A.Ambujam v. The District Collector, Kanyakumari District,

ORDER This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 5 and 6 to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner's and to the officials of respondents 1 to 4 conduct field measurement and demarcation survey of the properties comprised in R.S.No.204/9B2 (Old S.No. 2014/9), situated at Nalloor Village, Vilavankodu Taluk, Kanyakumari District, based on the petitioner's representation dated 10.07.2026 within a time frame to be stipulated by this Court.

¶2This 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 petitioner.

¶3The Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions:-

(I) The petitioner is directed to submit her application in on-line mode, if not already made. The survey authority will scrutinize if the application submitted by the petitioner is in order.

(II) The petitioner will have to enclose all the relevant documents such as patta.

(III) The survey authority will issue notice to the writ petitioner, 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 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.

24.07.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Sm TO:-

¶1The District Collector, Collector Office, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

¶2The Sub-Collector, Padmanabhapuram, Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District.

¶3The Tahsildar, Vilavancode Taluk Office, Kanyakumari District.

¶4The Firka Surveyor, Vilavankodu Taluk Office, Kanyakumari District.

¶5The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

¶6The Inspector of Police, Marthandam Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

¶7The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J. Sm Dated

24.07.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI A.Ambujam ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Collector, Collector Office, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 2. The Sub-Collector, Padmanabhapuram, Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District. 3. The Tahsildar, Vilavancode Taluk Office, Kanyakumari District. 4. The Firka Surveyor, Vilavankodu Taluk Office, Kanyakumari District. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 6. The Inspector of Police, Marthandam Police Station, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 5 and 6 to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner's and to the officials of respondents 1 to 4 conduct field measurement and demarcation survey of the properties comprised in R.S.No.204/9B2 (Old S.No.2014/9), situated at Nalloor Village, Vilavankodu Taluk, Kanyakumari District, based on the petitioner's representation dated 10.07.2026 within a time frame to be stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Maheswaran For Respondents : Mr.D.Rajaboopathy (R5 & R6) Government Advocate (Crl.) Ms.M.R.Priyanka Jothi (R1 to R4) Government Advocate (Civil)