VoxJuris
Home › High Courts › Madras High Court 2026 › High Court of Madras

Mr.Veerakumar v. The Tahsildar

DISPOSED OF
Court
High Court of Madras
Decided
17 July 2026
Bench
Krishnan Ramasamyauthor
Case no.
WP 27811/2026

Judgment

ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents R1 and R2 to measure the petitioner's land comprised in Survey Nos.275/3A and 275/3B situated at Kammalapatti Village, Sulur Taluk, Coimbatore District and Page2 of 4 consequently direct the respondents to fix the boundaries by placing survey stones within a time frame to be stipulated by this Court.

2.Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner submitted a representation dated 24.02.2026 to survey the petitioner's land, measure the property and fix boundaries in Survey Nos.275/3A and 275/3B situated at Kammalapatti Village, Sulur Taluk, Coimbatore District. However, the same was not considered, as on date. Hence, this writ petition.

3.Mr.C.Prabakaran, learned Government's Counsel accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and submitted that the petitioner's representation dated 24.02.2026 will be considered within a period of six weeks.

4.Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.

¶5Considering the limited relief sought by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, directs the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner's representation dated

24.02.2026 on merits and in accordance with law, and carry out a survey and complete the process, after giving prior notice to the petitioner and other aggrieved parties, if any, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of Page3 of 4 receipt of a copy of this order.

¶6It is made clear that this order is passed only for the purpose of issuing a direction to the official respondents to conduct a survey and lay boundary stones at the subject land. In the event any dispute arises regarding the possession of the subject property, the same has to be decided by way of filing a suit before the competent Civil Court.

¶7With the above direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. 17-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order VM To

¶1The Tahsildar, Sulur Taluk Office, Coimbatore District – 641 402.

¶2The Surveyor, Sulur Taluk Office, Coimbatore District – 641 402. WPoNo.o27811oofo2026 KRISHNANoRAMASAMY,oJ. VM WPoNo.o27811oofo2026 17-07-2026 Page4oofo4

Case details

Parties and counsel

Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY Veerakumar ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Tahsildar, Sulur Taluk Office, Coimbatore District – 641 402. 2. The Surveyor, Sulur Taluk Office, Coimbatore District – 641 402. ..Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue writ of mandamus, directing the respondents R1 and R2 to measure the petitioner's land comprised in Survey Nos.275/3A and 275/3B situated at Kammalapatti Village, Sulur Taluk, Coimbatore District and consequently direct the respondents to fix the boundaries by placing survey stones within a time frame and pass such further or other orders. For Petitioner: Mr.S.Ranjith Kumar For Respondents: Mr.C.Prabakaran Government's Counsel

Source: High Court of Madras, through the eCourts High Court services, via the Indian High Court Judgments open dataset by Dattam Labs (CC BY 4.0). Text was extracted from the official PDF and may contain conversion errors. Check the official PDF before relying on it.