IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 2887 of 2005 Between: Damodardas M.Shah, S/o.Late Mukund Das Shah, R/o.4-3-212/2, Kandaswamy Lane, Sultanbazaar Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Ministry of Revenue, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakadikapool, Hyderabad. 3 The Revenue Divisional officer, Ranga Reddy District, Attapur, Hyderabad. 4 The Mandal Revenue officer, Rajendernagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, direction or order more particularly a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in refusing to survey the lands of the petitioner in Survey Nos.247 and 248, Admeasuring 5 Acres of vattinagulapally village and Gram Panchayat, Rajender Nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District as illegal, arbitrary, amounting to abdication of statutory duty cast upon the respondents to survey the lands of petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KISHORE RAI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in refusing to survey the lands of the petitioner in S.Nos.247 and 248 admeasuring Ac.5.00 of Vattinagulapally village, Rajender Nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District is arbitrary and illegal. As can be seen from the material on record, the petitioner made an application to respondents 2 to 4 on 19.11.2003 requesting them to send the Mandal Survey for the purpose of surveying the said lands duly paying the requisite survey charges, under Challan No.608 dated 19.11.2003. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner dated 19.11.2003 and to take appropriate action in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. __________ 25.02.2005 Note : Furnish C.C. by Monday (B/O) sh To 1 The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Ministry of Revenue, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakadikapool, Hyderabad. 3 The Revenue Divisional officer, Ranga Reddy District, Attapur, Hyderabad. 4 The Mandal Revenue officer, Rajendernagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 5 Two C.Cs to the G.P.for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 2 CD copies.