The High Court · 2025

1 4. Smt Lakshmi, Wio Late Srisailam, aged about 44 years Rl/o H.No. '1-53, Kumaribasti, Madhapur, Serilingampally, Ranga Reddy Dist. 1 5. Yallannagari Lakshmi, Wo Yallannagari Ramesh D/o Late Srisailam, aged about 39 years Rl/o H.No. 5-68, Peddammagudem Street, Jinnaram, Medak

16.Smt Renuka, W/o Siva Kumar D/o Late Srisailam, agec about 29 years R/ ) 1-9-348, Hanuman Nagar, Rajendranagar, Ranga Reddl District I 1 7. Smt Revathi, Wio t\/.Ashok D/o Late Srisailam, aged about 27 years Rlo H.No. '1-9-348, Dalitha Basthi, Rajendranagar, Rangi; Reddy District Pin

18. Kadari Lakshmi, Wo Kadari l\/allesh Dio Nukala Malliaiah, aged abcut 49 years Rl,/ o H.No. 27-136191A, New Vidya Nagar, I'leredmet, Irlalkalgiri, Hyderabad All the Petitioners represented by their G.P.A. Holder, C N.Chiranieevi Reddy S/o C.N.Chandra Sekhar Reddy, aged aboui 27 years Rl/o Flat No. 404, Magna's Lake View Apartment, Khanamet Village, Serilingampally ltrlandal, Ranga Reddy District ...pETrroNERs AND 1 2 4 5 The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Sercretary to Government, Revenue Department at Secretariat, Hyderabad The District Collector, Ranga Reddy Dist. at Kongara Ka an Village, lbrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District The Tahsildar,, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy ) strict The Asst. Director,, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Rrlddy District M/s Rajeswari Farms and Estates Pvt.Ltd., Plot No.29, F:ilm Nagar, Hyderabad, Represented by D.Suresh S/o Not known ...RES'.NDENTS Petition under Article 226 ol the Constitution of lndiir praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the lligh Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriato Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring and setting aside the procee:dings in Proc.No. A31233912024 dated 1911212024 on the file of the 4th Resp,.rndent, proposing to conduct survey and demarcate the entire land in Sy No. 41 ,-,f Khanamet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District on 81112025, as; illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction Award costs lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the cirr;umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court ma,r be pleased to grant interim stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the proc,:edings in Proc.No. A31233912024 dated 1911212024 on the file of the 4th F:spondent, pending disposal ofW P No. of 2025 Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4: SRI T. RAVI KUMAR, A.GP ATTACHED TO THE OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL Counsel for Respondent No. 5: SRI P. SRI RAGHU RAM, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI P. SRI RAM /7.. WP NO: 519 OF 2025 Between:

1. Maddhi Divakar Reddy, S/o Maddhi Venkat Reddy, aged about 62 years R/o H.No.3-1-10211 , Santosh Nagar, Bhongir, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District

2. Budida Praveen Kumar, S/o B.Bikshamaiah, Aged about 29 yearc Rl/o H.No. 3-69,PorupalliVillage,YadadriBhuvanagiriDistrict ...pErr,oNERs AND 1 2 ?, 4 5 The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department at Secretariat, Hyderabad The District Collector, Ranga Reddy Dist. at Kongara Kalan Village, lbrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District The Tahsildar, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District The Asst. Director, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District tV1/s Rajeswari Farms and Estates P,',t.Ltd, Plot No.29, Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Represented by D.Suresh S/o Not known ...RE''.NDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring and setting aside the proceedings in Proc.No. A31233912024 dated 19.12.2024 on the file of the 4th Respondent, proposing to conduct survey and demarcate the entire land in Sy No. 41 of Khanamet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District on 8.1 .2025, as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction , Award costs lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the proceedings in Proc.No. A31233912024 dated 19j12.2024 on the file of the 4th Respondent, pending disposal of W P No. ot 2025 lA NO: 2 OF 2025 Between:

1. The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department at Secretariat, Hyderabad 2. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy Dist. at Kongara Kalan Village, lbrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District

3. The Tahsildar, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District 4 AND

2. J The Assistant Director, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District i''7 ..PET IONERS/RESPONDE NTS Maddhi Divakar Reddv. S/o Maddhi Venkat Reddy, agt-,d about 62 yeard R/o H.No 3-1-10211 , Santosh Nuggr, ehonsii, Vii}-,i,itirri,ranagiri District Bud^ida Praveen Kumar, s/o-B.Biksha;idiar', egeJ;i;,ut 26 y#is i)o H.rvo 3-69, Porupaili Viilage, yadadri Bhuvanagiii bisirLi -' ...RESF'ONDENTS/PETITIONERS M/s Rajeswari Farms and Estates prl L_!q, plot No. 29, l::ilm Nagar, Hvderabad' Represented ov o suresh s/6 ilJi ni-o..*[.,,oNDENr/REspoNDENr Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the r;ir.:umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High courr may be preased to vacate the interim order dated 07.01.2025 passed in w.p No.519 ot 2025 and consequently dismiss the writ petition Counsel for the petitioners: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDy Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4: SRI T. RAVI KUMAR, /\Gp ATTACHED TO THE OFFICE OF THE AT}VOCATE GENERAL counsel for Respondent No. 5: sRr p. sRr RAGHU RAM, sENroR couNSEL FOR SRI P. SRI RAM The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THB HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION Nos.482 and 519 of 2025 COMMON ORDER: Heard Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, leamed counsel for the petitioners in both the writ petitions, Sri T.Ravi Kumar, leamed Assistant Government Pleader attached to the office of leamed Advocate General and Sri P.Sri Raghu Ram, leamed Senior Counsel representing Mr.P.Sri Ram, learned counsel for respondent No.5 in both the writ petitions.

2. Petitioners in W.P.No.482 of 2025 are claiming that they are the absolute owners and possessors of land admeasuring 12600 square yards in Sy.No.4lll 1/A, situated at Khanamet Vitlage, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. It is their specific contention that the subject property is their ancestral propefty 'l'hey have narrated the said facts in paragraph Nos.2 and 3 of the writ affidavit. According to them, on the request made by respondent No.5, Deputy Inspector of Survey, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District, issued notice dated 19.12.2024 to conduct survey on 08.01.2025. Challenging the said notice, petitioners fited the present writ petition. 2

3. It is the specific contention of the petitionels that they were not put orr notice. Earlier survey was conducted ttr 02-07.2015 in the presence of HMDA. Again a survey was conducted on

26.07.2018. In proof of the same, petitioners havr: filed location sketch of Sy.No.4 t. Therefore, conducting the ,;urvey on the request made by respondent No.5 does not arise. Rt:spondent No.5 is not in a position to locate its propefi. [t is claimir',g that the land admeasuring Acs.5.00 guntas in Sy.No.4l of Kh'anamet Village, under a registered sale deed bearing document No 3958 of 1996, dated 23.05.1996. Therefore, they are trying to or:c,rpy the vacant land in Sy.Nos.4lllllA and 41112

4. Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned counsel for ttre petitioners, on instructions, would submit that total land in Sy.No 1l of Khanamet Village is 258 acres. Sy.No.4ll12 is fully occupied by the houses. Even then, on the request made by respondenl No.5, Deputy Inspector of Survey, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District, issued notice dated 19.12.2024. He would further submit that for the purpose of conducting survey in thr: urban areas, procedure is different. For 'conducting survey n respect of agricultural propefty, respondent No.5 has to lrubmit F-Line 3 ! application to the Competent Authority. On instructions,, he would further submit that if Deputy Inspector of Survey, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District, conduct suwey and demarcate the land which belongs to respondent No.5 i.e., land admeasuring 5 acres in Sy.No.4lll2 of Khanamet Village, petitioners have no objection but he has to conduct survey strictly in accordance with law by putting the petitioners on notice and affording them an opportunity.

5. Petitioners in W.P.No.519 of 2025 are claiming that they are the absolute owners and possessors of land admeasuring 7200 square yards in Sy.No.4 I /1 2lA part, situated at Khanamet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, on the strength of the registered sale deed bearing document No.4691 of 2022, dated

25.01.2022. Rectification deed bearing document No.7967 of 2024, dated 22.04.2024, was also executed correcting the boundaries.

6. Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, leamed counsel for the petitioners on instructions would submit that if Deputy Inspector of Survey, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District, conduct survey and demarcate the land which belongs to respondent No.5 i.e., land admeasuring 5 acres in Sy.No.41l12 of Khanamet Village, 4 ..-.- .1 petitioners have no objection but he has to conduct survey strictly in accordance with law by putting the petitioners on notice and affording them an opportunity.

7. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, ':tl instructions' would submit that there is no separate procedure to r;onduct survey of urban properties. The Deputy lnspector of Survt:y, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District, will cond',rct the survey strictly in accordance with law by putting the petir ioners in both writ petitions, respondent No.5 and alI interested prrt'ties on notice and allording them an opporlunity.

8. Sri P.Sri Raghu Ram, learned Senior Counsel would submit that an opportunity be given to respondent No.5 rvltile conducting survev.

9. In the light of the said submissions, these W'it Petitions are disposed of directing the Deputy Inspector of Survt:y, Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District, to consider tht: representation dated 24.09.2024 submitted by respondent No.5 rvith a request to conduct survey, demarcate the land admeasuring 1r.cs.5.00 guntas in Sy.No.4ll12 of Khanamet Viltage, strictly in a. cordance with law by putting the petitioners, respondent No.5 a.nri all interested 5 ! parties on notice and affording them an opportunity. If the Deputy Inspector of Survey is not inclined to accept the request made by respondent No.5, he shall pass a speaking order assigning reasons. He shall complete the said exercise within a period of forty-five (45) working days from the date ofreceipt ofa copy ofthis order. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. s -P. PONNA KRISHNA S ISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII SECTION OFFICER To,

2. J 4 5 t) 7 o ment, State of The PrinciPal Secretary to Government, Revenue Telangana, at Secretariat, Hyderabad The District Collector' Rang a Reddy D lbrahimp atnam Mandal, Rang a Reddy District The Tahs ildar,, SerilingamPallY Mandal, Rang a Reddy District The Deputy Director, SurveY and Land Record s, Ranga Redd y District The Assista nt Director,, SurveY and Land Records, RAnga Reddy District One CC to S ri N Sreedhar ReddY Advocate IOPUC] Two CCs to GP For Revenue , Hig h Court for the State of Telangana louTl Two CCs to the Advocate General, High Court for the State of Telangana' ist. at Kongara Kalan Village, s. bo"utc to sri P. sn Ram, Advocate (OPUC) '10.Two CD CoPies MBC L o HIGH COURT 1 DATE:D: 0611012025 J O (.) 4l .rti ?s5 /_ 6) -k l:ri COIVIMON ORDER WP NO: 482 AND 519 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITIONS \ o WITI-IOUT COSTS