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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, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring-the action of the respondents 2 to 5 in not conducting the survey and not fixing the boundaries of the petitioners' agricultural lands situated in Sy No. 190A/AAA to an extent of Ac.O.2,4 gts of Koheda Village, Abdullapurmet Manda, Rangareddy District without considering the F-line Application daled12t3Ot2123 vide No. AA 18968892 atter receipt of the requisite amount of Rs.14101 is highly illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19,21 and 300-A of Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 5 to conduct the survey and fixed the boundaries of the lands of the petitioner agricultural lands immediately by considering the F-Line application dated 12.30.2023 in the interest of justice IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition u nc,e.r in the affidavit filei ir direcl the responde'r1 petitioner's ag ricu lt r I Ac.O.24 gts of Kohe, considering the F-lirre petitioner, pend ing rlir 5,,ection 151 CPC praying that in the cirr:rrm ,;tances stated riupport of the petition, the High Court ray be pleased to ; 2 to 5 conduct the survey and.fixecl the troLrndaries of the : I lands situated in Sy No. 19OA/AAIi to an extept of r Village, Abdullapurmet Manda, Rangarecdy District by r:tpplication dated 1213012O23 vide No AA 1€968892 of the p:osal of ti're main writ petition Counsel for the Petiti rner: SRl. KONDAPALLI SYAM SUNDER Counsel forthe Resp rndents: Gp FOR REVENUE The Court made the f, rtlowing: ORDER Le\ I. HoN'BLE SRI WSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY , WRIT PETITION No.1429 of2o25 ORDER: . This writ petition is hled declaring the action of respondent Nos.2 to 5 in not conducting the survey and not hxing the boundaries to the petitioner's agricultural land to an extent of Ac.O.24 gts., in Sy.No. 190A/AAA, situated at Koheda Village, Abdullapurmet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District without considering 30 -12.2023 vide the F-Line application dated No.AOD0223OOO58882 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently prayed for other appropriate reliefs.
2. It is stated that the petitioner is the pattadar and possessor of tand to an extent of Ac.O.24 gts., in Sy.No.190A/AAA, situated at Koheda Village, Abdullapurmet Mandai, Ranga Reddy District' It is further stated that the name of the petitioner was reflected in all the revenue reco-rds as pattadar and the revenue authorities also issued pattadar passbook as per the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act,2O2O vide passbook No.TOSO 10230 188. It is further stated that due to abnormal increase of the land price, some of the neighbouring land owners have started disturbing the boundaries ofthe subject land and as such, the petitioner had submitted application vide 2 .-! CVBR, J \*p 1429_2025 No.AODO22il )r:)OS8882, dated 30.12.2023 r,r rcspondent authoritier;, t i paying requisite fee to conduct surwey ol. the subject land ancl f > 1 - t: boundaries. The grievance of the p,3titi( )ner is that even after :t:::r.uing the said application, the respondent authorities dre not corr<lL : ling survey and hxation of the bor.rnditries . 3 Consi,lr r,::d the submissions of the learned co_rnscl for the respectlve F), ' ies and with their consent this n, r t petition is disposecl ol irt t ne admission stage.
4. Lea rr e d ;ounsel for the petitioner has subrn jt.tr.d tiiat in terms o{ lLe circular issued by the Commissi,rrLer, Sur-vey, Settlements a til Land Records, the respondents ,1r c bound to consider th e r prplication within 4s days from the da te of the application r.t, I collecting necessary charges.
5. Learn,:rl Assistant Government pleader tb r Revenue appearing [t - r cspondents has submitted that thr: re spondent authorities ',rill r.r>nsider the aforesaid application submittr:d by the petitioner b'i rowing due procedure laid down ur:der raw and conduct su r.e ' and demarcate the subject lan,J t,y fixing boundaries.
6. It is rx:t lr:d law that the Survey Departme n t has the authority to cor ,luct survey and demarcate lands i, :rcc ordance 3 CVBR, J Wp 1429 2025 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 (field measurement) surveys' lndividuals requesting such surveys are required to submit speciltc documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulhlled, the survey and boundary hxation 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 time to Rc.No.N1/6543/99, dated 25'O7'2OOl' Rc'No N1/14o8I07' dated l3.o7.2oo7,andRc.No.N2/|74ll2o|o,dated18.05.2010 stipulating the conditions for conducting survey of private lands if the Petitioner fulfils all the and as Per the said circulars' , it is an obligation for the conditions of the said circular respondents to conduct survey within the time specifred in the said circulars. \ I In view of the aforesaid discussron' this Court deems it 7 appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing the respondent petitioner's aPPlication uide authorities to examrne 30.12.2Cr23 submitted bY the No.AODO223OOO58882' 4 CVBR, J Np_t429 2025 petitioner f, )r boundarl. ;ro Sy.No. 190A /A conducting survey €rnd demarcatr o n by hxing r,: s to the land to an extent of' Ac.().2,4 gts., in \ r\, situated at Koheda Viliage, At,dt.llapurmet Mandal, Ra r g r Re ddy District, and if the petitioner f ul. ils a1l the conditions rn<: Survey, Sel t e issuing notic:: and after ccr s conduct sut-r e L krned in the circulars issued by the Ccrnrnissioner, r,,:nts ald Land Records from time to t -., .t .. ,l all the persons interested and adja(:ent pattadars 11r:ri.r* ,n.'. objections, respondent auttLor ities shall rf the aforesaid land, within a peric d o eight (g) weeks from ll.r c late of receipt of a copy of this order. 8 Wil.h the :.ltove observations, this Writ petition is rlir.rposed of There shall lrc lr order as to costs. As ,r ;r:c , t:I, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand c l,ts . :1. //TRUE COPY// SD/- L, LA,KSHMI BABU ASSISTE.N-T REGISTRAR I SECIION OFFICER r;retarv. Revenue Department Secretariat, T S. Hyderabad .:tor. tranoa Reddv District at Kongarkal an ',isionat Oftcer, lbr'ahimpatnam, Ranga RedrJy l)istrict . )dullaDurmet Mandal, Ranga Reddy Distri ;t 'eyor,'Office of the Tahsildar, Abdullapurmet Vlandal Ranga KONDAPALLI SYAM SUNDER, Advocate []F'UCl :' FOR REVENUE ,High Court for the State 01' Telangana at To,
1. The PrinciPal S, 2. The District (lrl 3. The Revenue D 4. The Tahsildar. r 5. The Mandal 5)u Reddy Distri:l 6. One CC to {l1l 7. Two CCs to G Hyderabad [C t- 8. Two CD Copi,rs BM GJP / HIGH COURT DATED:201A1t2025 /<===1: jI. -1lr[ 14: ( ? 6 ,t l' 2025 t)r- ''.. r,_.rc d\ ( > I j.{' e -) \. ? I ORDER WP.No.1429 <ff 2025 DISPOS!NG (IF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT C:oSTS /4 /.,,1 1,//+,/2/