Bondugula Poojitha Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

Bondugula Poojitha Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to consider the petitioner's application dated 15.05.2025 for conducting survey, demarcation and fixing boundaries of the subject land and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law, by issuing notice to all concerned and affording sufficient opportunity of hearing, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within forty-five (45) working days from receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions stood closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondent No.4 (Tahsildar, Rajapet Mandal) in not processing the petitioner's application dated 15.05.2025 for conduct of survey under F-Line Petition / Patta Sub-Division in respect of Ac.1-00 guntas in Sy.No.278lAA, Bondugula Village, is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

After perusal of the material on record, this Court deemed it appropriate to direct respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to consider the petitioner's application dated 15.05.2025 for conducting survey, demarcation and fixing boundaries in respect of the subject land and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law.

Key takeaways

The orders were to be passed by issuing notice to all the concerned and after affording sufficient opportunity of hearing, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of forty-five (45) working days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.ratio¶48

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (E.V. Venugopal, J.), by order dated 08.01.2026 in Writ Petition No. 568 of 2026 under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, disposed of a petition by Bondugula Poojitha Reddy seeking a writ of mandamus against the Tahsildar, Rajapet Mandal (Respondent No.4) for not processing her F-Line Petition / Patta Sub-Division survey application (F-Line MeeSeva Application No. DER022501176290 dated 15.05.2025; Receipt No. AA 27485804, submitted 16.05.2025) for survey, demarcation and boundary-fixation of Ac.1-00 guntas of agricultural land in Sy.No.278lAA, Bondugula Village, Rajapet Mandal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri District. The Court, on the request of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for reasonable time and perusal of the record, directed respondent Nos. 2 to 4 (District Collector, Revenue Divisional Officer and Tahsildar) to consider the application dated 15.05.2025 and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law, issuing notice to all concerned and affording sufficient opportunity of hearing, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within forty-five (45) working days from receipt of a copy of the order. The writ petition was disposed of with no order as to costs and pending miscellaneous applications (including the Section 151 CPC petition) were closed. No precedent was cited or adjudication on merits made.

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

THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V. VENUGOPAL

WRIT PETITION NO: 568 OF 2026

Between:

Bondugula Poojitha Reddy, D/o Bondugula Srinivas Reddy, Aged about 32 years, Occ. Housewife, Rl/o. Flat No.5-7, B-Block Metro Heights, Mamatha Nagar, Nagole, Hyderabad, Telangana - 508105

...PETITIONER

AND

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

2 The District Collector, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri District. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhuvanagiri Division,

4 The Tahsildar, Rajapet Mandal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri District.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia^praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High^{Court maybe} pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action^{of the Respondent No. 4 in} not processing the^petitioners application dated^{15/05/2025for conduct of survey} under F-Line Petition / Patta Sub-Division,^{which was submittedon 1610512025'} in respect of land admeasuring Ac.1-00^guntas of agricultural^{land in Survey No.} 27BlAA, situated at Bondugula Village, Rajapet^{Mandal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri} District is illegal, arbitrary and Unconstitutional^{and consequently directthe} Respondent No.4 to forthwith conduct^survey of^{The petitioner'sland} admeasuring Ac.1-00^guntas of agricultural^{land in Survey No. 278lAA,situated} at Bondugula Village, Rajapet Mandal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri^{District'pursuant to}

the petitioners r:-Line Meeseva Application No. DER022s01.176290 dated 1510512025 bearing Receipt No. AA 274BSBO4.

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Petition uncer Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit firt:d in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct respondent No.4 herein to process the petitioner's apprication dated 1510512025 for ccnduct of survey under F-Line petition r patta sub-Division, which was submitted on 16to5r2025, in respect of rand admeasuring Ac..t -00 guntas of agriculturar rand in Survey No. 278lAA, situated at Bondugura Viflage, Rajapet Mandar,^{yadadri-Bhuvanagiri} District, pending disposar of the writ petition.

Counsel for the P'etitioner: SRI PULIMAMIDI ROHITH REDDY

Counsel for the Flespondents: SRI L.RAVINDER, AGp FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER

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IN THE^{HTGHCOURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL}

WRIT PETITION No.568^{of 2026}

DATE: 08.01.2026

Between:

Bondugula^{PoojithaReddY}

Petitioner

AND

The State^{of Telangana,ReP. bY its} Principal^{Secretary, RevenueDepartment,} Secretariat,^{Hyderabad and 3 others-}

Respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition^{is filed seeking the following reliet-}

"...to issue an appropriate^{writ, order or direction more} particularly one in the^nature of^{writ of Mandamus} declaring the action of^{the RespondentNo.4 in not} processing the petitioner's^{application dated 15'05-2025} for conduct of survey^{under F-Line Petition/ Patta Sub-} Division, which was^{submitted on 16-05-2025,in respect} of land admeasuring^{Ac.1-00 guntas of agriculturallandin} Survey No.278lAA,^{situated at BondugulaVillage,} Rajapet Mandal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri^{Districtis illegal,} arbitrary and Unconstitutional^{and consequentlydirect the} Respondent No.4 to forthwith^{conductsurvey of The} petitioner's land admeasuring Ac-l-00^{guntas of} agricultural tand in Survey^{No.278lAA,situatedat}

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Bondugula Village, Rajapet Mandal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri Di;trict, pursuant to the petitioner's F-Line MeeSeva AJ,plication No.D8R022501176290 dated 15-05-2025 benring Receipt No.AA 27485804 and pass..."

Hearci Sri P.Rohith Reddy, Iearned counsel for the petitioner and L. Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing frrr respondent Nos.l to 4.

Learrred counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner has made an application bearing No.DER022501176290, dated 15.05.2025. for conducting Survey, demarcation and fixing the boundaries in respect of the land admeasuring Acs.l.00 guntas in Sy.No.278lAA situated at Bondugula Village, Rajapet Mandal, Yadadri-BtLuvanagiri District ('subject land' for brevity). But no action has been taken pursuant to the said application. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed.

Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue seeks to grant reasonable time to official respondents to consider the application of the petitioner.

Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant^(iovernment Pleader for Revenue and after perusal of the

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materialonrecord,thisCourtdeemsitappropriatetodirect respondentNos.2to4toconsidertheapplicationofthepetitioner datedl5.O5.2O25,forconductingSurvey'demarcationandfixingthe

boundariesinrespectofsubjectlandandpassappropriateorders,

strictly,inaccordancewithlaw,byissuingnoticetoalltheconcerned andafteraffordingsufficientopportunityofhearingasexpeditiously aSpgsible.preferablywithinaperiodoffortyfive(45)workingdays

from^{the dateof receipt of a copy of this order'}

Withtheabove,directions'thisWritPetitionisdisposedof'

There^{shall be no order as to costs}

Miscellaneous^{petitions pending'if any'} shall^standclosed' i$5f^RTS[S?HXA / (? /TRUE^COPY/ SECTION^OFFICER

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1 ThePrincipalsecretary,RevenueDepartment,secretariat,Hyderabad,State of Telangana

The^{District Collector' Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri District'}

The^{Revenue DivisionalOfficer' Bhuvanagiri Division'}

4.TheTahsildar'RajapetMandal,Yadadri-BhuvanagiriDistrict.

5.OneCCtoSRIPULIMAMIDIROHITHREDDY'Advocate[OPUCI REVENUE'^{Hish court for the state of relangana at}

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS

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