IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 13054 of 2008 Between: Arekapudi Sarvagna Chowdary S/o.Raghavendra Rao R/o. Anagaluru Village, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 2 The Tahsildar, Nandiwada Mandal, Krishna District. 3 The Asst. Director, Survey & Land Records, Machilipatnam at Krishna District. 4 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudiwada Revision Division, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction preferably one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not conducting survey and demarcation to the petitioner lands in Sy.No.4.75 cents of agricultural land. I paid challan of Rs.250/- for demarcation fee on 19.6.2008 vide challan No.7708 for demarcating my land in Sy.No.5/1, Ac.1.75 cents and Sy.No.17/1 Ac.2.25 cents and Sy.No.2/2, Ac.0.75 cents situated at Rudrapaka Village, Nandiwada Mandal, Krishna District is illegal arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently implement the order of the 1st respondent vide L.Dis.No.7350/2005, dt. 8.12.2005 and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.VENKATA RAGHU MANNEPALLI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.13054 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner state that his father and his family members are all freedom fighters and that the Government of Andhra Pradesh granted land to his family and that his mother has been getting freedom fighters pension from the Government and that the lands in question belong to him. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents are not conducting survey and demarcation of the lands in question although he made a representation along with the requisite fee of Rs.250/- by way of challan on 19.06.2008 subsequent to the direction given by the first respondent-Collector to the second respondent- Tahsildar vide L.Dis. No.7350/2005 dated 08.12.2005 directing the second respondent to enquire into the matter and take necessary action in regard thereto. Hence, he filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. Although the petitioner contends that he made a representation along with the requisite fee of Rs.250/- by way of challan on 19.06.2008, no such copy of the representation said have been filed before the respondents is produced before this Court except a bare copy of the challan dated 19.06.2008 evidencing the payment of fee of Rs.250/-. However, if any such application filed by the petitioner in proper format along with the requisite fee for conducting the survey of the lands in question is pending before the second respondent, as contended by the petitioner, the second respondent-Tahsildar, Nandiwada Mandal, Krishna District, is directed to consider the same and take necessary action in regard thereto. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 24.06.2008 VGSR