The High Court · 2025

Counsel for the petitioner : SRt HAR| KTSHAN KUDIKALA Counsel for the Respondents : AGp FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER 3\ \ HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C'V'BHASKAR REDDY WRITPETITION No. 185 88 of2025 *T"," writ petition is fiied declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the F Line application' dated 27 .O4 -2024 submitted by the petitioner seeking for conducting survey and demarcation of the land to an extent of Ac'0'30 guntas in Sy.No 139/A; Ac O'04 guntas in Sy No l40 AlAlA; Ac'o'1750 guntas in Sy No'141/ts; Ac'0 06 guntas in Sy No'144AA Ac 0 2350 guntas in Sy'No'147/A; Ac 0'38 guntas in Sy'No'148/A and Ac.O. i7 guntas in Sy'No' 14866' situated at Gujjulapalle' H/o Godishala Village' V.SaidaPur Mandal, Karimnagar District, as iltegal, arbitrary and violative of the Article s 14' 2L and 3O0-A of the Constitution of lndia and for other appropriate reliefs' It is stated that the petitioner is the pattadar and possessor 2. oI the agricultural land to an extent of Ac 0 30 guntas 1n Sy.No.139/A; Ac O 04 guntas guntas in Sy.No.141/B; Ac 0 06 guntas in Sy No 144AA Ac 0 2350 guntas in Sy.No.147/A; Ac 0'38 guntas in Sy No' 148/A and Ac.O.17 guntas in Sy No.148AA, situated at Gujjulapalle' H/o' Godishala Village, V.saidapur Mandal, Karimnagar District' It is further stated that the name of the petitioner was reflected in al1 the revenue records as pattaclar arrd [he revenue authorities also Sy.No.140A/A/A; Ac.0.1750 1n 2 oovisions 'o'o pattadar passbooks issued e-pattadar pass bonk h^--:- No.7z32under the o." 'o-,,'!'13f'j ooou bearing No'Ti715006 7006 uid.e Khata of the Telangana Rights in Land and It is lurther stated that due to abnorma.l increase or,t"t' he land price some of the neighbouring land owners have started disturbing the boundaries of the subject land and as such, the petitioner had submitted F_Line application, dated 22.o4.2o24 to respondent No.3, by paying requisite fee to conduct survey of the subject land and fix the boundaries. The grievance of the petitioner is that even after receiving the said F_ Line application, the respondent authorities ar, survey and fixation of the boundaries. 3. Considered the srrbmissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and iearned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage_ 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in terms of the circular issued by the Commrssioner, Survey, Settlements and Lancj Rccords, Lhc respondents are bound to consider the application wiLhin 45 days from the date of the application after collecting necessary charges. are Dot conducting

5. Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents has subrnitted aforesaid authorities u'ili consider the respondent that the F-Line / ) ;\ J CVBR, J wp-18588-202s aPPlicatton submitted by the petitioner by following due procedure rrncler law and conduct survey and demarcate the laid down subject land by hxing boundarres'

6. lt is se tried law that the Survey Department has the authority to conduct survey and demarcate lands in accordance with the provisions o[ [he Telangana Land Revenue Act' 1317 Fasli (Act No. VIII ot 1317 Fasli)' the Teiangana 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 (treld measurement) surveys' rncrividuats requesting such surveys are required to submit specific documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulfiued, the survey and boundary Iixation 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.N1/6543/99, dated 25.07.2oo|, Rc.No.N1/ i40B/07, dated 13.07 .2OO7 , and Rc No N2/ 1741l2OlO' dated 18'05'2010 stipuiating the conditions for conducting survey of private lands and as Per the said circulars, if the petitioner fulfils all the an obligation for the cond itions of the said circular, it is respondents to conduct survey within the time specified in the said circulars \ -1 -r 1

7. provisions In view No.DER02240 No.3 to consid appropriate to CVBR. J wp-18588 2025 of the aforesaid discur ;sion. this Court decms rt dispose of this writ petition directing respondent er examine the petitioner,s F-Line application uid.e 043142, dated 27.04.2O,.24, in accordance with the of the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act, i923 and also in terms of the circular rssued by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records for conducting survey on field measuremen t applications IF_Line applications), from time to time, within a period ol.eight (g) weeks from the dale of receipt of a copy ol rhis order. if not alreadv lnstructions conducted.

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 anv. shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/. A.H.S. GOWRI SHANKAR ISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To retariat, State of Telangana at Hyderabad.

1. The Principal Secretary, (Revenue Department), S 2- The District Collector, Karimnagar, Karimangar District. 3. The Tahsildar, V.Saidapur Mandat, Karimnglr District. 4. The Deputy.lnspector of Survey, Karimangar, Karimnagar District. 5 The Asst.Director, Survey and Land Records' Karimnaqar' District' ; i;""'ac;i.6-P roC nrvEr'ruE' High court ror the State or reransana at I tg** tRyJI-' KT.HAN KUDTKALA' Advocate ioPucr a. Two CD Coptes BM ry SA HIGH COURT DATED:02 tO7t2O2S I ORDER WP.No.185BB of 2025 B lrlE SI ( L) ,'b t. .,i 1t i'UE M r.r C. 't Dp " -ir('r t.-o DISPOSTNG OF THE W.P AI IHE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS. \\ /