irKXiAEb v. Department

.....RESPONDENTS Petition Under Articre 226 0f the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affrdavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to pass or issue a writ or orders or direction one more particurarry in the nature of a writ of Mandamus decraring the action of the Respondents in not considering the apprication dated 08. 06. 2024 fired by petitioner No.1 and application dated 23t12t2024 by petitioner No 2 seeking for conducting survey of land sy No 660/4A admeasuring Ac. '1 . 2300 gts , 660/44- 1 admeasuring Ac. 1. 2400 gts , 660/E/A admeasuring Ac. 1 . 0200 gts , 660/EiA admeasuring 1 . o2oo , 660/E- 1 admeasuring 1. 0300 totar extent of Ac. 06- 14 gts. , Sy. No 660/Eifu2 I admeasuring Ac 01 00 gts situated at Korampare Virage, Narayanpet Mandar, Narayanpet District -ferangana and fixing boundaries for the subject property as illegar, arbitrary, uncon stitutiona r and consequenfly direct the Respondent No.2 to 5 to consider and conduct survey of rand 660/44 admeasuring Ac. 1. 2300 gts , 660/44- 1 admeasuring Ac. 1.2400 gts , 660/E/A admeasuring Ac. 1. 0200 gts , 660/E/A admeasuring 1 o2oo, 660/E- 1 admeasuring 1. o3o0 totar extent of Ac. 06- '14 gts' ' sy No 660/ErAr2 admeasuring Ac. 01. 00 gts situated at Korampare Village, Narayanpet Mandal, Narayanpet District, Telangana. l.A.NO:1 o F 2025 Petition Under Section 151 cPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the Respondents to conduct the suney of rand 660/44 admeasuring Ac. 1. 2300 gts, 660/4,4_ 1 admeasuring Ac. 1.2400 gts 660E A admeasuring Ac. 1. 0200 gts ' 660/E/A admeasuring 1. 0200,660/E- 1 admeasuring 1.0300 totar extent of Ac. 06- .14 gts. , and Sy No 660/E/A/2 admeasuring Ac. 01 . O0 gts at Kollampa'e Narayanpet Mandar, Narayanpet District, Terangana and fixing of boundaries of the said lands. Counsel for the petitioners : M/s ACHYUTH BHARTHWAJ Counsel for the Respondents : AGp FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER -l-ut HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.487 OF 2o25 ORDER: This writ petition is filed declaring the action of respondents in not considering the application, dated 08.06.2O24 submitted by the petitioners seeking for conducting survey of the land admeasuring Acs.1.230O gts., in Sy.No.660/AA, Ac.l.24OO gts., in Sy.No.660/AA-1, Ac. 1.O2OO gts., in Sy.No.660lE/A, Ac.1.O2O0 gts., in Sy.No.66OlE/A, Ac. 1.0300 in Sy.No.660/tr-1, thus total to an extent of Acs.O6.14 gts., and admeasuring Ac.01.00 gts., in Sy.No.660i E/A/2 situated at Kollampalle Village, Naraypet District, Telangana and Iixing the boundaries for the subject property, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and lor other appropriate reliefs.

2. It is stated that the petitioner No. 1 is the pattadar and possessor of the lands admeasuring Acs.O6.14 gts., in Sy.Nos.66OlA, 660/A-I, 660/E-1, 660/E/ A, bearing registered sale deed bearing document No.126l of 2014, dated 73.02.2014, and petitioner No.2 is the pattadar and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.O1.OO gts., in Sy.No.66O/tr/A bearing registered sale deed document No.1920 of 2018, dated 21.O3.2O 18, situated at Kollampalle Village, Narayanpet District, Telangana- It is stated ') CVBR, J \Yp 481 2025 that the rcvenr-re authorities issued pattadar passbooks in lavour of the petitioners. It is the further stated that they are intending to h,x the boundary' stones for demarcating the subject property so as to maintain pr:eLce and harmony r.r,ith the owners of neighbouring lands, and petitroners made applications, dated 08.06.2r)24 and

23.12.2024 to conduct survey and demarcation of the subrect land and fix the botrndaries. The grievance of the petitioners is that even after re<:eiving the said applications, the respondent authorities are nol conducting survey and hxation of the boundarics.

3. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondcnts and with their consent this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

4. lrarned c ounsel for the petitioners has submitted that in terms of the circular issued by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlements anrl Land Records, the respondents are bound to consider the applicaLion within 45 days from the datc' of the application aftr:r collecting necessary charges.

5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents has submitted that the respondent ,17 I I J CVBR, J wp 487 2025 authorities will consider the aforesaid applications submitted by the petitioners by lotlowing due procedure laid down under law and conduct survey and demarcate the subject land by fixing boundaries It is settled law that the Survey Department has the 6. authority to conduct survey and demarcate lands in accordance with the provisions of the Telangana Land Revenue Act' 1317 Fasli (Act No. VIII of 1317 Fasli), the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, and the Rules framed thereunder' The Government has issued various circulars specifying the conditions for conducting surveys, particularly F-Line (held measurement) surveys' Individuals requesting such surveys are required to submit specihc documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulfilted, the survey and boundary fixation may be conducted' The Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and.Land Records' exercising powers under the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act' 1923' time vide issued relevant circulars from Rc.No.N1/6543/99, dated 25'O7 '2OOl, Rc No'N1/ l4O8/07 ' dated' 13.O7.2OO7, and Rc.No.N2/174 ll2OlO, dated 18'05'20lO stipulating the conditions for conducting survey of private lands and as per the said circulars, if the petitioner fulhls all the conditionsofthesaidcircular,itisanobligationforthe 1 CVBR, J w?_487 2025 r'1 respondents to conduct survey within the time specified in the said circulars.

7. In view tf the aforesaid discussion, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing respondent Nos.2 to 5 to examine the petitioner's applications dated

08.06.2024 ancl 23. 12.2024 submitted for conducting sunrey and demarcation by fixing boundary stones of the subject land and if the petition<:rs fulfils all the conditions mentioned in the circulars issu,:cl by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlemcnts and Land Records from time to time, after issuing notices to all the persons interes[ed ancl adjacent pattadars and after considering their objections, respondent Nos.2 to 5 shall conduct survey of the aforesaid land within a period of eight (8) weeks from thc date of receipt of a copy of this order.

8. With the above observations, this Writ petition is disposed ol There shall be n,,l order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed //TRUE COPY// SD/.T. TIRUMALA DEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR \\ $gciioN-oFFrcER- To Telangana at Hyderabad, Telangana .. r-,:-1 -..:r,.r:^^ c+ala af l.ThePrincipalsecretary,RevenueDepartment'secretariatBuilding'Stateof z. 1re Ctrtector, t1rrryinp6t Distri;t' collectorate complex' Narayanpet 5. fn" n"r"nre'Oivisi6iaiOfficer, I\iiandal Narayanpet, Narayanpet District. i. iii" rrf,iirJar, lvlandal Narayanpet, Narayanpet District s. fn" N4inOrl Suruey Offic"r, ivtanOal Narayanp-et' Narayanpel-District' o. r*i, cc.'to cp rornEVeNUE, High c6urt for the state of Telangana at io t'ril. ncHvutu BHARTHWAJ, Advocate [oPUC] z. oi "-cC 8. Two CD CoPies HYderabad. [OLJT] . SA ,s ) tF' eJ o(r 1Hr- S r,q /4 29 jt^t Z|J.1s ( > C) a C5 So111u,c-o' HIGH COURT DATED:0710112025 ORDER WP.No.487 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. u(' w