IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9008 of 2008 Between: 1 Nunna Venkateswra Rao S/o.Late Venkataramana Vadalakunta Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavri District. 2 Nunna Vijaya Mohana Rao S/o.Late Venkataramana Vadalakunta Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavri District. 3 Nunna Kamili S/o.Late Venkataramana Vadalakunta Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavri District. 4 Nunna Meharbabu S/o.Late Venkataramana Vadalakunta Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavri District. 5 Jujjavarapu Narayana S/o.Late RAttaiah, Vadalakunta Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavri District. 6 Mattaparthi Vasantha Rayudu S/o.late Ramanna Resident of Komatikunta village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavri District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2 The Joint Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jangareddy gudem, West Godavari District. 4 The Tahsildar, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. 5 The Divisional Forest Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru. 6 Komatikunta Grampanchayat, rep./ by its Sarpanch, Komatikunta Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ, order, or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 5 in not conducting survey and sub division in respect of the dry lands in an extent of Ac. 22-00 of petitioners 1 to 4, Ac.08-00 of 5th petitioner and Ac. 18-00 of 6th petitioner in R.S.No.1/2 of Komati Kunta village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District and fix up boundaries between the forest lands in R.S.No.1/1 and the lands of the petitioners in R.S.No.1/2 as per Section 24 (2) of the A.P. Forest Act, as also the action of the 6th respondent in conducting the auction of the Forest produce and felling and sale of the trees of the said forest land in R.S.No.1/1 and also in interfering with the possession and enjoyment of the lands of the petitioners in the guise of auction of the said forest land and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 9008 of 2008 Order: The grievance of the petitioners is that adjacent to their lands forming Survey No.1/2 situated at Komati kunta village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District, the land belonged to the Forest Department forming Survey No.1/1 is situated, and since there is no proper survey and demarcation of boundaries between the said lands, frequently there arose disputes between them and the Forest Department, and therefore, they made several representations to respondent No.1 to 5, one of which is addressed to the Principal Secretary to the Government (Revenue) on 19.03.2008, seeking to conduct survey of the lands in question, but so far no action thereon had been taken. Though the matter is adjourned twice, no instructions are reported by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. However, when the matter is taken up for admission, both the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue agreed to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The petitioners are directed to make proper representation along with requisite fee before the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, Eluru, West Godavari District, seeking to conduct survey of the lands in question, and if any such representation is made, the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, Eluru, shall consider the same, after issuing notices to all parties concerned, and conduct survey of the lands in question, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing representation by the petitioners. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 29.04.2008 Ksr/Nsr