THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.15062 of 2011 Date:07.06.2011 Between: S.Sameer Ahmed ..... Petitioner AND Secretary, Revenue Department, Hyderabad and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Md.Sharfuddin Counsel for Respondents: Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following: ORDER: Though this writ petition has been instituted aggrieved by the action of the third respondent – Mandal Revenue Officer, Manopad Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, in ordering for resurvey to be conducted by the fourth respondent – Surveyor of the land situate in survey No.265 of Pullur Village, Manopad Mandal, the writ petitioner is essentially aggrieved that the survey operations may be carried out behind his back and thus causing him hardships. The petitioner asserts that the Surveyor has already surveyed the land situate in survey No.265, which was sub- divided earlier, and demarked the land of Acs.1.45 cents therein. Though it is somewhat strange that the Surveyor should have measured the land in guntas instead of in cents, be that as it may, let the fourth respondent - Surveyor put the writ petitioner as well as the fifth respondent herein on notice prior to undertaking the resurvey. It will be appropriate to note that Section 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 empowers every Survey Officer to determine and record an undisputed boundary. Sub-Section (2) thereof specifically requires such a Surveyor to issue notice in the prescribed manner to the parties to the dispute and other registered holders of the lands, the boundaries of which may be affected by his decision. It is, therefore, imperative for the Surveyor to comply with the requirement of Section 9(2) of the aforementioned Act by duly serving a notice of his intended resurvey of the land in survey No.265 of Pullur Village, Manopad Mandal, Mahabubnagar District and then fix the boundaries of the land. With this the Writ Petition stands disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. ____________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 07th June, 2011 Note: Issue CC in three days. (B/o) GHN