The High Court of Telangana dismissed the Writ Appeal filed by appellants challenging the state's decision to conduct a joint survey for demarcating forest area. The Court held no error in the impugned order.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAYOF [,1ARCH
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEFJUSTICE HIMA KOHLI AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICEB.VIJAYSEN REDDY
WRI T APPEAL NO. 77 OF2O2O
writ Appeal under clause15 of the Letters Patent preferredagainst the orderDated 2211112019,passed in WP.No.25773 of 2019 on the file of the High Court'
Between:
Z Vemuia Subba Rao] S/o. Narsimhaiah,Aged about 48 years, Occ:Agriculture, R/o.Pedaveedu Village,lr4attampalliI,4andalSuryapetDistrict ^
s. Vemuii Srrarra,W/o.Narsinihaiah,Aged about 60 years,occ: Agriculture, Rio.Pedaveedu Viliage.I\ilattampalli tr/andal,Su ryap-e-tDistrict' ^
+. rrrummi Vijaya,W-/o.Jaji Reddy,Agedabout .32years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o.IVattamflalii ViIlageand tt4andal,SuryapetDistrict.
s. G;Ai;"N;g;nota,W/o,Venkat Rg{dv,'Aged^abguJ40 years,occ: Agriculture R/o.tVattamlalli Villageandl,4andalSuryapet District'
Reo- bv their Special Power ofHolder Sri Ivlalothu Govind Naik @Govind ' S/d.tvanqtha, Aged30 years. R/o.Bheleya naik Thanda Village,Yathavakella Post, IvlaltampaI I ilr,4a ndal,Nalgo nda District' now Suryapet Disfrict, Presidentof Seva Bhai Yuvajana Sangam,Bheleyanaik Thanda Village, YathavakellaPost, Ivlattampalli [t4a nda l, NalgondaDistrict. ...APPELLANTS
AND
A NO: 2 OF 2020
Petition under Section151 cPCprayingthat in the circumstancesstated in the affidavit filedin suppod of the petition,the High Court may be pleasedto suspendtheoperationoftheimpugnedproceedingsvideRc.No.lS29l20lTls' dt.17.07.2019 ofthe 4th respondent including demarcationof the land for Stage-ll clearance in R.F.BlockNo.11and 12 of Sultanpur ReserveForest, lflattampally Ivlandal, SuryapetDistrict, pending disposal of the Writ Appeal'
Counsel for the Appellant:SRI M' JANARDHANRAO Counsel for theRLspondent Nos. 1 to 4: GP FOR FORESTS Counsel for theRespondent No.5: GP FORREVENUE Counsel for theRespondent No.6: SRIAVINASH DESAI
The Court madethe following: JUDGMENT
Item No.52
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JUDGMENTi (l,er the flon'btc the Ctrict Justicr ttinra Kohti)
l. I-earned counsel 1br the appellants states that after the impugned order camc to be passed b1' the learncd Single Judge on 22.11 .2019, dismissing the r.vrit pctition lilccl b1, appellant/rvrit petitioners as premature, the respondent authol'ities have conducted a joint survey proposing to give additional lease of land to the private le spor-rdent No.6.
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DISMISSINGTHE WRIT APPEAL
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether a joint survey meant to demarcate forest area provides a cause of action to challenge it.
Whether the appeal challenging the survey proceedings is maintainable.
Narra Ramakrishna and others
The State of Telangana
Osawat Bros. Cements Ltd.
Hima Kohli
B. Vijiaysen Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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