1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.02.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN W.P.(MD).No.205 of 2011 K.Gopal ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Tahsildar, Andipatti Taluk, Theni District. 2.The Deputy Surveyor, (Land Survey), Andipatti Taluk, Theni District. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's application dated 01.10.2010 and thereby survey the property in Survey No.477/1B1 and Survey No.477/1B2 situated in Andipatti Village, Theni District within a stipulated time. For petitioner : Mr.D.Muruganantham For respondents : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh, Government Advocate ORDER The non consideration of the request of the petitioner to measure his property by the revenue officials made the petitioner to file this writ petition. 2.The petitioner is stated to be the Power Agent of one Subbaiyan, the owner of the property in Survey Nos.477/1B1 & 477/1B2 having an extent of 19 & 5 cents respectively situated at Andipatti Village, in the District of Theni. The petitioner appears to have approached the first respondent with an application to measure the property on the basis of documents. The said application was not considered by the first respondent which made the petitioner to file this writ petition. 3.The first respondent has filed a counter wherein it was indicated that the application submitted by the petitioner was forwarded to the Firka Surveyor on 06.10.2010 and the Firka Surveyor in turn called upon the petitioner to produce certain documents and to apply afresh in a proper form. However, the petitioner has not turned up and as such there was no occasion for the officials to measure the property. 4.The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is prepared to produce the documents as indicated in paragraph No.4 of the counter affidavit. 5.The learned Government Advocate on instructions submits that in case the petitioner produces the required documents, the property https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 would be measured. 6.The petitioner is granted liberty to make an application before the first respondent enclosing all the documents as indicated in paragraph No.4 of the counter affidavit filed by the first respondent. In case the petitioner makes any such application along with the title deeds pertaining to the property bearing in Survey Nos.477/1B1 & 477/1B2 situated at Andipatti Village, in the District of Theni, the first respondent is directed to consider the said application on merits and dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of such application. 7.The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs. SD DEPUTY REGISTRAR ( LA ) /TRUE COPY/ ASST REGISTRAR gcg To 1.The Tahsildar, Andipatti Taluk, Theni District. 2.The Deputy Surveyor, (Land Survey), Andipatti Taluk, Theni District. 1CC TO MR.D. MURUGANANTHAM, ADVOCATE, SR; 4199: 1CC TO THE SPL. GOVT PLEADER SR: 4444: DM:2011:FEBRUARY:17::: Order in W.P.(MD).No.205 of 2011 03.02.2011 2P:5C:: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/