THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL

WRIT PETITION No.35751 of 2025

ORDER:

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of

India, is filed seeking the following relief:

“...to issue an order/direction or writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.3 in issuing notice vide C/2052/2025, dated 12.11.2025 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, restrain respondent No.3 in interfering with the petitioners peaceful possession and enjoyment over the subject properties or pass such other order

or orders...”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for

Revenue.

3. Petitioners herein are claiming that they are the absolute owners and possessors of land admeasuring Acs.5.00 guntas i.e., Ac.1.27 guntas in Sy.No.257/A/1, Ac.1.27 guntas in Sy.No.257/A1/2 and Ac.1.26 guntas in Sy.No.257/A1/3, situated at Shabashpaly Village, Shivampet Mandal, Medak District, on the strength of the registered sale deed bearing Document No.6062 of 2012, dated 21.12.2012. The revenue authorities have mutated their names in the revenue records and also issued

e-pattadar passbooks vide passbook Nos.T08170070323 and T08170070324 and Khata Nos.526 and 527 in their favour under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 2020 (hereinafter referred to ‘ROR Act, 2020’). Respondent No.4 therein has issued a notice vide No.C/229/2024, dated 29.10.2024 for conducting survey in Sy.No.233, whereas the subject lands of the petitioners are forming part of Sy.No.257.

4. Aggrieved by the said notice, petitioners have filed W.P.No.34636 of 2024. Vide order dated 12.12.2024, this Court disposed of the said writ petition granting liberty to the petitioners to file objections, if the petitioners are aggrieved by the said notice for conducting survey in Sy.No.233 and on filing of such objections, respondent No.4 shall conduct survey only after considering the said objections.

5. In compliance with the directions of this Court vide order dated 12.12.2024, petitioners have submitted objections to the respondent No.4 in respect of notice dated 29.10.2024 stating that the subject property is not falling under Sy.No.233, it pertains to Sy.No.257. Without considering the said objections, respondent authorities have conducted survey.

6. While so, on the request made by respondent No.6, the Deputy Inspector of Survey, office of respondent No.3, ha issued notice dated 13.08.2025 proposed to conduct survey on 23.08.2025 in respect of the land in Sy.No.233 of Shabhashpally Village. The said Deputy Inspector of Survey, Office of respondent No.3, came to the site on 23.08.2025 and tried to conduct survey but petitioners resisted the same. The Deputy Inspector of Survey, Office of respondent No.3, informed the petitioners stating that they will come again in the second week of September, 2025 and conduct survey. Challenging the said action of the respondent authorities, petitioners have filed W.P.No.27768 of 2025.

7. Vide order dated 15.09.2025, this Court disposed of the said writ petition granting liberty to the petitioners to submit objections, along with all the relevant documents, to Deputy Inspector of Survey, Office of respondent No.3, within one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the said objections, Deputy Inspector of Survey, Office of respondent No.3 shall consider the same and thereafter, he can conduct survey by putting the petitioners, respondent No.6 and all interested parties on notice and affording them an opportunity.

8. In compliance with order dated 15.09.2025, petitioners have submitted objections on 17.09.2025 stating that the petitioners are not the adjacent owners or neighbours to Sy.No.233 and requested the respondent authorities to remove their names from the notice. Without considering the said objections, respondent authorities issued a fresh notice for conducting the survey in File No.C/2052/2025, dated

12.