Sundarammal vs Rangasamy and 5 others — 10/2025

Summary The Subordinate Court of Sathyamangalam dismissed Sundarammal's appeal and upheld the trial court's order appointing an Advocate Commissioner to measure and demarcate boundaries between the disputed properties. The court found that while the suit nominally sought injunction, the core dispute fundamentally involved identifying and fixing the precise boundary line between adjoining survey fields where coconut saplings were planted. The court reasoned that oral evidence alone cannot accurately identify survey boundaries or resolve encroachment disputes, making the Commissioner's appointment necessary and proper under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure to facilitate effective adjudication. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.