Kasturi Satish Kumar v. 1. The State of Telangana

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 particularly one in the nature of wRlT oF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of the Respondents in considering the Online Application of the Petitioner herein made vide Transaction id TTAOD02250O075548 and Application No. AOD022500075548 dated 11.04.2024 through Mee Seva for conducting Survey pertaining to the land admeasuring to an extent of 200 Sq.Yards, situated in Sy.Nos.556, 556iA and 556/AA, Muthangi Village, Patancheruvu Mandal, Sanga Reddy District as arbitrary, illegal, capricious, high-handed, violative of Articles 14,21 and lhe guarantee under Article 300-4 of the constitution of lndia, apart from being in .o,6,l^tion of the principles Of Natural Justice and Fair Play :nd consequently direct the Respondents to consider the online Application of tlr : Petitioner herein made vide Transaction id TTA0D022500075548 and Application No. AOD0225OOO7554B dated 11.04.2024 through Mee Seva for , onducting survey pertaining to the land admeasuring to an extent of 200 St1 Yards situated in Sy.Nos.556, 556/4 and 556/4A, Muthangi Village, Patancherrt ,U Mandal, Sanga Reddy District and conduct survey in the land of the Petitioner' I.A.NO:1 OF 2025 Petition under section 151 CPC praying that in the circtrr lstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court r ay be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider the online Application of th : Petitioner herein made vide TTA0D022500075548 and Application No. AOD021500075548 dated ll.o4.2o24throughMeeSevaforconductingsurveyperl:ningtotheland admeasuring to an extent of 200 Sq.Yards situated in Sy.Nc s.556, 556/A and 556/AA, Muthangi Village, Patancheruvu Mandal, sanga Red j I District, pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : M/s AHMED LAW FIRM Counsel forthe Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER I .-E- I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.349OO of 2O2S ORDER This writ petition is filed seeking the lollowing praver "... 1o is.slre a Writ of Mantdarnus declanng tlt" inoctiotl ol Ih<' Res?orrderrfs in considenrtg the Otlurc Applcattott oI tle L'cltlto,te.r Itereur ntade uide Transaction Kl: TTAODO2 25OOO75548 aacl AppLicalion N1.AODO225OOO75548, date.d 11.04.2024 tlttough M"e Seue fot cottducting Surueg pertaining to the Latul odneasuntlq to (ot extetll of 2OO Sq.Yards silueted in Sy. Nos.556, 556/A artcl 556/AA Itlulluu4li Vi age, Potancheruut Mruulal, Sctnga Retklg lli.sln(i, (s arbitrory, iLlegol, capicious, hiqhhorLtled, urolaLu,<, of Arlrd<,s 11, 2I and lltc, quarantee under Article 3OO A of tl]" Cotlstttutrott Ltl l tlut tqxrrt fro t beiKl irl utoLotion of tle Pntrctples o[ Nolurel ,Just('? cutcl l:eu I'luq dnd consequentl1 direct the Reslx)I.lclls b aorrs^rder Lhe (htlutc Al)pliculion of the Pelitioner herein nrut7e ui.lc 'lilttsettton t(l: TTAODO22 5OOO7554U and Applicatiott No.AODO2 2500075518 det(l 1 1 .O4 2024 through Mee Seuo .lor conduclitct Surueu l)erterr tl to tl@ lartd otlneasuring to an extent of 2OO .*1- f.rr.il.s -srtuat.,.l rn S--r/ ,ryos .;.;(), 556/A arrd 556/AA, Muthangi Vtllaqe, Potartchentru Mandnl, Stttrtltt Reddll D|st,l.ct and conducl surueu in tlp latLd of tllc l,?litiork'r...

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appcaring lor rcspondent Nos.1 to 5. Perused the record

3. The petitioner claims to be the owner, possessor and cnjoyer of the Plot No.548/Part-C admeasuring 200 squarc -varcls in Sy.Nos.556, 556/A and 556/AA, Muthangi Village, Patanchcruvu Mandal, Sanga Reddy District, having purchased the samc under rcgislered salc deed bearing document No.2936 of 2025 dated

10.o2.2025 ------=-.+ f 2 4 A care lui examination of the srr. I dcc<i bearing document No.2935 of .2025 reveals that t1r ' pt:titioner has purchased open plots locatcd in various surv: , r'runtbers. It is not thc case of thc pctitioncr that the prope' y purchased by him IS agncultural land and that he paid stamp cluty reglslration lees on acre basis The schedule cl propcrty in the sale deed establishcs that thc nature of the prcJ crtl is an opcn plot, admcasuring 200 scluarc yards It is set.t r cl lrru, that thc Survey Dcpartmcn t has the atrthority to cor-rdl <.t survey anci demarc:rte larncls tn 26qq;ili1n6e with thc pro .isions of thc Telangana l-ancl Rc,zr:nue Acl, I3i7 Fasli (Act IVr. Vlll of l3l7 F asli), tlre Teiangirner Survcy and Boundaries Act 1923, and the Ruies fr:rmecl thcrcr.r t-rcler. Thc Government has i;suc,rl various crrculars specilving the condilions for conclu: ing surveys, particularly F._l.in<: (field mcasurement) survevs Inr:lividuals re questing such surveys arc required to strl mit specific documents, a r-rcl if thc conditions stipulated in tht :irculars are fulfilled, the survey and boundary fixation may l,( conducted. The commissioner, Survey, Settrements, and L:r rd Records, exercising polvers unclcr the Telangana Surve-y ancl lJoundaries Act, 1923, issuccl r-clcvant circulars from time r tirne vide Rc.No.N1/ri543l99. ct:rred 23.OT.2OOt, Rc.No.l) /1408/OT, t 3 datccl13.07.2007,andRc.No.N2/|741l2o|o,dated1B.05.2o1o stipulating the conditions for conducting survey of private said Circulars outline that only agricultural lancls In contrzls t, lancls. Thc are eligible lor survey by the Survey Department are requircd to municipalities, Gram individuals owntng plots within aPProved laYouts' Panchayats, or Municipal Corporat ions engage Licensed Surveyors appointed by the such surveys, as these lands are no longer (iovernmcnl for considered agricultural' In the instant case' the petitioner's land clearlv identificd as open plots but not agricultural land the petitioner's property is not an agricultural land' thc has no jurisdiction to conduct F-[-ine Circulars issued by t he Commissioner' Survey as Per thc Survey, Settlements, and Land Records' For the aforesaid reasons, this Writ Petition is devoid of mcrits and is liable to be Survey DePartment Since IS dismissed Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed Howevcr' 5. the petitioner is at liberty to take the services of licensed Surveyorforconductingthesurveyofhispropertyi.e,open plots, if he is so advised \ I { 4 As a sequel, the misce llaneous petitions 1 end ing, if ar-ry, shall stand closed. Thcre shall be no order as to c,r;ts //TRUE COPY// SD/. '. PONNA KRISHNA ASSiIJTA$IT REGISTRAR orr,"r* "[ir-=; j

1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue, secretariat Buildings itate of Telangana at Hvderabad, Telangana State.

2. Thebistrict Collector. Sanga Reddy District. 3. The Revenue Divisional officer, sanga Reddy Division, I anga Reddy District 4. The Tahsildar, Patancheru Mandal, Sanga Reddy Distri: . 5. The Mandal Survey Officer, Patancheru Mandal, Sanga lleddy District' 6. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the Stat I of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT]

7. Ohe CC to M/s AHMED LAW FlRrvl, Advocate [OPUC] B. Two CD Copies To SA fu-\ \ - - r-::-:-\ . i i.: .l t,i,. ,(.'- IiOEC \ \ " c.J\ \' ffi ,.,j :."'.i ,:,. ,' -r., i --i/ '-2' HIGH COURT DATED:1 811112025 ORDER WP.No.34900 of 2025 DISMISSING THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. \1 ?^ \e" \b\