IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 12538 of 2005 Between: S.Penta Reddy, S/o.Agi Reddy, R/o.H.No.23-4-23/1, Sulthan Shahi, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 2 The Dy.Director, Survey and Land Records, Hyderabad District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Bahadurpura Mandal, Hyderabad district. 4 The Mandal Surveyor, Bahadurpura Mandal, Hyderabad District. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by Mr S. Penta reddy with a prayer to issue writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the act of the respondents in not surveying, demarcating and giving report over the land of 100 acres in SurveyNo.134/20 known as Knachan Alibag situated at Meer Sagar Hamlet of Mailareddypali Village, Rajendra Nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, presently in Bahadur Pura Mandal, Hyderabad District as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. The petitioner claims that he purchased the property under an Agreement of Sale, dated 11.09.1975, and thereafter, he filed O.S.No.133 of 1994 on the file of II Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, and obtained a decree. His further case is that he submitted an application to the Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Hyderabad District for demarcation of the land purchased by him and his application has been forwarded to the Mandal Revenue Officer and since the Mandal Revenue Officer has not taken any action, this writ petition has been filed by invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner submitted an application to the Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Hyderabad for demarcation of the land purchased by him and thereafter, his application came to be forwarded to the Mandal Revenue Officer for necessary action. He placed on record the communication sent by the Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Hyderabad District to the Mandal Revenue Officer, Bahadurpura Mandal. The said communication reveals that the application of the petitioner has been sent to the Mandal Revenue Officer for necessary action. Such is the situation, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the Mandal Revenue Officer, Bahadurpura Mandal to take appropriate action on the application of the petitioner forwarded to him by the Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Hyderabad District within 8 (eight) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ____________ 10-08-2005 Note: issue copy in 4 days B/o kvrm