WP/40375/2025 of Thotakura Pavan Kumar Vs The State of Telangana on 31 December 2025

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking the following reiief/s:- "... to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mardamus to declare the questioning the inaction of the respondents in conducting survey, demarcation and h.xing the boundary stones in respect of the iand in Sy.No.S18/Al/l/2 to an extent of Ac.0.3800 gts, Situated at Jakranpally Shivar, Jakralpally Manda-I, Nirmal District, in spite of receipt of the requisite amount of Rs.295/- dated 15.07.2025 through FJine Petition and even after completion of the specified time of 45 days as being illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondent authorities to conduct the survey by issuing the notices to the concerned persons and to grant such other relief or reliefs ..."

2. Heard Mr.Rudresh Deshpande, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for respondents.

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3. When the matter is taken up for consid: counsel for the petiticler submits that as tl.r Iand orvners are making hectic attempt to er ( land, in order to protect and safeguard his iarv he has approached respondent No.3 and requt:r the survey and fix the boundary stones. On L of respondent No.3, petitioner paid Rs.295/- for his surve,v number along with the applicat line. Hence, he seeks a direction to responde surve_v and demarcate the boundaries of a I pertaining to agricultural land admeasuring l\ Sy.No.B1B/A1/ 1/2 situated at Jakrarr Jakranpalll. Manda], Nirmal District, pursuarl application submitted bY the Pcr No.DtrR0225OI194567, dated 20.06.2025, s : re spondent-authorities on 15.O7 .2025. -ation, learned neighbouring roach into his ul possession, ted to conduct re instructions tn 20.06.2025 on through F -rts to conduct 'icultural land :.0.3800 gts in ralllr Shivar, to the on-line itioner uide bmitted to the

1. Learned Assistant Government Plead,: for Revenue contends that the respondent authorities ui 1 consider the aforesaid F-Line application submitted by t r : petitioner by J foliowing due procedure laid down under 1aw and conduct survey and C-emarcate the subject land by fixing boundaries.

5. It is settled la'v that the Survey Department has the authority to conduct survey and demarcate lands in accordance with the provisions of the Telangana Lald Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Act No. VIII of 13i7 Fasii), 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 specific documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulhlled, the survey and boundary fixation may be conducted. The Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Lanci Records, exercising powers under the Telangana Sutrvey and Boundaries Act, 1923, issued relevant circulars from time to time vide Rc.No.N1/6543 199, dated 25-O7 '2OOL' Rc.No.N1/ l4O8 l07, dated 13.07.2OO7, and Rc.No.N2/1741 /2OlO, dated 18.05.2010 stipulating the conditions for conducting s'urvey of private lands and as per the said circulars, if the petitioner fulfils all the conditions of the said circular, it is an obligation on the pa,rt of thr: respondents to conduct survey lvithin the time specihed in the said circulars.

6. In vier,r. of the aforesaid discussion, thisr Court deems it appi-opriate to dispose of this Writ pe t tion directing respondents authorities to examine the pe,. iioner,s F-Line application, dated 15.O7 .2025, in accord€ nce with the provisions of the Telalgana Survey and BounJ rries Act, 1923 and also in terms of the circular instruction s issued by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Lan. l Records for conducting survey' on field measurement appl :ations (F.-Line applications), from time to time, as expeditiorr ;ly as possibie, by putting the interested parties on notice anrl affording them sufflcient opportunity of hearing.

7. With the above direction, this Writ peti, rn is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitio ts pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/..,I.OSMAN ALI BAIG ASSI;TANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ' |SECTION OFFICER The PrinciP Hyderabad al Secretary, Revenue DePartment Se

2. The District Collector, Nirmal District'

3. The Tahsildar, Nirmat ( Rural)' Nirmal District

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4. The Mandal Surveyor Nirmal ( Rural), Nirmal Diskict'

5. One CC to SRI RUDRESH DESHPANDE' Advocate' [OPUC]

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HIGH COURT DATED:31 11212025 (-CI 'irES ''r) ) _)It *

ORDER

WP.No.40375 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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