IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.37158 of 2025 Dated: 04.12.2025 Between:

Nalavola Mahender Reddy … Petitioner And The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary and four others … Respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following relief/s:-

“… to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent Nos.4 and 5 in non-considering the F-Line Application through vide No.DER022501222817, dated: 30.09.2025 and non-conducting the survey and demarcation on the land of the Petitioner to an extent of land in Survey no.392/57/a, to an extent of Ac.2-00Gts which is situated at Alwal Village and Keshampeta Mandal, Shadnagar Division, Ranga Reddy District and non-initiating to fix the boundaries to the agriculture land of the Petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and also violation of Principles of Natural Justice and consequently direct the Respondent Nos.4 and 5 to consider the F-Line application through vide No.DER022501222817, dated: 30.09.2025 of the Petitioner and conduct the survey and demarcation and fix the boundaries to the agriculture land of the Petitioner to an extent of land Ac.2-00Gts in survey no. 392/57/a which is situated at Alwal Village and keshampeta Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and pass such other order or orders …”

2. Heard Mr.Udit Narayan Dhotre, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue representing learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents. Perused the record.

3. When the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks a direction to respondent Nos.4 and 5 to conduct survey, demarcation and fixation of boundaries of subject land of the petitioner pursuant to the F-line application No.DER022501222817, dated: 30.09.2025 and to pass appropriate orders.

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 the due procedure laid down under law and conduct survey and demarcation of the subject lands by fixing boundaries.

5. It is settled law that the Survey Department has the authority to conduct survey and demarcate lands in accordance with the provisions of the Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Act No. VIII of 1317 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 specific documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulfilled, the survey and boundary 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.N1/6543/99, dated 25.07.2001, Rc.No.N1 /1408/07, dated 13.07.2007, and Rc.No.N2/1741/2010, dated 18.05.2010 stipulating the conditions for conducting survey of private lands and as per the said circulars, if the petitioner fulfils all the conditions of the said circular, it is an obligation for the respondents to conduct survey within the time specified in the said circulars.

6. In view of the aforesaid discussion, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition directing respondent Nos.4 and 5 to examine the petitioner’s F-Line application No.DER022501222817 dated: 30.09.2025, in accordance with the provisions of the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 and also in terms of the circular instructions issued by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlem