IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8898 of 2009 Between: G.Venkanna Goud S/o.Venkati R/o.H.No.20-21, Subash Nagar, Husnabad Village and Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Karimnagar District at Karimnagar. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Husnabad, Karimnagar 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in not fixing the boundaries to the land in Sy.No. 1150 an extent of Ac.5.00 of Husnabad Village and Mandal, Karimnagar District as highly illegal arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 10.6.2008 made by the petitioner and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.EATHAKOTA VENKATA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 8898 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims that he has been assigned an extent of 5.00 acres of land in survey No. 1150 of Husnabad Village and Mandal on 20.9.1997 and that pattadar pass book was also issued. Since some disputes arose as to the boundary of the land, he submitted a representation dated 10.6.2008 to the Collector for fixation of the boundaries. His grievance is that no action has been taken yet. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The A.P. Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 and the Rules made thereunder prescribe the procedure to be followed for fixation of boundaries and causing survey of the lands. The stipulated fee is to be paid and application is required to be made duly furnishing the particulars. If the concerned authority finds that the applicant has the locus standi to seek survey, he would issue notice to the owners of the neighbouring lands and undertake survey of the land. The application has to be made either to the Mandal Revenue Officer or the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records. A representation made to the District Collector cannot be acted upon. Even now the petitioner can make an application in the prescribed form duly remitting the stipulated fee. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing that it shall be open to the petitioner to submit an application either to the Mandal Revenue Officer or Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records together with the necessary challan and as and when such application is made, the concerned authority shall cause survey of the land of the petitioner duly issuing notice to the neighbouring land owners. No costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Date: 28th April, 2009 Note: Furnish c.c. in 3 days B/o pnb