IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14482 of 2008 Between: Smt. K. Sudha, W/o. A. Srinivasa Sharma, R/o. H.No.28-1051 G, Vidyanagar, Nandyal Town, kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Tahasildar, Mahanandi Mandal, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent in not deputing Mandal surveyor of his office for taking measurements of the lands in sy.No.556 to an extent of Ac. 0.10 cents, Sy.No.601 to an extent of Ac.0.62, Sy.No.603 to an extent of Ac.0.38 cents, Sy.No.604 to an extent of Ac.0.29 cents, sy.No.605 to an extent of AC.0.32 Cents, Sy.No.216/2 to an extent of Ac.0.32 cents, Sy.No.217 to an extent of Act. 0.17 cents, Sy.No.428 to an extent of Ac.0.47 cents, Sy.No. 429 to an extent of Ac. 0.68 Cents totaling in an extent of Ac. 3.43 cents situated at Gajulapalli Village, Mahanandi Mandal, Kurnool district for sub division and to fix up the boundaries of the lands with meets and bounds as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to Rule 14 and Section 10 of A.P. Record of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Book Act of 1971 and consequently direct the respondent to direct the Mandal Surveyor Mahanandi, kurnool district to measure and subdivide the above lands of the petitioner and pas Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SUBBA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 14482 of 2008 Order: The petitioner states that she made an application dated 22.09.2007 requesting the respondent-Tahsildar to conduct survey of the lands in question situated at Gajulapalli village, Mahanandi Mandal, Kurnool District, and fix the boundaries thereto. The grievance of the petitioner is that though a survey notice was issued on 24.02.2008, fixing the date of survey as 01.03.2008, but so far no survey was conducted nor passed any orders on the application filed by her. Hence, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. In spite of granting time, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has not obtained any instructions in the matter. He, however, agreed to dispose of the writ petition at the stage of admission itself with the following directions: The respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Mahanandi Mandal, Kurnool District, is directed to consider the application dated 22.09.2007, said to have been filed by the petitioner seeking to conduct survey of the lands in question situated at Gajulapalli village, Mahanandi Mandal, Kurnool District, and fix the boundaries thereto, after issuing notices to all concerned, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 18.07.2008 Nsr