THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking following relief:

“For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioner herein that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, 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.DERO22401069632, dated: 20.06.2024 and non-conducting the survey and demarcation on the land of the Petitioner to an extent of land Ac.2.28 Gts in Survey No. 305/A, an extent of land Ac.4.11 Gts in Survey No.340/A, an extent of land Ac.0.28 Gls in Survey No. 342/A1, an extent of land Ac. 0.05 Gts in Survey No.343/EE, an extent of land Ac.1.26 Gts in Survey No. 346/AA1, an extent of land Ac.1.32 Gts in Survey No. 347/Ru, an extent of land Ac.1.29 Gts in Survey No.489/A, an extent of land Ac.3.04 Gts in Survey No. 490/A, totaling Ac.16.03 Gts, which is situated at Arutla Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, 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, 15, 21 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.DER022401069632, dated: 20.06.2024 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.16.03 Gts in Survey Nos. 305/A, 340/A, 342/A1, 343/ΕΕ, 346/AA1, 347/Ru, 489/A and 490/A which is situated at Arutla Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

2. It is stated that the petitioner is the pattadar and possessor of land admeasuring to an extent of Acs.16.03 guntas in Survey Nos. 305/A, 340/A, 342/A1, 343/EE, 346/AA1, 347/Ru, 489/A and 490/A, situated at Arutla Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District (for short, ‘subject land’) and the revenue authorities have issued e-pattadar passbook to the petitioner vide No.T05170212453 and Khata No.4675 under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2020 and the petitioner is cultivating the subject land without any interruption from anybody in the village. It is further stated that due to abnormal increase of the land price and in order to protect his land from the land grabbers, the petitioner submitted F-Line application dated 20.06.2024 vide Application No. DER022401069632 to respondent Nos.4 and 5 by paying requisite fee to conduct survey of the subject land and fix the boundaries. The grievance of the petitioner is that even after receiving the said F-Line application, the respondent authorities are not conducting survey and fixation of the boundaries.

3. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and with their consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in terms of the circulars issued by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records, the respondents are bound to consider the application within 45 days from the date of the application after collecting necessary charges. 5. Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents has submitted that the respondent authorities will consider the aforesaid F-Line application submitted by the petitioner by following due procedure laid down under law and conduct survey and demarcate the subject land by fixing boundaries.

6. 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