High Court · 2025

Judgment

1. 2 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Collectorate. at Kongarakalan Village, lbrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. The Joint-Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Collectorate. at Kongarakalan Village, lbrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District.

4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Chevella Division, Ranga Redd District. At Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District.

5. The Tahsildar, Moinabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or: Direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to receive the application of the petitioner for issuance of Pattadar passbook and Title Deed in favour of the petitioner, for the land to an extent of Ac. 0-33 1/2 Guntas to each petitioner, in Sy.No. 558/53 situated at PeddaMangalaram Village, Moinabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and to consider the same along with the pending applications submitted by other possessors in the said Survey Number for issuance of pattadar pass books basing on the orders of this Honourable Court dated 1211211978 passed in CRP No. 200 of 1978 and also orders dated 2310412014 passed in No. 23845 ot 201 1 within a specified time. in the interests of justice lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in :support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents tc, receive the application of the petitioners for issuance of Pattadar passbook and Title Deed, for the land to an extent of Ac. A-33 112 Guntas to each petitioner, in Sy. No. 558/53, situated at Pedda Mangalaram Village, Moinabad Mandal, llanga Reddy District and to consider the same along with the pending applications on the very same issue forthwith. pending disposal of writ petition Counsel for the Petitioners: SRl. B V APARNA LAKSHMI Counsel for the Re:;pondents: AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made thr: following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No. 1145 of 2O2S ORDER: Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that subject matter of the writ petition is squarely covered by the Judgment of this Court in W.P.No.21375 of 2023 and batch. dated 09.08.2023 and the same is not disputed by the learned Assistar-rt Government Pleader for Revenue. 2 Recording the aforesaid submission, the Writ Petltion is disposed of in terms of the Judgment of this Court in W.P.No.21375 of 2023 and batch, dated

09.O8.2023. There shall be no order as to costs. The Misceilaneous Petitions, if any pending, sha11 stald closed. 1 To, SD/.S. MALLI ASS T KARJUNA RAO NT REGISTRAR /ffRUE COPY// S CTION OFFICER \

1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department' Secretariat' Hyderabad' 2. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District' Collectorate at Kongarakalan ' v,i6;; lb;;t,irp-itnrh Ma-ndal, Rahsa Reddv District' 3. The Joint-Collector, Ranga Reddy District' Colllgtorate at Kongarakalan " viffi;:'it*'i,impii"a, Mandal, Ransa Reddv Distrlct' 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer' Chevella Division' Ranga Redd District' At ' Cn"u"tt" U"ndal, Ranga Reddy District' Celb

5. The Tahsildar, It4oinabad Mandal' Ranga Reddy District' 6. One CC to SRI B V APARNA LAKSHMI Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE 'High Court for the State of Telangana' \ touTl

8. Two CD CoPies KKS ?nsrong *itf' the copy of the Judgment in W P NO' 21375 of 2023 and batch) $=- HIGH COURT DATED:0410212025 t I I ) o rt\r- SAr6 2 7 tEB 2[25 c t , ,c,o ORDER WP.No.1145 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS u h)> THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.2l375 27362 21383 14551 t7421 17 47 1, 1847 8, 19 17 l of 2023 COMMON ORDER: (oRAL) Since common issue is involved in all these writ petitions, with the consent of the both sides, they are being disposed of by this common ordcr at the stagc of admission itself.

2. W.P. No.21375 of 2023 is takcn as lead case for disposal of all these writ petitions.

3. Brief facts in W.P. No.21375 of 2023 areas under: I

3. l. The writ petition is filed seeking direction to the respondcnts to receive the application of the petitioner for issue of Rythwari Patta in his favour in respcct of the land admeasuring Acs.0-37 guntas out of total extent of Acs.3-15 guntas in Survey No.558/57 sihratcd at Pedda Mangalaram Village, Moinabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and to consider the same along with pending applications submitted by other possessors for issuance of pattadar passbooks based on the orders of this Court dated

12.12.1978 in C.R.P. No.200 of 1978 and the orders dated

23.04.2014 in W.P. No.23845 of 201I passed by this Court within 2 a specificd timc and pass such other order or orders as may be deem fit and proper. 4 It is submitted that Cooperative Farming Society, Pedda Mangalaram Village, then Chevella Taluk, Hyderabad District, purchased an extent of Acs.38t-31 guntas in Survey No'558 siruated at Pedda Mangalaram Village, the then Chevella Taluk, Hyderabad District now in Moinabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, from its vendors in. the year 1952. The land was subsequently divided between 65 members of the Society who continued to be in possession and enj oyment of the same' The names of the posscssors were reflected in the Pahanies for the years 1968-69 to 1975-76. The proceedings were initiated under the provisions of the Andha Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 (for short 'the Act') which attained finality as per the orders of this Court in C.R.P. No'200 of 1978 dated ll.l2.lg78 holding that land in question is not held by the Sociefy within the meaning of the Act and the members of the Society should have holding the separate extents of land and thus 3 the 64 members of the Society, their children, legal heirs, successors in interest continued to be in possession ofthe land. 5 It is submitted that the'petitioner being purchaser (successor in interest) of land admeasuring Acs.0-37 guntas out of total extent of Acs.3-15 guntas ln Survey No.558/57 situated at Pedda Mangalaram Village, Moinabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, having purchased thc same under un-registered sale deeds had been in possession of the subject 1and. The predecessors of the petitioner along with others submitted application before respondent No.l for grant of individual pattas in their favour, and therefore, respondent No.1 issucd G.O.Ms.No.815, dated

22.10.1998, directing respondcnt No.2'to get the land surveyed as per actual possession and enjoyment of the individuals and issue patta certificates to thcm. It is stated that as the respondents were not issuing new pattadar passbooks and dodging the matter, Ms. Cheguri Vittalamma alias Laxmamma Wo Cheguri Mutyalu Goud and 155 others filed W.P. No.23845 of 2011 through their GPA hoiders which was disposed of by this Court by the order dated

23.04.2014, granting liberty to the petitioners to make appropriate 4 ,applications together with supporting documents by complying with other r{lquirements of the Rules and if such applications are filed, respondents shall consider the same, in accordance with law, and pass appropriate orders. It is submitted that pursuant to the said direction, predecessor of the petitioner submitted application for issuance of pattadar pass books but till date, the same has not been considcred. tn the meanwhile, the petitioncr purchased the property and is constrained to hle this writ petition.

6. Learned Assistant Govemment Pleader for Revenue submitted th,rt the petitioners are agreement holders, as such, they do not havc any legal right for claiming Rythwari,Dattadar pass books in resprect ofthe subject lands. 7 - Hcard leamed counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant (jovemment Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents, and perused the material on record.

8. As innocuous relief is sought by the petitioners, without expressing any opinion on merits, these writ petitions are disposed of directing respondent Nos.2 to 5 to consider the application(s) of 5 the petitioner(s) for issuance of Ryhwari patta/pattadar pass books in respect ofthe subject lands along with the pending applications if any, of other possessors as per the orders dated 72.12.1978 in C.R.P. No.200 of 1978 and the orders dated 23.04.2014 in W.P. No.23845 of 2011 passed by this Court, by issuing notices to all concerned/interested persons, and pdss orders, in accordance with law, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in these writ petitions stand closed. B..VIJAYSEN REDDY, J Date: 09.08.2023 MS/RRK