THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.32763 of 2010 ORDER: The 1st petitioner is said to be the absolute owner and possessor of Ac.3.10 guntas of land in Sy.No.507/1 of Uppal Bhagath Village, Uppal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, and that the officials of the revenue department have issued pattadar pass books and title deeds in favour of the 1st petitioner. The 2nd petitioner is said to have filed O.S.No.138 of 2007 in the Court of III Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, for partition of the said property. It is stated that on account of certain developments, that have taken place around the land in Sy.No.507/1, the petitioners submitted an application to the 4th respondent with a prayer to cause survey of the land and fixation of boundaries. Initially, the 2nd petitioner approached this Court by filing W.P.No.31589 of 2010, seeking direction against the respondents to cause survey of the land. On being pointed out that he is not the absolute owner, as of now, he has withdrawn that writ petition, and the present writ petition is filed by both of them, to declare the action of the respondents in not conducting the survey as illegal and arbitrary. It is also alleged that the respondents are demolishing the compound wall around the land, and that the respondents 5 and 6 are attempting to dump garbage over the land. Relief in that regard is also claimed. Heard Sri P.S.P. Suresh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners submitted application with a request to cause survey of the land. The A.P. Survey and Boundaries Act and the Rules made thereunder prescribe the procedure for survey of the lands. In case, the respondents feel that the request made by the petitioners cannot be acceded to, reasons therefor must be communicated. Further, when survey dispute is pending, the respondents cannot be permitted to undertake any activity over the land. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents 3 and 4 to arrange for conducting the survey of the land in Sy.No.507/1 of Uppal Bhagath Village, Uppal Mandal, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in case the petitioners have already made an application for that purpose. If the respondents 3 and 4 are of the view that the request of the petitioners cannot be acceded to, reasons therefor shall be communicated within the same period. Till such time, the respondents shall not undertake any activity over the said land. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.28-12-2010. KO