THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4383 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is the Gram Panchayat of Pedda Padmapuram. An extent of Ac.5.00 of land is said to have been given by the Government to the Gram Panchayat for construction of a school building. It is stated that the school building has since been constructed. The grievance of the petitioner is that in the vacant land, number of encroachments have been taking place on account of lack of proper boundaries. An application is said to have been made to the Tahsildar, Melaputti Mandal, Srikakulam, the 2nd respondent herein on 20.01.2009 with a request to conduct survey and fix the boundaries and it is complained that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Andhra Pradesh Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 and the Rules made thereunder prescribe the procedure for survey of lands and fixation of boundaries. On submission of an application and payment of prescribed fee, the authority concerned has to undertake the survey and fixation of boundaries. If the application filed by the petitioner was defective, in any manner, the 2nd respondent ought to have informed the same to it. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the 2nd respondent to conduct survey of the land in Survey No.291 of Pedda Padmapuram Village within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The 2nd respondent shall issue notice to the affected parties and he may require the petitioner to comply with the deficiencies, if any, in the application. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:04.03.2009 JSU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4383 of 2009 Date: 04.03.2009 JSU