Palaniammal v. The District Collector

ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 to 5 to provide necessary police protection for survey and fencing of petitioner's assigned lands comprised in survey No.385/6 and survey no.385/9 situated at Kadambur Village, Kengavalli Taluk, Salem District and subsequently to restore the possession with her from the illegal possession of respondents 6 to 8 by taking suitable action against them under the provisions of SC/ST prevention of atrocities act.

¶2Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record.

¶3The petitioner owns lands comprised in survey No.385/6 and survey no.385/9 situated at Kadambur Village, Kengavalli Taluk, Salem District. According to the petitioner, respondents 6 to 8 are in illegal possession of the said lands. Therefore, in order to survey the said lands, the petitioner submitted an application before the fourth respondent and the same was acknowledged. The petitioner also submitted representation to respondents 1 to 5 to provide necessary protection for surveying and demarcating the said lands and the said representation is still pending. Hence, this writ petition.

¶4In view of the above, the fourth respondent is directed to survey the petitioner's aforesaid lands based on the title deed produced by the petitioner, after issuance of notice to the adjacent land owners and counter parties, if any, and to serve the survey report to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. It is made clear that, if the surveyor concerned is obstructed by third parties while surveying the subject property, the said surveyor can approach the jurisdictional police seeking police aid and on such request, the jurisdictional police shall provide adequate police protection to the surveyor.

¶5With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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1.The District Collector, Salem District, Salem

2.e Superintendent of Police, Salem District, Salem

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Attur, Salem District.

4.The Tahsildar, Kengavalli Taluk, Salem District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Kengavalli Police Station, Salem District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J, lok

15.07.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 15.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Palaniammal ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Salem District, Salem 2.e Superintendent of Police, Salem District, Salem 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Attur, Salem District. 4.The Tahsildar, Kengavalli Taluk, Salem District. 5.The Inspector of Police, Kengavalli Police Station, Salem District. 6.Nallusamy 7.Valliammal 8.Anbarasan ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition(Crl.) filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 5 to provide necessary police protection for survey and fencing of petitioner's assigned lands comprised in survey No.385/6 and survey no.385/9 situated at Kadambur Village, Kengavalli Taluk, Salem District and subsequently restore the possession with her from the illegal possession of respondents 6 to 8 by taking suitable action against them under the provisions of SC/ST prevention of atrocities act. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Subash For Respondents For R1 to 5 : Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) For R6 to 8 : Mr.E.Kannadasan