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Jangam Komurelli, v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC8 Sept 2025WP/26790/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Writ petition (Art. 226) mandamus; F-Line application survey demarcation; Sy.No.334 Ac 0-10 guntas Machapur Village Gangadevapally Geesukonda Mandal Warangal; Tahsildar inaction; Hanumakonda/Telangana revenue; direction to consider application within 45 working days; reasoned orders if refused; no costs; disposed; Justice K. Lakshman; 08-09-2025.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of by directing Respondent No.3 (Tahsildar) to consider the F-Line application dated 28.07.2025 strictly in accordance with law and complete the exercise within forty-five (45) working days from receipt of a copy of the order; if the request is declined, to pass reasoned orders and communicate them to the petitioner; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed; no order as to costs. ¶32

Jangam Komurelli, Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the inaction of Respondent No.3 (the Tahsildar) on the petitioner's F-Line application dated 28.07.2025 seeking survey and demarcation of the land is illegal/arbitrary and whether the Court should direct action thereon. +1 more

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of directing Respondent No.3 to consider the petitioner's F-Line application dated 28.07.2025 (seeking survey and demarcation of the subject property by fixing boundaries), strictly in accordance with law.

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Ratio / Principle

If Respondent No.3 is not inclined to accept the petitioner's request, he shall pass orders assigning specific reasons and communicate a copy of the same to the petitioner.

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Key takeaways

Respondent No.3 shall complete the entire exercise (consideration/disposal of the F-Line application) within forty-five (45) working days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.ratio¶32
Although the petitioner had not filed copies of the old or latest passbooks, having received the F-Line application Respondent No.3 should have considered it instead of keeping it pending.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (Hon'ble Sri Justice K. Lakshman), W.P. No.26790 of 2025, decided 08.09.2025: Disposed of, without costs, the petition of Jangam Komurelli (an 80-year-old agriculturist claiming to be absolute owner of Ac 0-10 guntas in Sy.No.334, Machapur Village, Hamlet of Gangadevapally, Geesukonda Mandal, Warangal District) complaining of Respondent No.3's (Tahsildar) failure to act on his F-Line application dated 28.07.2025 seeking survey and demarcation by fixing boundaries. Noting that the petitioner had produced pahanies for a few years and proceedings dated 04.09.2024 but neither the old nor the latest passbooks, the Court held that, having received and acknowledged the application, the Tahsildar should have considered it rather than keep it pending, and directed him to consider it strictly in accordance with law within forty-five (45) working days from receipt of a copy of the order, and if declining the request, to pass orders assigning specific reasons and communicate them to the petitioner. Interim petition (I.A. No.1 of 2025 under S. 151 CPC) stood closed as a sequel. No cases were cited in the order.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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IVIONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN

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WRIT PETITION NO:26790 OF 2025

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Between:

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Jangam Komurelli, S/o. Late Rama Swamy, aged 80 years, Occ. Agriculture, Fl/o 2-93, Penchikalapet Village, Athmakur [V1andal, Hanumakonda District.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana, represenled by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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2 The District Collector, Hanumakonda Hanumakonda District. The Tahsildar, Geesukonda ltrlandal, Warangal District.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the inaction of the respondent No. 3 on the application daled. 28-7 -2025 submitted by Petitioner for conducting survey and demarcation of land to an extent of Ac 0- 10 gts in Sy No. 334 of l\rlachapur Village, Hamlet of Gangadevapally, Geesukonda lvlandal, Warangal District as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to complete the survey and demarcate Ac 0-10 gts in Sy No. 334 of [\ilachapur Village, Hamlet of Gangadevapally, Geesukonda [v1andal, WarangaI District as expeditiously as possible within the time fixed by this Honourable Court in the interest of^justice.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition under Section 15'1 CPC praying that in the circumstances statedⁱⁿ the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court may be^pleased to direct the Respondent No. 3 to complete the survey and demarcate Ac 0-10^gts in Sy^No-

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334 of Machapur Village, Hamlet of Gangadevapally, leesukonda Mandal, Warangal District pending disposal of the writ petition.

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M RAMA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: SRI L.RAVINDER AGp FOtt REVENUE

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE IC LAKSHMAN

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WRIT PETITION No.26790 of 2025

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ORAL ORDER:

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Heard leamed counsel for the petitioner and Mr.L.Ravinder, leamed Assistant Government pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents.

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The Petitioner herein is claiming that he is the absolute owner and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.0-10 guntas in Sy.No.334, situated at Machapur Village, Hamlet of Gangadevapally, Geesukonda Mandal, Warangal District. He has submitted F-Line application bearing No.DER02250l}0g174, dated 28.07.2025, to respondent No.3, with a request to conduct survey and demarcate the subject property by fixing boundaries. Despite receiving and acknowledging the said F-Line application, respondent No.3 did not act upon the same. Aggrieved by the said inaction of respondent No.3, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

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Though the petitioner is claiming that he is the absolute owner and possessor of the aforesaid property, he has not filed copies of either the old or the latest passbooks. He has only filed

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pahanies for a few years, along with the procr odings dated 04.09.2024. However, having received the said F-I-ir e application, respondent No.3 should have considered it instead rf keeping it pending

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In the light of the aforesaid discussion, this \ rit Petition is disposed ol directing respondent No.3 to , onsider the F-Line application bearing No. DER02250l2i)174, dated 28.07 .2025, submitted by the petitioner with a requei to conduct a survey and demarcate the subject property by fixin I boundaries, strictly in accordance with law. If respondent No.3 i not inclined to accept the request made by the petitioner, he shrr I pass orders assigning specific reasons and communicate a copy c I the same to the petitioner. He shall complete the entire exercist: within fortyfive (45) working days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall

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stand closed.

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S D/. L. VIJAYA AF !; STANT RE RAR //TRUE COPY// i- 'l SECTION OFFICER To, \ '1 . Thes Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Sbcre[i riat, Hyderabad, State ofTelangana. \

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