1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15.12.2016 CORAM : The Hon'ble MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR W.P. No.38460 of 2016 V.B.R.Menon, Advocate

.. Petitioner -vs-

1.The Principal Secretary to Govt. of Tamilnadu, Revenue Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 2.The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005. 3.The Director, Tamilnadu Survey and Settlement Dept., Survey House, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

.. Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Declaration to declare that the modern differential global positioning system and electronic total system based land survey methods to be legally valid and consequently to direct the respondents to permit usage of differential global positioning system and electronic total system equipments for land surveys and determination of boundaries under the various statutory provisions. For Petitioner

:

Mr.V.B.R.Menon

2 Petitioner-in-person For Respondents

:

Mr.C.Manishankar Addl. Adv. General, assisted by Mr.M.K.Subramanian, Govt. Pleader for RR 1 to 3 *****

ORDER (Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice)

Learned

Additional

Advocate

General

states

that

a

G.O.

specifically stating that survey and measurement of land by differential Global Positioning System and Electronic Total System can take place will be issued within a period of fifteen (15) days from today.

2.The aforesaid statement is taken on record.

3.Writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs.

Index Website sra

: Yes/No : Yes/No

(S.K.K., CJ.) (M.S., J.) 15.12.2016

3 To 1.The Principal Secretary to Govt. of Tamilnadu, Revenue Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 2.The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005. 3.The Director, Tamilnadu Survey and Settlement Dept., Survey House, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

4

The Hon'ble Chief Justice and M.Sundar, J.

(sra)

W.P.No.38460 of 2016

15.12.2016