Kuppayee v. The Tahsildar,
Court: Madras High Court
Bench: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
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Case summary
Madras High Court judgment dated 2026-04-28. Kuppayee v. The Tahsildar,. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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WP No. 14843 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE WP No. 14843 of 2026 Kuppayee .. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Tahsildar, Mettur Taluk, Salem District. 2. Kaasiammal 3. Manikam 4. Kumar 5. Senthil Kumar 6. Palanivel 7. Raja .. Respondent(s) forbearing the 1st respondent from conducting any survey for the property comprised in old survey no. 70/3, new survey no. 70/3B2 at Mecheri village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District during pendency of the dispute subjected before the civil court in pursuance of petitioners representation dated 27. 11. 2025. For Petitioner(s): Mr. M. Subash For Respondent(s): Mr. C. Jayaprakash Govt. Advocate For R1 R2 to R7-Pvt __________ Page1 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis WP No. 14843 of 2026 Order This writ petition has been filed to direct the respondents not to survey the property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, in view of the pendency of the civil suit. 2.
The petitioner claims that in view of the pendency of the civil suit between the petitioner and the private respondents, the property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, cannot be surveyed and demarcated at the instance of the private respondents. The objections raised by the petitioner through this writ petition will have to be addressed by the petitioner to the first respondent as and when any survey and demarcation of boundaries is conducted by the first respondent at the instance of respondents 2 to 7. Necessarily, the first respondent will have to consider the objections raised by the petitioner as disclosed in the affidavit filed in support of this writ petition and only thereafter, the first respondent shall proceed with the survey and demarcation of the boundaries. 3. This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's contentions in this writ petition. __________ Page2 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis WP No.
14843 of 2026 4. Mr. C. Jayaprakash, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the first respondent. Since no adverse order is being passed against respondents 2 to 7, notice to respondents 2 to 7 is dispensed with by this court. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's objections as raised in this writ petition, which includes the pendency of the civil suit between the petitioner and the contesting respondents and only after giving due consideration to the said objections, the first respondent shall proceed with the survey and demarcation of the boundaries of the property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, at the instance of the private respondents, namely 2 to 7. No costs. 28-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No VGA To The Tahsildar, Mettur Taluk, Salem District. __________ Page3 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis WP No.
14843 of 2026 ABDUL QUDDHOSE J. VGA WP No. 14843 of 2026 28-04-2026 __________ Page4 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis
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