The High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 o'f lhe 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 or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of the Respondents No.3 and 4 in conducting survey and fixing the boundaries of the land in Sy,No.1/E, admeasuring Ac 2-21 Gts. and Sy No.24lRU, admeasuring Ac 1-20 Gts., total admeasuring Ac 4-01 Gts., situated at Gopanpally Village, Tandur I\1andal, Vikarabad District. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the H.igh Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents No.3 and 4 to consider the Fline Petition N|o.DER022501158922, dt.04.07.2025 pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI ABDUL NAJEEB KHAN Counsel forthe Respondents: SRI L.RAVINDER, AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.4O351 2025 Dated,: 3l-t2.2025 Between: Sri Mohammed Khadeer Hussain. ... Petitioner And The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary and three others ... Respondents ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking the following relief/s:- "... to issue an appropriate Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of the Respondents No.3 and 4 in conducting survey and firxing the boundaries of the land in Sy.No.1/E, admeasuring Ac.2.21 Gts, and Sy.No.24/RU, admeasuring Ac.4.O I gts situated ai Gopanpatly Village, Tandur Mardal, Vikarabad District and pass..."

2. Heard Mr.Abdul Najeeb Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appearir.gz for respondents -- !- \ .-r-.e!

3. When the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to act upon the F-line application No.DER022501158922 dated 04.07.2025 submitted by the petitioner to conduct survey and to hx boundaries of the lald admeasuring Ac.2.21 gts 1n Sy.No.1/E and Ac. 1.20 gts 1n Sy,No.24lRU, total admeasuring Ac.4.01 gts, situated at Gopanpally Village, Tandur Mandai, Vikarabad District.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue contends that the respondent authorities will consider the aforesaid F-Line application submitted by the petitioner by following due procedure laid down under law and conduct survey and demarcate the subject land by Iixing boundaries.

5. It is settled law that the Survey Department has the authority to conduct survey and demarcate lands in accordance with the provisions ol the Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Act No. VIII of l3l7 Fasli), the Telangana 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 (field measurement) surveys. Individuals requesting such surveys are required to submit specilic documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulfilied, the survey and bgundary fixation may be conducted. The Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records, exercising powers under the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, issued relevant circulars from time to time vide Rc.No.N1/6543 199, dated 25.07.2001, Rc.No.Nl/ l4O8 /07, dated 13.07.2OO7, and Rc.No.N2/ 1741l 2OlO, dated 18.05.20 10 stipulating the conditions for conducting surve], of private lands and as per the said circulars, if the petitioner fulfils all the conditions of the said circular, it is al obligation on the part of the respondents to conduct survey u,ithin the time specilied in the said circulars. q I

6. In view of the aforesaid discussion, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition directing the respondents-authorities to examine the petitioner's F-Line application uide No. D ERO225O I I 58922, dated 04.07. 2025, in accordance with the provisions of the Telahgana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 and also in terms of the circular instructions issued by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlements l arrd Land Records for conducting survey on field measurement applications (F-Line applications), from time to time, as expeditiously as possible, rvithin a period of (90) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, strictly in accordance with law, by putting the interested parties on notice and affording them suflicient opportunity of hearing.

7. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, sha1l stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/-MOHD. ISMAIL DEPUTY REGISTRAR G SECTION OFFICER I o, Hyderabad.

1. The Principal Secretary to Government' Revenue Department' Secretariat' 2. The District Collector, Vikarabad District' Office at lntegrated District Offices ' il;;E; ?r-,Gi noia. Vikarabad relangana State' 3 I he Asst Director, Survev and Land Records Vikarabad District' Office at 4. The Tahsildar, Tandur Mandal, Vikarabad District' Telangana State' 5 One CC to SRI ABDUL NAJEEB KHAN' Advocate [OPUCI 6 Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE' High Court for the State of Telangana at lntegrated District ottrce"svCl;p[;' P;;6iRoaa' Vit<araoao Telangana State Hyderabad . [OUT] Two CD CoPies l$., "P \4K BS l .t HIGH COURT DATED:31 11212025 I / THE S Y f- 0 2 [[8 2026 T O RDER WP.No.40351 of 2025 NISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT'COSTS 1 ?.