THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.822 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners on the one hand and respondent Nos.3 and 4 on the other are neighbours of each other and they own land in various survey numbers of Yepuru Village, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari District. Some disputes are pending between them. Respondent Nos.3 and 4 submitted an application before the Revenue Authorities of the District with a request to cause survey of their lands in Survey Nos.34/5, 35/6, 43/2. 43/3, 43/4, 44/2, 44/5 and 4/7. Complaining that the survey is not being effected, respondent Nos.3 and 4 and certain others approached this Court by filing W.P.No.10272 of 2009. The writ petition was disposed of on 20.05.2009, directing the respondents herein to examine the representation and take necessary steps in accordance with law. Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 issued notices to the petitioners on various dates proposing to conduct survey. The petitioners challenge the action of respondent Nos.1 and 2 in taking steps to conduct the survey. They contend that they were not made parties to the writ petition and that a suit filed by respondent Nos.3 and 4 and certain others is pending. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Andhra Pradesh Survey and Boundaries Act (for short ‘the Act’) and the Rules made thereunder prescribe the procedure to be followed for conducting survey of the lands. Whenever the survey is to be undertaken on the application made by the owner of the land in any survey number, the immediate neighbours are required to be issued notice. It is in this context that the petitioners were served with notice. The principal grievance of the petitioners is that though the application submitted by respondent Nos.3 and 4 is for survey of their lands, respondent Nos.1 and 2 are taking steps to survey the lands held by the petitioners. In case the intention of respondent Nos.1 and 2 is to exclusively survey the lands of petitioners, it would not at all be permissible. On the other hand, if the survey of the lands of the petitioners mentioned in the notice is warranted in the course of fixation of the boundaries of the survey numbers mentioned in the application submitted by respondent Nos.3 and 4, no exception can be taken to it. At any rate, mere fixation of boundaries would not have any effect upon the possession of the parties over the land. Further, the affected parties can work out their remedies either by raising objection or by filing a suit under Section 14 of the Act. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that respondent Nos.1 and 2 shall strictly follow the procedure prescribed by the Act and the Rules made thereunder and they shall not independently survey the lands of the petitioners, except in the course of fixing the boundaries mentioned in the application, dated 03.03.2009, submitted by respondent Nos.3 and 4 or others. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:25.01.2010 Note: Issue cc in one week. (B/o) kdl