High Court · 2025

circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction, more in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent No.4 and 5 in not considering the F-Line Application No.DER021600131137 , dated 13.12.2024 and not conducting the survey and demarcation on the agriculture land of the Petitioner to en extent of Sy No. 54gl1tE to an extent of Ac 5.35 gts situated at ,/ MahabubabadVilla,Je and Mandal, Mahabubabad District anrj not fixing the boundaries over the petitioner's rand as iflegar arbitrary contrary tc the provisions of the Andhra pr-adesh rerangana Survey Boundaries ,Act 1923 and u nconstitutio na r and consequenfly direct the Respondent authorities to proceed with conducting surv,?y in respect of the above land. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition unde'r Section r 51 cpc praying that in the circunlstances stated in the affidavit fired i.r suppo( of the petition, the High court mav be preased to drrect the Responcle,nt Nos.4 and 5 to consider the F_Line Application No. DER021600131 137 ctated 13.12.2024 and not conducting tl'e, surysy ,a6 demarcation on the agrrculture land of the extent of Sy No. 54911/E to an extent of Ac 5.35 gts situated at I\/ahabubabad Viilage and Mandal, IMahabubab'ad District, pending disposar of the pend/ng ri sposar of the writ petition in the inlerest of justice and equity. Petitioner to an Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI S. M. SAIFULLAH Counsel for the Respondents: AGp FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER ;I I I I , ; t.r:$:-, i HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7338 of 2025 ORDER: This writ petition is hled seeking to declare the action of respondent Nos.4 and 5 in not considering the F-Line application, dated 13.72.2024 and not conducting the survey and demarcation of the agricultural land of the petitioner to an extent of Ac.5.35 gts., in Sy.No.549/ 1/E, situated at Mahabubabad Village and Mandal, Mahabubabad District, as illegal and arbitrary and for other appropriate reliefs.

2. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the { petitioners and learned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and with their consen[ this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

3. It is stated that the petitioners are the owners and possessors of the agricultural land to an extent of Ac.5.35 gts., in Sy.No.549/ 1/E, situated at Mahabubabad Viilage and Mandal, Mahabubabad District, having acquired the same through a registered sale deed bearing document No.1050 of 2023, dated

06.02.2023. It is further stated that the names of the petitioners werl recorded i+ the revenue records and the revenue authorities also issued e-pattadar passbook and title deed as per the 2 (]VBR, J WP-7lli'8-2025 provisions o[ the' 'telangana Rights in Lald and Pattadar PassLrooks AcL,2O2O.It is ltLrther stated that due to abnormal increas<: of the land price, sorn': of the neighbouring land owners have started disturbing the boundaries of the subject land and as srch' the submitted F-Line apptrcation uide petltioners h ave dated 13.12.2024 to respondent }{o.3, by paying requisil.e lee to conduct survey of the subje ct land and fix the boundaries;. The grievance of the petitioners is that t:r'en after receiving the szrid F-Line application' the respondent authorities are not conductillg survey and fixation of the boundaries' No.DtrR.216oC,131137, 45 petitioners has submitt€lcl that ln the Commissioner ' SurveY' respondents are bound to days from 156 dl1;s 6f the Learne<l :ounsei for the 4. terms of the circular issued Settlements trn<l Land Records' consider the rrPPlicatron within apPlicatton a1tr:r' collecting necessary charges 5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing fo r the respondents has submitted that the r':spondent authorities lvi,1 consider the aforesaid F-Line applicatiorr submitted by the petitioner by following due procedure laid down under 1aw and conduct survey and demarcate the subject land by frxing boundaries / J CVBR, J wp-7338_202s It is settled law that the Survey Department has the

6. authorit5r 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 AcL, 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 specific documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulfilled, the survey and boundary fixation may be "ord.,"i"a. ffr. Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records, exercising powers under the Telangana Survey and Bounda,lies Act, 1923, issued relevant circulars from time to time uide Rc.No. N 1 / 654 3 / 99, dated 25.07 .2OO 1, Rc.No.N 1 / t4O8 / 07, dated 13.07.2OO7, and Rc.No.N2l 1741l2OlO, dated 18.05.2010 I I stipulating the conditions for conducting survey of private lands and as per the said circulars, if the petitioners fulfils all the conditions of the said circular, it is an obligation for the ( I respondents to conduct survey within the time specihed in the said circulars.

7. In view of the aforesaid discussion, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing the respondent 4 I]VBR, J Wp_7338 2025 . authorities to examine the F-line applicatiort uide No.DERO2 1600131137, dated 13. 12.2024 filed by the petrtioners for conducting sll:rrey and demarcation by Iixing boundary stones to the subject iand and if the petitioners fu1{i1l all the ccrrditions mentioned in th,: circulars issued by the Commissioner, Sun'ey, Settlements and Land Records from time to time, the res pondent authorities shall conduct survey of the aforesaid land, afte: issuing notices to all the interested / affected persons and acljacent pattadars ancl zrftor considering their objections, within a oeriod of eight (S) wecks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order'

8. With the atove observations, this Writ Petition is disocsed of' { There sha1l be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, rf any, shall stand clos;ed. //TRUE COPY// SD/. P. PADMANABHA REDDY ASSISTA,NT REGISTRAR D I s ECTION OFFICER To, 1 . The Principa I Secretary, Revenue Department, State of Telangana, Secretariat,'[elangana, Hyderabad.

2. The District (lollector, Office of District Collector, Mahabubabad Diskict. 3. The Assistant Director, Survey and Land Records, t\,4ahabubabad District. 4. The Mandal Surveyor, Mahabubabad Mandal, tvlahabubabad llistrict. 5. The Tahsildar Office of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Mahabtrbabad District. 6. One CC to SIRI S. I\/. SAIFULLAH, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OLIT] 8- Two CD Copies MP GJP -t HIGH COURT DATED:1010312025 ,,,...,,."i e o iJ 11 tvrqR lffi $ :- a f.. i ir;--7.r.l6,r\' ORDER WP.No.7338 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS