High Court · 2025

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 an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents 2 to 5 in not conducting the survey and not fixing the boundaries to the petitioner's agricultural land in Sy.No.530/43 in an extent of Ac.2-00 guntas situated at Bhoodan Pochampaly Village and Mandal,Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District in pursuance of F- Line application No. TTDER0225O1135741 dated 03-02-2025 filed by the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and also violative of the provisions of Survey and Boundaries Act apart from being violative of Articles 14,21 and 300-4 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 5 to conduct survey and fix boundaries of the above stated subject land of the petitioner, forthwith 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 direct the respondents 2 to 5 to conduct the survey and fix the boundaries to the agricultural land in sy.No 530/43 in an extent of Ac.2-00 guntas situated at Bhoodan Pochampaly Village and Mandal,yadadri Bhuvinagiri District in pursuance of petitioner's F-Line application No. TTDER022501 135741 dated 03- 02-2025 dated 03-02-2025, pending disposal of th6 above writ petition in this Hon'ble Court Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. MUTHYALA MURALTDHAR Counsel for the Respondents: SRI L. RAVINDER AGp FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER --------..'/ ,o IION'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7199 of2025 ORDER: This writ petition is hted declaring the action of respondent Nos.2 to 5 in not conducting the survey and not fixing the boundaries to the petitioner's agricultural land to an extent of Ac.2-OO guntas in Sy.No.53O/43 situated at Bhoodan Pochampally Village and Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, in pursuance of F-Line application No.TTDtrRO22SO 1 13574 1 dated O3 O2'2025 filed by the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the Articles 14' 15, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and for other appropriate reliefs. It is stated that the petitioner is the pattadar and possessor 2. of the agriculture land to an extent of Ac 2-00 guntas in Sy.No.53O/43. situated at Bhoodan Pochampally Village and Mandal, Yadadii Bhuvanagiri District. It is further stated that the name of the petitioner was reflected in all the revenue records as pattadar and the revenue authorities also issued e-pattadar pass book bearing No.13004013l4OO under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2O2O It is further stated that the petitioner has submitted F-Line application' *dq1ed 03.02.2025 to the respondents, by paying requisite fee to 2 conduct survey of the subject land and hx the boundaries. The grievance of the petitioner is that even after receiving the said F- Line application, the respondent authorities are not conducting survey and hxat ion of the boundaries.

3. Considercd the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri L. Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and with their consent this writ petition is disposed of at the admission 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 after collecting necessary charges.

5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents has submitted that the respondent authorities wiU 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 hxing boundaries.

6. It is settled law that the Survey Department has the authority to conduct survey and demarcate lands in accordance -. ,-_,, n 3 with the provisions of the Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Act No. VIII of 1317 Fasli), the Telangana Survey and Boundaries AcL, 1923, and the Rules framed thereunder.'The Government has issued various circulars specifying the conditions for conducting surveys, particularly F-Line (freld measurement) surveys' Individuals requesting such surveys are required to submit specific 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.N 1/6543/99, dated 25.07 .2OOr, Rc.No.N 1/ 1408/07, dated 13.O7.2OO7, and Rc.No.N2/ 174 | l2OlO, dated 18'05 201O stipulating the conditions for conducting survey of private lands and as per the said circulars, if the petitioner fulfills all the conditions of the said circular, it is an obligation for the respondents to-conduct survey within the time specified in the said circulars. In view of the aforesaid discussion, this Court deems it 7. appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing the respondents to examine the petitioner F-Line application, dated

03.O2.2025 submitted for conducting survey and demarcation by \ r Itxing boundary stones to the petitioner land to an extent of Ac.2-00 guntas in Sy.No.530/43 situated at Bhoodan pochampally Village and Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District zrnd if the petitioner fulfills all the conditions mentioned in the circulars issued by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records from time to time, after issuing notices to all the persons interested and adjacent pattadars and after considcring their objections, the respondents shall conduct survey of the aforesaid land, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

8. With the above observations, this Writ petition is dispo.sed 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/.S. MALLIKARJUNA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To, 1 . The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue ( Telangana Stale Secretariat, Hyderabad rvey), Dr. B. R.Ambedkar

2. The District Collector, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer Choutuppal Division, Choutuppal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District.

4. The Tahsildar, Bhoodan Pochampalli Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District 5. The Assistant Director, Survey and Land Records, Survey Department, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District

6. One CC to SRl. MUTHYALA MURALIDHAR Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE ,High Court for the State of Telangana. touTl

8. Two CD Copies KKS LS I i 'i HIGH COURT DATED:10 t03t2025 I \ :- ri) -_1-::_ .-1r.E!i4,, 1> vI 28 APn 2[6 Or:, ;pa li)\4 * s ORDER WP.No.7199 of 2025 DISPOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 0Do{4 W