The High Court · 2025

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRrT PETITION No.15796 OF 2025 ORDER: With the consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage itself

2. This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief "...to issue Wnt of Manddmus b!! decLaing the action, of the respondent No.S in not takitu anA action or passing orLU orders on the representatiotl dated 26.05.2025 for cotlducting suruey and demarcatirg of land ddmeasuing 21 acres irr Sy- -l'ro. I of Chtlkur Village, MoirLdbad MondaL, Rangd ReddA District along uith foresl deparlment as per tle speaking orders issued bA 3d respondent rn ampliance u)ih the. orders passed ba'this Honourable lligh Court in W.P.No.2477 of 2O25 dated 29.O1.2025 A illegal @nd arbitrary and contrdry Lo Article 21 and 3OOA of CnnsnLution of Indid dnd consequentiallg dtrect the respondents ta demarcate our lands bg conducting joint surueA to our land adme@suing 27 acres rn Sg. No.1 of ChiLkur Vitlage, Moindbad MandaL Ranga Reddu District by both Reuenue aid Forest dep artnent and p as s...'

3. Heard Sri P.V.Ramana, learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader for Forest for respondent Nos. 1 to 3; and learned Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos.4 and 5.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners inherited land to an extent of Ac.13.O0 guntas in Sy.No. 1 of Chilukur Village (Kancha Chilikur), Hyderabad West taluk. The Forest. authorities under a notillcation declared an extent of Ac. 1211 acres as reserved forest. The Forest Department now seeks to utilize the petitioners' land for the public purpose. I : a 2 FK,J ,!p 15796 2025 The petiLi rn::; earlier filed W.P.No.11O81 of 210[, q. rerein this Court di -r : ,: I the forest ofhcials to follow due grroc e;s of 1:Lw. On

10.10.2C12.| I he petitioners submitted represelrt. tir,n to the respondr:: :s irr providing alternative land to :hen to l-he equal exLent or 1{) ir ):lLire their land under neu' Land A,-qr-iisili,)n Act. But the responrlt r ts did not consider the same. A1lgrie,'ed by the same, tlL: :r-trtjoners fi1ed W.P.No.2477 of 2O125 irr-rl tl'ris Court uide orde'', c. e.LL'd 29.O1.2025, directed respon<lcnt Nr s.2 and 3 thcrern I o :onsider the grievance of the p( tr1-i( ners uide rcprescntrLt:o r, dated 1O.7O.2024, in accordance u'rttr la,,r,, \\,ithin a period o1 lorrr ,veeks from the date of receipt of the sa cl rr-der. The order, clrr1t:rl t'9.O1.2025, was communicated t: re s1;o.iclent No.3 and the -rpi ('scrltation, dated 1O.10.2024, was d sposcd of through a speak:rg c rdcr, dated 08.05.2025, directing rhe :,e itioners to approar:h r :';pondent No.5 to conduct joint su -r,t y and to demarcatt l I e subject land. Consequently, t r,' petitioners approaclrcl re spondent No.5 by submitting represi('I ta-ion, dated

26.05.2('-);': r:questing to conduct joint survey arLrl 1o dcmarcate the subj:r:t lrL-rcL. However, respondent No.5 htrs tt( l. irctcd upon the sam: si l:rr'. Therefore, learned counsel pt-ar r; th s Court to direct respc,rrlent No.5 to conduct joint survey r, itt-irr e sttpulated period o1 lir:r . 3 PK,J wp_t5796 2025

5. Learned Government pleader for respondent Nos.4 and 5 submits that respondent No.S will consider the representation, dated 26.05.2025, submitted by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law.

6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the respective parties, this Writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.5 to consider the representation, dated 26.05.2Cl25, submitted by the petitioners for conducting joint survey and for demarcation of the subject land, and pass appropriate orders, strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate a copy thereof to the petitioners. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. To, //TRUE COPY// 1 . The Principal Secretary to Govt. Energy, Forest B. R. Ambedkar T. S. Secretariat, Hyderabad 2. The Chief Conservator of Forest, Aranya Bhava 3. The Divisional Forest Officer, (Wild Life) Ranga ,SC Hyderabad.

4. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District. SD/. T.TIRUMALA DEVI EPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER ce and TechnologY, Dr. n, Saifabad, Hyderabad. Reddy Diskict, Saifabad, i 5 6 7 B The Assir;trnl )irector, Survey and Land Records Departrre nt Ranga Reddy District One CC o IiF L P V RAMANA Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs t:r r: F) FOR FORESTS ,High Court for the Stat€ c f -T elangana' [our] Two CCs to ! P for Revenue, High Court for the State of T€rla rgana at Hyderab,rcl ltl tJTl Two CD OoP t s; o KKS BSR HIGH COTJR:l' DATED:1 X10612025 CC TODAY \ ORDER WP.No.1579(i of 2025 ( J ::.n- 1 r{E s'-^ I I 31 J'j i iltl? \,.'\ ,\\ '( .- ( \ \\ I IL ) * * D f 5pr. ,.t^ :i:=--__ I I DISPOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT C()STS I \ \L\t ,( )