IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE Writ Petition No.16042 of 2002 Between: 1. R.Satyanarayana (Died as per L.R.s) 2. Smt.K.Lakshamma, W/o. Late R.Satyanarayana, aged about 65 years, Occ.House Wife, R/o. H.No.8-1-56, Old Bowenpally, Secunderabad And others …Petitioners AND The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District having Its office at Khairtabad, Hyderabad And another. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO Writ Petition No.16042 of 2002 ORDER: In this writ petition, a direction is sought by petitioner (during pendency of writ petition, petitioner died and his Legal Representatives are on record) to quash the memo dated 20.03.2002 issued by Mandal Revenue Officer (now Tahsildar), Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and for a consequential direction to him to conduct survey and fix boundaries in land admeasuring Acs.7.20 guntas in Survey No.91/AA1/2 of Old Bowenpally Village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District (hereinafter referred to as ‘petition schedule land’). Petitioner is statedly owner of petition schedule land, which he inherited from his predecessors. He was personally cultivating the land. In passage of time, adjoining lands were converted into non- agricultural lands. So as to protect his land, petitioner got it measured and found that it fell short of actual area. Therefore, on 21.02.2002, he made an application to Tahsildar, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, requesting for survey. In response thereto, impugned memo was issued informing that survey could not be taken up for want of tippons in village records. Hence, present writ petition is filed. Respondents have not filed any counter affidavit opposing writ petition. Today, when the matter is called, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (LA) submits that file bearing No.A.1136/2002 is not readily traceable. Therefore, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that, if a fresh application is filed by petitioners, enclosing necessary documents, survey would be taken up. In view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to petitioner to make a fresh application enclosing necessary documents including file numbers and survey numbers of adjoining lands. As and when such application is received from petitioners, second respondent shall arrange for survey of land and complete the same within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of application from petitioners. Ten (10) days time is granted to petitioners to file such application. The writ petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) October 07, 2009 Bvv