Madras High Court
WP CRL./2746/2026 of Sankar Vs The District Collector on 15 October 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 15-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
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Sankar
S/o. Perumal,
No.171,Melvanakkambadi Main Road,
Arattavadi Village,
Tiruvannamalai District.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The District Collector
Tiruvannamalai District.
2. The Tahsildar
Chengam Taluk,
Tiruvannamalai District.
3. Head Surveyor
Chengam Taluk,
Tiruvannamalai District.
4. State Rep.by, The Inspector of Police Chengam Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.
5. Pugalenthi
Arattavadi Village,
Tiruvannamalai District.
..Respondent(s)
To issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 4th respondent to provide adequate police protection to the 2nd and 3rd respondents for conducting the survey and demarcating the petitioner’s land comprised in Survey Nos.133/1B1A, 133/1B2 and 95/1
situated at Arattavadi Village, Chengam Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District in
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Application No.2026/0123/06/004678 dated 08.06.2026 within the time frame to be fixed by this Hon’ble Court.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.S.Karthikeyan
For Respondent(s):
Ms.Poornima, AGP for R1 to R3
Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar
Counsel for Govt. of Tamil Nadu
(Crl. Side) for R4
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ORDER
Heard Mr.Karthikeyan for the petitioner, Ms.Poornima, learned Additional Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 and Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar, counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) for 4th respondent.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that adequate police protection has not been granted at the time of survey of the lands which is the subject matter of this writ petition, by the fourth respondent Police. I directed Ms.Poornima to get instructions as to when the survey will be conducted. In addition, I had also called upon Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar to serve the papers on the fifth respondent. Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar reports that the papers have been served on 13.10.2026. There is no appearance on behalf of the fifth respondent.
3. Ms.Poornima reports that the survey is scheduled to be held on 23.10.2026. The proceedings are scanned and extracted hereunder:
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4. In the event the Tahsildar, Chengam Taluk, makes a request to the fourth respondent, the fourth respondent shall afford police protection to the Revenue Department officials to conduct the survey. It is made clear that under the guise of survey and consequent police protection, no individual, including the fifth respondent, must be dispossessed from the property. Despite the survey, if disputes between the petitioner and the fifth respondent or any other persons survives, it is for them to approach the jurisdictional civil court.
5. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of. 15-10-2026 KAL
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V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J. KAL To
1. The District Collector Tiruvannamalai District.
2. The Tahsildar Chengam Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District.
3. Head Surveyor Chengam Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District.
4. State Rep.by, The Inspector of Police Chengam Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. WP Crl. No. 2746 of 2026 15-10-2026
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