High Court · 2025

7. Smt.Nagulavancha Tirupathamma, W/o. Pullaiah Aged 70 years, Occ Agriculture, Fl/o. Rejarla Village, Sattupalli Mandal, Khammam District. ...RESPONDENTS xqce*F==r:F. *r7 . ,,' ;' - Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia pray'ing that in the circumstances state i in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Mi rit, Order or Direction, more particularly one n the nature of Writ of [\/andamus, 1o declare the action of the Respondents No.3 to 6 in frequently interfering zrnd trying to dispossess the petitioners from their agricultural lands in Sy. Nos.222l,\/AA/6, to an extent of Ac.S-00 gts, in Sy.No.2..a2te.le.11 to an extent of Ac.5-00gts;, in Sy.No.222/A/AA/5 to an extent of Ac.5-00 gts, total admeasuring Ac,15-00 gts situated at Erragunta Revenue Vil age, Vemsoor Mandal, Kharnmam t)istrict, under the guise of Survey as illeg al, arbitrary in violation Article 14, 2'l and 300-A of Constitution of lndia, against ttre provisions of Surveys, settlements in Land Records and in violation of princicles of natural justice and against :rll settled principles of law and consequerrfly direct the Respondents No. 3 kr 6 not to interfere and not to dispossess the p,etitioners from their agriculture landr; in Sy.Nos.222 lAlAA16, to an extent of 1,.c.5-00 gts, in Sy. No.222lel/s/1 to rrn extent of Ac.5-00gts, in Sy.No.222lAlAAi 5, to an extent of Ac.5-00 gts, total adrneasuring Ac.15-00 gts situated at yerragunta Revenue Village, Vemsoor [VIancjal, Khammam District. IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 cPc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in sup,port of the petition, the High court may be oleased to direct the Responde,rts No. l] to 6 not to interfere and not to dispossess the petitioners from their agriculture lands in Sy. Nos.222lA/AA,/6, to an extent of ,r\c.S-00 gts, in sy. No.222lca/e9i 1 , to an extent of Ac.5-00gts, in sy.No.222lA/AAis, to an extent of Ac.5-00 gts, total acrneasuring Ac.'15-00 gts situated at yerragunta Revenue Village, Vemsoor Man,Jal, Khammam District, pending disposal of the main writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitic,ners: SRI AKKAM ESHWAR Counsel for the Respcndent Nos. 1 to 5: Gp FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 6 & 7: - The Court made the following: ORDER THE I{ON'BLE SRT.'USTICE A'. SREENf\/AS RAO WRIT PETITION No.15o8O of2Q25 ORDER: This vrrrit petition is frled for the follorwing relief: to declare 'to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, rnore rrature of Writ of particularly the action of Mandarnus, Respondents Nos. 3 to 6 in freqarently interfering and trying to dispossess the petitioners frorn ttreir agricr.rltural lands in Sy-Nos'222 / A/ AA/6, to an er<tent of Ac.S-OO gts, in Sy'lno'222 / s/ s / L to al extent of Ac.S OOgts, in Sy-No'222 / A/ AA/ 5 to an e><tent of Ac-S-OO gts, tota'l adrlreasuring Ac' 15 OO gts, situated at Erragunta Reverrtle Village' Vernsoor Mandal, I{ha-rnrnarn District, under tLre guise of Surwey, as illegal, arbitrary in wiolation of Articles 14, 2l and 3OO-A of Con stitution of India' a.gainst the provisions of Surweys' settlernents in Land Records and in violation of principles of natural justice and. against all settled principles of the Respondents lanv and conseqlrently direct Nos. 3 to 6 not to interlere and not to dispossess laIrds in frorn their agriculture the petitioners Sy.Nos.222/ A/ AA/ 6, to an extent of Ac'S-OO gts, in Sy.No.222/ A/AA/ l, to an extent of Ac'5 Oogts, in Sy.No -222 / A / A / 5, to an e)<terrt of total adrneasuring Ac'15-OO gts Ac-S-OO gts, sitlrated at Yerragunta Reventle Village, Vernsoor Mandal, I{harnrrrarn District'' "''"

2. F{earc Sri Akkarn Eshwar, learnecl counsel for the 1:etitioners and the learned Assistant Gowernrnent Pleader for Rewenl-re appe€r-ring on behalf of re:spondent Nos. 1 to 5.

3. f)uringS the cot-lrse of hearing, learned cotlrrsel fc,r- the petitioners seeked to clirect tl-re respondenl,s ob,jections subrnitted by tLre petitioners dated 22.()4.2C25 consider and 26.O4.2025 respectively to the notict.: issr-,red by the resl:ondent No.5 dated 76.04.2O,2:t.

4. h-l vierv of the s€trne, the rwrit petition is disposecl oF at ttre sta-ge of adrnission vzith the consent of both the parties and notice in respect of respondr:nt Nos.6 and 7 is dispensed v,rith,

5. TLre fzrcts giwing rise to frling of tl.ris writ petition tl'iefly stated are that ttre petitioners clairned that they ulre o\,vrrers of the agr.iculture €Ln e><tent of Ac.15-OO covered by 222/ec/ Sy.Nos.22t2/ry)r /6, ec/ t 222/A/AA,/5 situated a.t Erragunta Revenue Village, Vernsoor Mandal, Kharnrnarn District' The petitioners dug the bore well for cultivating the seasonal crops a.pa-rt frorn eucal5rptus, teal< and red sanda-l trees, ttreir narnes were rnutated in the reventte records and also they a're receiwing Rythtr Bhandhu/ Rythu Bharosa-' the petitioners 6- Learned courrsel sutrrnitted ttra-t the respondents auttrorities hawe already conducted the survey in the year 2OLa a.s rvell a-s in ttre year 2024 and fi-:<ed the Lroundaries Lry lvay of panchanarna dated 24.07.2024 and ttre sarne has t>ecorne fina'l a-t the insta.nce of respondent No-7, respondent No.4 entertained the F-line a-pplica-tion for fr;<ing ttre bor;.ndar5r and the sarne is not perrnissible under lanv. (Jnder the guise of survey at the respondent, instance of respondent Nos.4 and 5 trying to dispossess ttre petitioners frorn the subject property and the the unoffrcial :/.. SA-ITI €: I S p:r-oss wiolation of principles of n a-tr.rral justi<:e

7. [)e:r C ()ntrza, learned Assistaht Govt:rnrnerrt Plea.der firr Revenue subrnitted that 1,he writ petiticln J iled by the petitioners is not rnaintzrinal>le under lalw. Ttre petitionr:rs have not qLrest oned ttre survey notice issure<l by the responderrt No.5 dated 16.O4.2025 and 07 .Oi;.2O2:;, herrce ttre virrit petitiorr is not rnain tzri na.l>l e under larw. a. F{zrvir-r11 considered the rival subrreissions rnade tr-v tlre respective parties and after perusal of the rnzrteriaf availaLrle on record. it reveafs that there are disputes betvveen the pel.itioners and r-espondent Nos.6 and 7 in respect of tLre prop€:rt)' <:overed by Sy.No.222 sitr,r:lted at Errag;un te-r Reverme Village, Vernsoor Mandal, Khzrrrrrnant District. According to th<_' lea.rned cor-rnseI frtr the petitioners, pursuant to the notic<: issrred tty the respondent No.l,i dated

76.04.2025 proposing to conduct survey on 28.O4.2025, the petitioners have sr.rbrnitted objections ola 22.O4.2025 and 26.O4.2025 respectiwely- However, respondent Nos.4 and 5 vrithout passing any order on the said otljections, respondent No.S issued anottrer notice da-ted o-5.O5.2025 proposing to concluct survey on O4.O5.2O25 and the sarne is gross violation of principles of natural justice.

9. The rnain ground raised by ttre learned counsel the petitioners respondent Nos.4 and 5 Lra-ve alreadv conducted surrwey in respect of the very sarrre property covered throtrgh panchanarna dated 24.07.2024 arld the sarne Sy.No.222/part ha-s trecorne f-na_l and the respondent Nos.4 and 5 a.re not hawing any authority to conduct survey once again basing on application subrnitted try respondent No.7. the F-line 1O. The record discloses tfrat tl'rc c;bjections srrbrrittecl by the petitioners dated 22'..O4.2025 anrd 26.C1 +-2025 pursuant to the notice dated l6.O4.2Or'.5 issrred try the responclerlt Nos.4 ard 5 zlre pending for considcration Lrefore respondent No.4. Taking into consiclc'ration ttre abor,-e facl s and circurnstances, it zrppropriate to dispose of tl-re r.vrit petition clir-ecr_ing the respondent No.4 to consider tlre objcctions filed the petitioners da-ted 22.O4.2C'25 and

26.O4.20'2.5 respectively pursr.ra.nt t() tlre notice dated 7e,.O4.2(;-25 issued Lry the rcs;ponderrt No.5 zrnd lrass appropriate orders in ac,:ordamce rwith the l:rvt,, rwithin a period of fol. r (.1) rveeks frorn the ,late of receipt of copy of tt'ris order, a,fter givirrg opportunity of personerl l-r<.aring to the pretiti<)ners a-s lxrell as reslrondenl N<ts.6 and 'l'ill suctr 7 antd th,:reafter proceeded further. tirne, the respondents a-re directed not to take any coer<:ive steps in respect of the surbject property of the petitioners covered under tkre notice da.ted 16 -O4 -2025. 1 1. With the atrowe said directibn, ttre r,trrit petition is disposed of accordingly. Tkrere sLrall be no order as to costs. Miscella.neous petitions, pending if a-ny, sha-ll stand closed. //TRUE COPYII SD/- P. PONNA KRISHNA ASSrsrANr RTrsrRAR sEcfloNhFFtCER I To, I l Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat Bhavan, Hyderabad, The State of Telangana.

2. The District Collector, Khammam District 3. The Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, Khammam, Khammam District.

4. The Tahsildar, Vemsoor Mandal, Khammam District_ 5. The Mandal Surveyor, Vemsoor Mandal, Khammam District. 6. One CC to SRt AKKAM ESHWAR Advocate [OpUC] 7. Two CCs to Gp FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana.

8. Two CD Copies BGS GJP HIGH COURT DATED: 1410512025 Vacation Court .,/: tf. 1t t\+$ 'Sr :, ,\ -, ti i: il -. i.i ,, ORDER WP.No.15080 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I

7. Smt.Nagulavancha Tirupathamma, W/o. Pullaiah Aged 70 years, Occ Agriculture, Fl/o. Rejarla Village, Sattupalli Mandal, Khammam District. ...RESPONDENTS xqce*F==r:F. *r7 . ,,' ;' - Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia pray'ing that in the circumstances state i in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Mi rit, Order or Direction, more particularly one n the nature of Writ of [\/andamus, 1o declare the action of the Respondents No.3 to 6 in frequently interfering zrnd trying to dispossess the petitioners from their agricultural lands in Sy. Nos.222l,\/AA/6, to an extent of Ac.S-00 gts, in Sy.No.2..a2te.le.11 to an extent of Ac.5-00gts;, in Sy.No.222/A/AA/5 to an extent of Ac.5-00 gts, total admeasuring Ac,15-00 gts situated at Erragunta Revenue Vil age, Vemsoor Mandal, Kharnmam t)istrict, under the guise of Survey as illeg al, arbitrary in violation Article 14, 2'l and 300-A of Constitution of lndia, against ttre provisions of Surveys, settlements in Land Records and in violation of princicles of natural justice and against :rll settled principles of law and consequerrfly direct the Respondents No. 3 kr 6 not to interfere and not to dispossess the p,etitioners from their agriculture landr; in Sy.Nos.222 lAlAA16, to an extent of 1,.c.5-00 gts, in Sy. No.222lel/s/1 to rrn extent of Ac.5-00gts, in Sy.No.222lAlAAi 5, to an extent of Ac.5-00 gts, total adrneasuring Ac.15-00 gts situated at yerragunta Revenue Village, Vemsoor [VIancjal, Khammam District. IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 cPc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in sup,port of the petition, the High court may be oleased to direct the Responde,rts No. l] to 6 not to interfere and not to dispossess the petitioners from their agriculture lands in Sy. Nos.222lA/AA,/6, to an extent of ,r\c.S-00 gts, in sy. No.222lca/e9i 1 , to an extent of Ac.5-00gts, in sy.No.222lA/AAis, to an extent of Ac.5-00 gts, total acrneasuring Ac.'15-00 gts situated at yerragunta Revenue Village, Vemsoor Man,Jal, Khammam District, pending disposal of the main writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitic,ners: SRI AKKAM ESHWAR Counsel for the Respcndent Nos. 1 to 5: Gp FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 6 & 7: - The Court made the following: ORDER THE I{ON'BLE SRT.'USTICE A'. SREENf\/AS RAO WRIT PETITION No.15o8O of2Q25 ORDER: This vrrrit petition is frled for the follorwing relief: to declare 'to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, rnore rrature of Writ of particularly the action of Mandarnus, Respondents Nos. 3 to 6 in freqarently interfering and trying to dispossess the petitioners frorn ttreir agricr.rltural lands in Sy-Nos'222 / A/ AA/6, to an er<tent of Ac.S-OO gts, in Sy'lno'222 / s/ s / L to al extent of Ac.S OOgts, in Sy-No'222 / A/ AA/ 5 to an e><tent of Ac-S-OO gts, tota'l adrlreasuring Ac' 15 OO gts, situated at Erragunta Reverrtle Village' Vernsoor Mandal, I{ha-rnrnarn District, under tLre guise of Surwey, as illegal, arbitrary in wiolation of Articles 14, 2l and 3OO-A of Con stitution of India' a.gainst the provisions of Surweys' settlernents in Land Records and in violation of principles of natural justice and. against all settled principles of the Respondents lanv and conseqlrently direct Nos. 3 to 6 not to interlere and not to dispossess laIrds in frorn their agriculture the petitioners Sy.Nos.222/ A/ AA/ 6, to an extent of Ac'S-OO gts, in Sy.No.222/ A/AA/ l, to an extent of Ac'5 Oogts, in Sy.No -222 / A / A / 5, to an e)<terrt of total adrneasuring Ac'15-OO gts Ac-S-OO gts, sitlrated at Yerragunta Reventle Village, Vernsoor Mandal, I{harnrrrarn District'' "''"

2. F{earc Sri Akkarn Eshwar, learnecl counsel for the 1:etitioners and the learned Assistant Gowernrnent Pleader for Rewenl-re appe€r-ring on behalf of re:spondent Nos. 1 to 5.

3. f)uringS the cot-lrse of hearing, learned cotlrrsel fc,r- the petitioners seeked to clirect tl-re respondenl,s ob,jections subrnitted by tLre petitioners dated 22.()4.2C25 consider and 26.O4.2025 respectively to the notict.: issr-,red by the resl:ondent No.5 dated 76.04.2O,2:t.

4. h-l vierv of the s€trne, the rwrit petition is disposecl oF at ttre sta-ge of adrnission vzith the consent of both the parties and notice in respect of respondr:nt Nos.6 and 7 is dispensed v,rith,

5. TLre fzrcts giwing rise to frling of tl.ris writ petition tl'iefly stated are that ttre petitioners clairned that they ulre o\,vrrers of the agr.iculture €Ln e><tent of Ac.15-OO covered by 222/ec/ Sy.Nos.22t2/ry)r /6, ec/ t 222/A/AA,/5 situated a.t Erragunta Revenue Village, Vernsoor Mandal, Kharnrnarn District' The petitioners dug the bore well for cultivating the seasonal crops a.pa-rt frorn eucal5rptus, teal< and red sanda-l trees, ttreir narnes were rnutated in the reventte records and also they a're receiwing Rythtr Bhandhu/ Rythu Bharosa-' the petitioners 6- Learned courrsel sutrrnitted ttra-t the respondents auttrorities hawe already conducted the survey in the year 2OLa a.s rvell a-s in ttre year 2024 and fi-:<ed the Lroundaries Lry lvay of panchanarna dated 24.07.2024 and ttre sarne has t>ecorne fina'l a-t the insta.nce of respondent No-7, respondent No.4 entertained the F-line a-pplica-tion for fr;<ing ttre bor;.ndar5r and the sarne is not perrnissible under lanv. (Jnder the guise of survey at the respondent, instance of respondent Nos.4 and 5 trying to dispossess ttre petitioners frorn the subject property and the the unoffrcial :/.. SA-ITI €: I S p:r-oss wiolation of principles of n a-tr.rral justi<:e

7. [)e:r C ()ntrza, learned Assistaht Govt:rnrnerrt Plea.der firr Revenue subrnitted that 1,he writ petiticln J iled by the petitioners is not rnaintzrinal>le under lalw. Ttre petitionr:rs have not qLrest oned ttre survey notice issure<l by the responderrt No.5 dated 16.O4.2025 and 07 .Oi;.2O2:;, herrce ttre virrit petitiorr is not rnain tzri na.l>l e under larw. a. F{zrvir-r11 considered the rival subrreissions rnade tr-v tlre respective parties and after perusal of the rnzrteriaf availaLrle on record. it reveafs that there are disputes betvveen the pel.itioners and r-espondent Nos.6 and 7 in respect of tLre prop€:rt)' <:overed by Sy.No.222 sitr,r:lted at Errag;un te-r Reverme Village, Vernsoor Mandal, Khzrrrrrnant District. According to th<_' lea.rned cor-rnseI frtr the petitioners, pursuant to the notic<: issrred tty the respondent No.l,i dated

76.04.2025 proposing to conduct survey on 28.O4.2025, the petitioners have sr.rbrnitted objections ola 22.O4.2025 and 26.O4.2025 respectiwely- However, respondent Nos.4 and 5 vrithout passing any order on the said otljections, respondent No.S issued anottrer notice da-ted o-5.O5.2025 proposing to concluct survey on O4.O5.2O25 and the sarne is gross violation of principles of natural justice.

9. The rnain ground raised by ttre learned counsel the petitioners respondent Nos.4 and 5 Lra-ve alreadv conducted surrwey in respect of the very sarrre property covered throtrgh panchanarna dated 24.07.2024 arld the sarne Sy.No.222/part ha-s trecorne f-na_l and the respondent Nos.4 and 5 a.re not hawing any authority to conduct survey once again basing on application subrnitted try respondent No.7. the F-line 1O. The record discloses tfrat tl'rc c;bjections srrbrrittecl by the petitioners dated 22'..O4.2025 anrd 26.C1 +-2025 pursuant to the notice dated l6.O4.2Or'.5 issrred try the responclerlt Nos.4 ard 5 zlre pending for considcration Lrefore respondent No.4. Taking into consiclc'ration ttre abor,-e facl s and circurnstances, it zrppropriate to dispose of tl-re r.vrit petition clir-ecr_ing the respondent No.4 to consider tlre objcctions filed the petitioners da-ted 22.O4.2C'25 and

26.O4.20'2.5 respectively pursr.ra.nt t() tlre notice dated 7e,.O4.2(;-25 issued Lry the rcs;ponderrt No.5 zrnd lrass appropriate orders in ac,:ordamce rwith the l:rvt,, rwithin a period of fol. r (.1) rveeks frorn the ,late of receipt of copy of tt'ris order, a,fter givirrg opportunity of personerl l-r<.aring to the pretiti<)ners a-s lxrell as reslrondenl N<ts.6 and 'l'ill suctr 7 antd th,:reafter proceeded further. tirne, the respondents a-re directed not to take any coer<:ive steps in respect of the surbject property of the petitioners covered under tkre notice da.ted 16 -O4 -2025. 1 1. With the atrowe said directibn, ttre r,trrit petition is disposed of accordingly. Tkrere sLrall be no order as to costs. Miscella.neous petitions, pending if a-ny, sha-ll stand closed. //TRUE COPYII SD/- P. PONNA KRISHNA ASSrsrANr RTrsrRAR sEcfloNhFFtCER I To, I l Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat Bhavan, Hyderabad, The State of Telangana.

2. The District Collector, Khammam District 3. The Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, Khammam, Khammam District.

4. The Tahsildar, Vemsoor Mandal, Khammam District_ 5. The Mandal Surveyor, Vemsoor Mandal, Khammam District. 6. One CC to SRt AKKAM ESHWAR Advocate [OpUC] 7. Two CCs to Gp FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana.

8. Two CD Copies BGS GJP HIGH COURT DATED: 1410512025 Vacation Court .,/: tf. 1t t\+$ 'Sr :, ,\ -, ti i: il -. i.i ,, ORDER WP.No.15080 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I