THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7432 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the owner of an extent of Acs.17.19 guntas of land in Survey No.158 of Dammaiguda, H/o. Kapra Village, Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. It is stated that it submitted applications from the year 2002 onwards, the latest being the one on 02.03.2009, to the respondent, with a request to cause survey of the land and to fix the boundaries thereof. The grievance of the petitioner is 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. The petitioner states that it had made applications from the year 2002 onwards and so far, no action has been taken thereon. By any standard, the inaction for such a long time cannot be countenanced. If the application filed by the petitioner was defective, in any manner, the respondent ought to have informed the same. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to conduct survey of an extent of Acs.17.19 guntas of land in Survey No.158 of Dammaiguda, H/o. Kapra Village, Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The 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:09.04.2009 kdl