A team from Survey of India appointed by the Centre to probe alleged land grab charges against Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran in his native village in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday began a probe enquiring from revenue officials and representatives of the judge.
Revenue officials told PTI that they had provided details to the team on the alleged encroachment of 199 acres of land.
They said the team was expected to visit Kaverirajapuram village in Tiruvallur, where Dinakaran is alleged to have encroached the land, by next week.
The team also heard representatives of Justice Dinakaran, they said.
Justice Dinakaran's elevation to the Supreme Court was jeopardised in the wake of charges of amassing disproportionate assets and land encroachment against him in the village.
On the directions of the Supreme Court, the District Collector had sent reports on the alleged encroachment even as the Judge had denied the charges against him, saying he would "come out clean" on the matter.