THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.22250 OF 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is for a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to cause survey of the land of the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 to 6 after affording them ample opportunity; and to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 and 3, in harassing the petitioner by visiting his premises, as violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The dispute, between the petitioner on the one hand and respondent Nos.4 to 6 on the other, with regards the extent of land in the petitioner’s possession is in the private law realm for which the appropriate remedy is by way of a civil suit before the Civil Court of competent jurisdiction. No statutory provision, which obligates respondent Nos.1 and 2 to cause survey in every case where an application is made in this regard, has been brought to the notice of this Court. Since the very same relief, as has been sought for in this Writ Petition for a survey to be caused, can as well be sought for in a civil suit and as all these disputed questions, including those regarding the extent of land in the petitioner’s possession, his right thereupon etc., would not, ordinarily, be decided in Writ Proceedings, I see no reason to exercise discretion to entertain this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Leaving it open to the petitioner, if he so chooses, to avail the remedy of civil suit before the Civil Court of competent jurisdiction, the Writ Petition is dismissed accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Date:08.08.2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.22250 OF 2011 August 08, 2011 MD