THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.32723 of 2025

ORDER:

Aggrieved by the inaction of respondent No.4 in taking steps to rectify the revenue records by way of correcting the Survey Number as 88/1/2/d instead of 794/3/A/3, admeasuring Ac.0-30 guntas situated at Rejarla Village, Sathupally Mandal, Khammam District, inspite of the orders of respondent No.2 vide Lr.Rc.No.D4/1475/2021, dated 14.07.2021 following by online application bearing No.2500002885, dated 18.01.2025 and personal visits, the present writ petition is filed.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of the agricultural land in Survey No.794/3/A/3, admeasuring Ac.0-30 guntas situated at Rejarla Mandal, Sathupally Mandal, Khammam District. It is further submitted that petitioner was issued passbook and title deed bearing Khata No.755 pertaining to the said land and he was in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the said land without any interruption or interference from anybody else.

4. It is further submitted that the respondent No.3 issued notification No.A3/57/2020, dated 11.12.2020 for acquisition of petitioner’s land for the purpose of development of road from Sathupally to Vijayawada. In that connection, the notice issued under Section 19 of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 vide notification No.A3/14/2021, dated 19.04.2021, which was published on 24.04.2021 indicates that his land admeasuring Ac.0-30 guntas in Survey No.794/3/A/3 falls in Survey No.88/1/2/d as per ground reality. Having come to know of the same that the survey number in respect of his land, which he is in possession falls in Survey No.88/1/2/d instead of Survey No.794/3/A/3, the petitioner made a representation to official respondents requesting to rectify the revenue records by incorporating Survey No.88/1/2/d in place of Survey No.794/3/A/3. It is further submitted that subsequent to the representation submitted by the petitioner, the official respondent No.2 issued a letter bearing Rc.No.D4/1475/2021, dated 14.07.2021 directing respondent No.4 to go through the contents of the representation and to take necessary action as per rules.

5. Till date, as no action is initiated on the petitioner’s representation, pursuant to the direction of respondent No.4, the petitioner is constrained to file this writ petition seeking appropriate directions.

6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that the petitioner’s representation and letter issued by respondent No.2 will be considered by respondent No.4 in due course of time and appropriate orders would be passed and seeks to pass appropriate orders.

7. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, without making any observations on the merits and demerits of the case, the respondent No.4 is directed to consider the petitioner’s application dated 18.01.2025 for rectification of survey numbers in the revenue records and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law.

8. With the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications if any pending, in this petition, shall stand closed.

____________________ E.V.VENUGOPAL, J Date: 29.10.2025 Nsk