WP No. 4073 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11-02-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE WP No. 4073 of 2026 AND WMP Nos.4530 & 4532 OF 2026 1. V.Chandra Ammal 2. Balu Chettiar 3. B.Aathmavallinathan 4. B.Adithya Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The District collector Cuddalore District, Cuddalore 2.The Tahsildar Cuddalore Taluk, Cuddalore 3.The Executive Officer Padaleeswarar Thirukovil, Cuddalore Respondent(s) PRAYER directing the 2nd respondent to conduct any survey or inspection of the land in occupation of the petitioners situated at Door No.47 imperial Road at Cuddalore O.T.Main Road, bearing Block No.47, T.S.No.1782/2C and T.S.No.1783 of Cuddalore only after providing prior notice to the petitioners and consequently directing the 2nd respondent from taking any further action, including any coercive measures or interference with the petitioners possession without following the due process of law. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 4073 of 2026 For Petitioner(s): Mr.T.S.Baskaran For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Ravichander,SGP For R1 and R2 Mr.Karthikeyan Standing Counsel for HR and CE for R3 ORDER WMP. No.4530 of 2026 is ordered subject to the payment of separate court fee. 2.This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the second respondent to survey and demarcate the boundaries of the property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, after giving notice to the petitioners. 3.The petitioners claim that the respondents visited the petitioners’ premises for the purpose of survey and demarcation of the boundaries of the property, but the petitioners were not informed at whose instance the said survey and demarcation of boundaries is being conducted. Therefore, this writ petition has been filed. 4.Mr.D.Ravichander, learned Special Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1 and 2. Mr.Karthikeyan, learned Standing Counsel for HR and CE accepts notice on behalf of the third respondent. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 4073 of 2026 5.Necessarily, any survey and demarcation of boundaries pertaining to the petitioners’ property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition can be conducted only after giving notice to the petitioners. 6.Learned counsel for the petitioners is satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents that before conducting survey and demarcation of the boundaries of the property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, they will have to issue notice to the petitioners to enable the petitioners to raise all objections. 7.For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to issue prior notice to the petitioners and hear their objections and also the necessary parties, if any, as and when the respondents decide to survey and demarcate the boundaries of the property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition. Consequently, connected WMP is closed. No costs. 11-02-2026 vga To 1.The District collector Cuddalore District cuddalore 2.The Tahsildar Cuddalore Taluk Cuddalore 3.The Executive Officer Padaleeswarar Thirukovil Cuddalore https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 4073 of 2026 ABDUL QUDDHOSE J. vga WP No. 4073 of 2026 AND WMP Nos.4530 & 4532 OF 2026 11-02-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis