Telangana High Court
WP/33624/2026 of Manga Sugunavva Vs The State of Telangana on 6 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V,SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO :33624OF 2026 Between: '1 . Manga Sugunawa, Wo Manga Sailoo, age 55 years,
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V,SHRAVAN KUMAR
WRIT PETITION NO:33624OF 2026
Between:
'1 . Manga Sugunawa, Wo Manga Sailoo, age 55 years, Occ : Agriculture, Rl/o Gorgal village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy District.
2. Manga Nagamani, W/o Prakash, age 58 years, Occ: Agriculture, Rl/o Gorgal village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy district.
3. IVlanga Satyawa, W/o Manga Balaiah age. 55 years, Occ : Agriculture, Rl/o Gorgal village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy district.
4. Manga Durgaiah, Sio lsthari, age.50 years, Occ : Agriculture, Fl/o Gorgal village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy district.
5. Manga Shantawa, Wo lshaq, age.54 years, Occ : Agriculture, Ryo Gorgal village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kama reddy district.
6. Manga Margawa, Wo sanjevulu, age.50 years, Occ ; Agriculture, Rl/o Gorgal village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy district.
.....PETITIONERS
AND
1. The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat at Hyderabad.
2. The District Collector, Kamareddy District.
3. The Forest Range Officer, Banswada, Kamareddy District.
4. The Tahsildar, Gadwal Mandal, Kamareddy District.
5. The Deputy Surveyor, Survey and land Department Nizam SagarMandal Kamareddy District.
.....RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the Respondents.3 and 4 without considering the objection petition dated 02-04-2026 of petitioners that already survey was conducted pertinent to Survey No.1 71 and fixed boundaries situated at Gorgal village Nizamsagar IVlandal Kamareddy district on 09-06-2010, the Respondent No.4 submitted a letter No.T/2348/2008 Dated 29-07-2010 to respondent No.3. The Respondent No.3
issued Notice No.file No.B/169/2026 Dated 28-09-2026 for conducting survey on 06- 10-2026 and that already conducted Joint survey by the respondent No.3 to 5 Dated 09-06-2010 and fixed the boundaries and made Trenches pertain to the forest compartment No.299 Nizam sagar reserve forest and without considering the same they against issued notice for conducting survey is illegal and the action of the respondent. No.3 to 5 as illegal, arbitrary, high handedness and against the principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 16,'19 (1) (g), 21, 300 A and 301 of the Constitution of lndia.
I.A.NO:1 OF 2026
Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings Notice No.file No.B/169/2026 Dated 28-09-2026 'for conducting survey on 06-10-2026 pertain to petitioner land in Survey No.'1 71
Situated at Gourgal village, Nizamsagar Mandal Kamareddy district pending disposal of the above writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI G.RAJESHWAR RAO
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1, 2,4 & 5: Ms. DARA HARITHA KIRAN, AGP
FOR REVENUE
Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : AGP FOR FORESTS
The Court made the following ORDER
IN THE HIGH COI'RT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGAI{A AT I{YDERABAI)
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR
WRIT PETITION No.33624 of 2o26
(cNR No.HBH co 10690082026)
Datez o6,10.2o26
Between:
Manga Sugunawa,
and 5 others.
Petitioners
AND
The State of Telangana,
Rep.by its Principal Secretary
Revenue Department,
Secretariat, Hyderabad,
and 4 others.
Respondents
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ORDER
The petitioners are aggrieved by the action of respondents without considering the objection petition dated O2.O4.2026 filed by the petitioners, in issuing notice by the Manda-I Surveyor, Nizamsagar Mandal, vide No.B/ 169/2026, dated 28.09.2026 for conducting survey on 06.70.2026 in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.6.28 guntas in Survey No.171 situated at Gorgal Village N2amsagar Mandal, Kamareddy District (hereinafter referred to as 'subject landJ, as illega1 and arbitrary.
2. Heard Mr. G. Rajeshwar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Dara Haritha Kiran, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.l, 2, 4 & 5 and learned Assistalt Government Pleader for Forests appearing for respondent W.P. No. 5362a 2026 No.3. With the consent of both the parties, the writ petition is being taken up for disposal. Perused the entire record.
3. The bnef facts of the case as stated in the writ affidavit are that petitioner No.1 claims to be the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.1.O0 gr.rntas, petitioner No.2 claims to be the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.1.28 guntas and petitioner Nos.3 to 6 ciaim to be owners and possessors of land admeasuring one acre each. total extent-Ac.6.28 guntas in Survey No.171. The subject assigned land was allotted to the petitioners under the Land Distribr,rtion Scheme in July-August 20O5 b1' the erstwhile Government of Andhra Pradesh, vide RDS No.A.690 of 20O5. It is submitted that a joint survey was already conducted by the respondent Nos.3 to 5 and boundaries were fixed in respect of the subject land on 09.06.2010. In this regard, the respondent No.4- Tahsild:rr, Gadwal Mandal submitted a letter No.81234812008, dated
29. O7 .2O1O to the respondent No.3-Forest Range Officer, Banswada informing about the conduct of panchanma and making Tranches pertarning to the Forest Compartment No.299, Nizamsagar Reserve Forest along with survey report ald location map. The petitioners submitted objection petitron to the respondent authorities on
02. O4.2026. It is further submitted that respondent No.3 and his staff trespassed into the subject land on 3O.O9 .2012 and also lodged complaint against the petitioners and that the police registered a criminal case against the petitioners, ,ride FIR No.g4 of 2072 for the lr\ISK,J V.P, Xo. 33621 2(,26 offences .uls.3O7, 447, 332 and 29O r/w Sec.34 of IPC and the same was numbered as S.C.No.199 of 2072 arrd that the trial Court convicted the petitioners in the said case and later when the petitioners preferred Crl.A.No.18 of 2Ol4 before the appellate Court, the same was allowed and the petitioners are acquitted. The petitioners also lodged a complaint against the respondent No.3. It is further submitted that without considering the objection petition dated O2.O4.2026 frled by the petitioner, the Mandal Surveyor issued notice No.B/169 12026, dated 28.09.2026 fior conducting survey again on 06.10.2026. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is h1ed.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners has placed copies of pattadar passbooks issued by the Revenue Department in respect of the subject land ald submits that a joint survey was conducted and boundaries were fixed in the subject land on 09.O6.2010 and petitioners filed objection petition on 02.O4.2026. However, without considering the s€une, the Mandal Surveyor issued notice No.B I 169 12026, dated 28.09.2026 for conducting survey again on 06.10.2026.
5. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Forests would submit that the objection petition is given by the petitioners on 02.04.2026, which is before issuing the impugned notice dated 28.09.2026 and if the petitioners file fresh objection petition to the notice dated 28.09.2026, the same will be taken into consideration lavliK,J w.P. 0.-33624 2026 and appropriate orders would be passed by the respondent authorities and pralred this Court to pass appropriate orders in this writ petition.
6. At this juncture, the learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petrtioners would make fresh objection petition to the impugned notice dated 28.09 .2026 along with copies of pattadar passbooks before the respondent authorities and prayed this Court to pass appropriate orders in this writ petition.
7. In that view of the matter, recording the aforesaid submissions and with the consent of the learned counsel on either side, without going into the merits of the case, this Court deems it fit and proper to grant iiberty to the petitioners to fi1e fresh objection petition to the impugned notice dated 28.09.2026, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on such filing of fresh objection petition, the respondent authorities are directed to consider the fresh objection petition and after putting notice to all the concerned/ affected / interested parties ald after verifying the pattadar passbooks and relevant documents and on proper enquiry pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law ancl the same shall be communicated to the petitioners and other interested parties. Till such time. the respondent authorities shall not dispossess the petitioners from the subject 1and. The entire exercise shall be completerl within a period of Eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of fresh objection petition. -+ Efl:--i-z
--7 To W.P. l{o.-33524-2o2c 8'Itismadeclealthatifthepetitionersa-reaggrievedbysuch proceedings, they are at liberty to work out their remedies as available under law before the appropriate forum' g. With the above observation and direction' this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, if any pending in this writ petition, shall stand closed. ASsrsrANri?t[f'#H |/TRUE CoPY/' a ___ SECTION OFFICER The Principal Secretary' Revenue Department' Secretariat State of Telangana ?":'S:ffi :,1""::,1,IlrBlX'.1J,?51'J<"j.,*oovDistrict H: !I",1 fi :lt8frfl3ihffi ;l'["' i"oov o''i']I ", N izam sasarMand ar +,tiI '#;;il survevor' Survev and land Departmer fflfffi'S',lSg'To* *tu'*uE Hish court ror the State or relansana at ?*ff3:t",""'r'roR FoRESrs, Hish court for the state of relangana at BIl"tt?S JRI'J'RAJESH*AR RAo' Advocate toPUCl
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ORDER
WP.No.33624 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. {\-/
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