High Court · 2025

Judgment

1. 2 3 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Secretary, Dept of Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad. The District Collector, Sanga Reddy District, Telangana State' The Mandal Surveyor, lbrahimpur Village, Nyalkal Mandal' Sanga Reddy District Telangana State. ...RESPONDENTS

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 a direction, more particularly one in nature of writ of Mandamus directing the official Respondent No. 3 to consider the online F- line petition dated 12.12.2024 vide Application No. DER022501139087 submitted through the TS online and conduct survey of the Petitioner's agricultural land and demarcate boundaries for the Petitioner's agricultural land in sy.No. 119/e to an extent of Ac.10-00 guntas situated at lbrahimpur Village, Nyalkal Mandal, sanga Reddy Di.trict, Telangana state and also declaring the highhanded action of the respondents in not considering the F-line application mentioned above and not conducting the survey as arbitrary, unjust and violative of Articles 14,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of lndia. lA NO: 1 OF 202s Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may b,e pleased to direct the Official Respondent No. 3 to consider the online F-line petition dated 12.12.2024 vide Applic:ation No. DER02250'| 139087 submitted through the TS online and conduct Siurvey of the Petitioner's agricultural land and demarcate boundaries for the Petitioner's agricultural land in Sy.No. 119/e to an extent of Ac.10-00 guntas situated at lbrahimpur Village, Nyalkal Mandal, S,anga Reddy District, Telangana State, pending disposal of the writ petition in the interest of equity of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s. OM LAW FIRM Counsel forthe Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER -1 a HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITIoN No.4757 of 2025 ORDER: This writ petition is frled seeking to direct respondent No.3 to consider the F-Line application, dated 12'1'2'2024 vide Application No.DERO225OL139087 submitted through T.S. Online and conduct survey of the petitioner's agricultural land and demarcate boundaries in Sy.No' 1 19 / AA to an extent of Ac. 10.00 gts., situated at Ibrahimpur Village, Nyalkal AS illegal, arbitrarY and Mandal, Sanga ReddY District, violative of the Articles 14, 15, 2l and 300-A of the Constitution of India and for other appropriate reliefs'

2. It is stated that the petitioner is the pattadar and possessor of the agricultural land admeasuring Acs' 1O'00 gts., in Sy.No.1 )'g I AA situated at Ibrahimpur Village' Nyalkaf Mandal, Samga Reddy District. It is the case of the petitioner that he has purchased the subject property from the original pattadar vide registered document bearing No:1862 of 2024' dated 09.12.2024 and he has been issued patta passbook vide Khata No.60575' It is further case of the petitioner that _?\ ! I I r 2 - \ CVBR, J Wp _47 57 2025 since the boundaries of the petitioner's above ntentioned agricultural land are not proper, the petitioner filed al F-line application dated 12.L2.2O24 vide Agrplication No.DERO22I501 139087 before the respondents to conduct survey and demarcation of the boundaries. The gri,:vartce of the petitiorrr:r is that even after receiving the F-line application submitted b.y the petitioner, the respondents ltave not conducted the survey of the subject property and has not demarcated tl-re boundaries

3. Considered the submissions of the learned cornsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and wrth their consent this; writ petition IS disposed of at the a,Cmission stage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in terms of the circular issued by the Commissioner. Survey, Settlements and Land Records, the respondents are bound to consider the application within 45 days from the date of the application eLfter collecting ne ce ssary charge s. 3 CVBR, J wp 4757_2025

5. Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents has submitted that the respondent authorities will consider the aforesaid F-Line application submitted by the petitioner by following due procedure laid down under law and conduct survey and demarcate the subject land by fixing boundaries.

6. It is settled law that the Survey Department has the 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 (field measurement) surveys. Individuals requesting such surveys are required to submit specific documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulfilled, the survey and boundary fixation may be conducted. The Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records, exercising powers under the Telangana Survey ald Boundaries Act, 1923, issued relevant circulars from time to time vide Rc.No.Nl/6543/99, dated 25.07.2OOI, l 4 CVBR, J wp _4757_2025 Rc.No.N 1 / l,+O8 l07 , t3.o7.2007, Rc.No.N2/ l'7,+112O1O, dated 18.O5.2O1O stipulating the conditions for conducting survey of private lands arLd as per the said circulars, if the petitioner fulfils all the con<litions of the said circular, it is al obligation for the respondents to conduct survey within the time specified in the said circulars 7 . In viev,, of the aforesaid discussion, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing respondents No.3 to examine the petitioner's F-Line application uide No.DERO225OL139O87, dated 12.12.2024 submitted for conducting survey and demarcation cy fiing boundary sriones to the petitioner's land to an extent of Acs. 10.OO g;ts., 1n Sy.No.119 /AA situated at Ibrahimpur Village, N-t.alka,l Mandal, Sanga Reddy District and if the petitioner fulfils all the conditions mentioned in the :irculars issued by ttLe Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records frorn time to time, after issuing notices to all the persons inl-erested and adjacent pattada-rs an d after considering their objections, respondent No.3 shall conduct survey of the, ir.foresaid land, within a period of eight (r3) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5 CVBR, J Wp_4757 2025 8. With the above observations, this Writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

9. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/- T.TIRUMALA DEVI NT REGISTRAR CTION OFFICER To, 1 . The Secretary, Dept of Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad, State of Telangana. 2. The Distiict Collector, Sanga Reddy District, Telangana State. 3. The Mandal Surveyor, tUrahimpui Village, Nyalkal Mandal, Sanga Reddy District Telangana State.

4. One CC to Ws. OM LAW FIRM, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

6. Two CD Copies BSR B HIGH COURT DATED: 1810212025 ORDER WP.No.4757 of 2025 1-r : ST4 l1 +ck 3 29it82025 t ,? * oEspatc$ (-'o t (( z !1 .L -^t DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS O)tP'u %_