THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2704 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner submitted an application, dated 13.03.2007, to the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, Ranga Reddy District, the second respondent herein, with a request to cause survey and demarcation of the land in Survey Nos.60, 61 and 62 of Parweda Chanchalam Village, Shankarpally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Through a Memo, dated 02.08.2007, the second respondent informed the petitioner that the demarcation cannot be considered as desired. The petitioner challenges the said Memo. 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 to be followed in the matter of undertaking survey and fixation of boundaries. The petitioner submitted an application on 13.03.2007, with a request to cause survey and demarcation of the land referred to above. The second respondent appears to have called for a report from the Deputy Inspector of Survey. On the basis of the report, dated 01.08.2007, the second respondent issued the impugned Memo. It reads as under: “Sri S.A. Reddy is hereby informed that the Dy.IOS has reported that the partly records of Sy.Nos.60,61, and 62 situated at Parweda Chanchalam Village of Shankarpally Mandal are not available, due to which the demarcation not completed. In view of the above, you are hereby informed that the demarcation cannot be considered as desired.” The observation in the first paragraph does not convey any meaning worth its name. The Survey and Land Records Department cannot be permitted to say that it does not have records in respect of any land. Every endeavour must be made by it to trace the records and cause survey. If such pleas are entertained, the very purpose of having a department, which is conferred with the exclusive powers, would be defeated. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned Memo is set aside and the respondents are directed to cause survey of the land of the petitioner in pursuance of the application, dated 13.03.2007, submitted by him, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:21.04.2009 kdl