R4) Government Advocate (Crl.) Ms.M.R.Priyanka Jothi (R2 & R3) Government Advocate (Civil) ORDER W.M.P.Crl.(MD)No.1027 of 2026 filed seeking to file a single Writ Petition is ordered. 2. This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 1 and 4 to provide police protection to survey and lay the boundary stones to the subject matter property bearing S.No.169/4C measuring about 2.5 cents situated at Thirupuvanam taluk based on 1st petitioner's representation dated 09.07.2026. 3. This writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. It is open to any aggrieved party to move this Court either by way of review or recall of this order, if there is any suppression of material facts by the petitioners. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.4283 of 2026 4. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions:- (I) The petitioners are directed to submit their application in on-line mode. The survey authority will scrutinize if the application submitted by the petitioners is in order. (II) The petitioners will have to enclose all the relevant documents such as patta. (III) The survey authority will issue notice to the writ petitioners, as well as the adjacent land owners and also to the interested persons, if any, including the private respondents. (IV) Enquiry shall be held. During enquiry, objections raised by the adjacent land owners / interested persons shall be considered. (V) If according to the jurisdictional authority, the objections are without any basis, the same shall be overruled and the objectors shall be informed accordingly. But the survey will be conducted only after a period of six weeks so that the objectors can move the concerned Court for injunction. If before the proposed date of survey, the objectors are unable to obtain any injunction order, the survey can very well go on. (VI) It is open to the parties to serve memo of instructions to the surveyor at the time of conducting survey. The same will be 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.4283 of 2026 borne in mind. While it cannot be binding on the surveyor, the same will be taken note of. (VII) If the jurisdictional authority finds objections to be having substance, then, he shall call upon the applicants to move the jurisdictional civil Court for agitating their rights. (VIII) The instant case is filed particularly seeking police protection for the conduct of survey. In this regard, if required, the respondent police is directed to afford necessary police protection on payment of necessary charges in terms of GO.Ms.No.139, Home (Pol-VIII) Department, dated 04.03.2019. (IX) The survey authority will conclude the entire exercise one way or the other within a period of six weeks after service of notice on the interested persons. (X) A copy of the survey report along with sketch will be served on the parties. 30.07.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Sm Note: Issue order copy on 31.07.2026. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.4283 of 2026 TO:- 1. The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2. The Tahsildar, Thirupuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District. 3. The Firka Surveyor, Thirupuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4. The Inspector of Police, Thirupuvanam Police Station, Thirupuvanam, Sivagangai District. 5. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.4283 of 2026 L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J. Sm Order made in W.P.Crl.(MD)No.4283 of 2026 Dated 30.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis