The High Court · 2025

...RESPONDENTS Petition under Articre 226 of rhe constitution of rndiarpraying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the Hidh court may be pleased to issue an order or direction more particurarry one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ decraring the action of the respondent No. 2 in issuing the proceedings No. D1t122412022, dated 06to1t2023, in pursuance of the retter addressed by the respondent No. 4, dated 1grogt2022, cancelling the entries in revenue records i.e., the name of the petitioner in regarding with her agricultural lands admeasuring Ac. 0..1650 gts in Sy. No. 216111 and Ac. 'l .16 gts in Sy. No.216/1t2, situated at porandla Village, Jagtial Rural Mandar, Jagtiar District, without issuing any notice to the petitioner, without conducting any enquiry and without giving any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, even though there is no such provision under Terangana Rights in Land and Pattadar passbooks Act, enabring the respondent No. 2 authority to cancel the entries in revenue records, is nothing but arbitrary, iflegar, nufi and void and violative of principles of natural justice and violativ'e of Articles 14, 19 and 21 o1 the constitution of lndia. consequently set asidr: the same thereby direct the respondent authorities to continue the name of the petitioner in the revenue records in regarding with her above said lands lA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court rnay be pleased to suspend the proceedings No. D1/1 224t2O22, dated 06101120123, thereby direct the respondent authorities to continue the name of the petitioner in the revenue records In regarding with her agricultural lands admeasuring Ac 0.1650 gts in sy No.216/llandAc.l.l6gtsinSy.No.216tl12,situatedatPorandlaVillage' Jagtial Rural Mandal, Jagtial District lA NO: 2 OF 2023 Between: AND 1 Naluvala Lakshmi, Wo.Naluvala Raya Ellaiah, Agq 57 years, - Occ rior."*f"lnyo. H.No.1-76, Hyderpally Village, Jagtial-RLral Mandal, Jagtial District .....pETtrtoNER/RESpoNDENT No.S Dasari Raju, Wio. Narsaiah, Age. 66 Ye-qr9,. Occ Agriculture, F/o H No' 5-59, Chellal Village, Jagtial Mandal and District ...RESPONDENTTWRIT PETITIONER 2 The State of Telangana , represented by its Princ:ipal Secretary to the Revenue Departmenl, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderab'ad ' 3 The District Collector, Jagtial District' Jagtial. 4 The Reu"nue Divisional Officer, Jagtial Division, Jagtial' 5 The Tahsildar, Jagtial Rural Mandal, Jagtial. ...RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 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 vacate the interim orders passed in W.P.No. 1453 of 2023 daled 1910112023 Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. K VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1to4: SRI L. RAVINDER, AGP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI N. RISHI KUMAR The Court made the following: ORDER I HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR RE-DDY WRIT PETITION No.1453 of2023 a&D. EB This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of Lhlc. Constirution of India, is iilccl sccking thc lollowin5- rclicf - . .1o is.>^ue arL orcler or directiort more parttLllcLrly orLe irr the nature of writ of mandamus ot ong other ctpproPtiatc lDt'il cleclainq the r:.ctiott of respoltdent ,Vo.2 irt is.surrtg t ht proct'c:dngs No.Dl/ 1221/2022 dQle-d 06/O1/2023 in pursucrtre oJ tlrc Letter arlrlres-s<'r-l bg lte responclenl No.4 duted 19/ Oqi )A2 ) L'ruLcttlLutcl irt reuenue rt:cords r.e. th,J rtaltte ()j lltc ptlltltottct Ltl t/te €'/tfl1('-s regarcltttl u:itlt lrcr agicultttral lc.nls adi?Qsrolt\g 1\''0 1650 gts rrr Sy. flo. 216/11 and 1\c.l.l6 gts rn S17. ,No 216/ I1) sitlLaled Ltt Porandl<t Vittag<:, Jagtial Rurql IVctnda| .Ja!]tirrl DtsttLcl Lt)ithotlt i-ssuilrg crny notrce to the peli|iotler uitlLout cotlclttctttrtl crttl etLryLirg (1rLd tuitllout qiuiq any opporl.uttttll rtl' Lrcanncl lc) tlt? puttlioner c.uen though tlLere is no such prouison uttder 7'clttttglcttLrl RigTilt's rrr l,trnd arLcl PQltcldQr Prz.s-sDoo/ts Act etwbling llt rt"sltttulettL No 2 eutlotittj lo canccl t lte enlnes ttt teuetlue reccrrrls ts tt'llltttll buL Ltrbitrary. tlleqal, rutil arrd uord and uLolatiue ol'prurc'.ry)les )J t1ol1lrQL lrtstice at Lcl uiolctttue of Articles 1 4, I 9 ancl 2 I of tlrc CotLstitulrct L ol lnclia CorLsequentlg set oside t.4e sij.]]e tl?reblJ ''tfe't tlle responde:nt quthorities to cofttinue the naile of the pt'-Ltttoner irt the reuenue records tn reqardtngl utitlt h,::r abctue sotcL lcttLtls' ' ).. Considcrcd thc submissiorrs oI thL- lcartlccl cortllsr:l lor thc petitionr:r; Sri I-. Ravinder, learrncd Assistat.rt Clovcrnmcnt appearing lor lhe respondcnl Nos l to 4, Pir:ader for Rcvr:n ue . k:arncd coltnsol lirr rcspondcnt Nlr.5, ancl pcrusccl l1c record

3. lt is stalcd Lhat the pclitioner's broLhcr (Sri Naluvala Narsingham) uras Lhe paLtad.rr, o\\'Iler and posscsisor ol lanrls rLclnrcasrtrir rg Ac.0. 16:jO glttrtas itl Sr"No .2 ior 1l :rnd Ac.I 16 2 guntas in Sy.No.216/ l/2, siLuatcd at porandla Village, Jagtial Rural Mandal, Jagtiar Districr. [t is further stated that tl,re petitioner's brother died on 22.O7.2OO3. ancl later the son anrl of petitioner,s brother died on l6.ll.2O2O and 12.05,2O1O; .wife and petitioncr being Lhe Class II lr:gal hcir oI the subject propcrty, submitted app[catior-rs bcforc thc revcnue authorities requesting to issue succession lJrrrcccdrngs in hor favour. anri acting on the samc, lhe rcvcnlrc aruthorilies havc issucd pattadar passbooks and title decds zrnd recorded the name of the petitioner as successor ol.Lhc sLtbjccL propert_v. .l.he casc of the petitioner is that respondc.t No..-r, ,,1.h. is ,o u,,r,,conccr.ed with her brother, submitted represcntation before thc revenue authorities claiming that shc is rhe ,,virc of her brother, ancl acting on the same, responclcnt No.2 issued ,proceedings No.D1l 1224/2022, dated 06.0 t.2O23 direcring resporidenr No.,l to delete the name of thc pe t itioncr rn the revenue records over the sul2iect lands. and to cnter thr: n:rme of respondent No.5.

4. Sri K. Vcnumadhav, lcarncd counsei lor thc petitioncr submitted. that without conducting anv cnquiry, w,rthout issuirrg any notice, and without giving ;rn oppr,rtultitJ_ of he.rring to thc pctitioner, respondcnt No.2 h:rs dirccrr:cl rcsponclcnt No..l to delete the entries rvhich stancl in thc namc of the petltloner arrcl 3 to mutate the name of respondent No 5 over the subject property, and the said action on the part of respolldent No 2 amounLs to violation of principles of natural justice Lcarned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that once the petitioner is declared as Class II legal heir ol Naluvala Narsingham, and obtained succession rights' the saicl rights cannot be taken away by the quasi judicial authorities that toL) without follor.ving the due process of lau'' Learned counsel for respondent No 5 sublnittcd lhat 5. respondent No.S is the hrst wife of Sri Naluvala Narsinghzrm' but husband's name of respondent No'S has bcen rvronglv described in the cause title as Naluvala Raya Ellaiah' Learned counsel further submitted that in fact respondent No 5 being the wife o[ Naluvala Narsingham is entitled for sLrccesston rights, and suppressing the said facts, the petitioner has obtained succcssion rights over the subject property' and on knowing the said facts, respondent No 5 has submitted an application before the. revenue authorities, and having found that respondent No.S is the lega1ly wedded wile o[ Naluvala Narsingham, respondent No.2 had directed respon'lent No 4 lo delete the entries stands in the name of the petitioner and to mutate the name of respondent No 5 over the subject property' 4

6. It is settled larv that once pattadar passbooks are issued, the classification of the entries made in the revenue records correctly depicts the nature of the lands, and without conducting enquiry, the respondcnt authoriLies are not having any power to delete the cxtent of the lands mentioned in the earlier pattadar passbooks.

7. In view of the above, since it is the case of the petitioner that respondent No.2 has not issued an-v, notice before passing proceedings datcd 06.0 i.2023, this u,rit petition is allowed by setting aside the proceedings datcd 06.01.2O23 issued by respondent No.2 and the matter is remanded back to respondent No.2 for conducting fresh enquiry after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and all the other interested/ effected parties, and pass a reasorled order in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous oetitions pending, if any, shall stand closed That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. witness THE HoN'BLE rHE AcrNG cirEi Judiic'e suJoi peuL, on this Wednesday, The Twenty Fifth Oay Of June fivoltiurana And Twenty Five //TRUE COPY// SD/-U. SUDHA ASSISTANTREGISTRAR secrrKSrrrcrn to the Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildinss, I[: i1ffi't1*:cretary The District Collector, Jaqtial District. Jaotial I he Revenue Divisional Officer, Jagtial division, Jaqtial The Tahsildar, Jagtial Rurat tvlandai ;otiai- - -*"""' gne 99 to SRt K .VENU|MADHAV, Ad"vocate IOPUCI one cc to sRt N RtsHt KUMAR [,ir"iit.l6cut], To, I 2 3 4 q t) 7 Two ccs to Gp FOR REVENUE ,High court ior the state of rerangana at 8 Two CD CoPies Hvderabad [OUTI BM,a_ t)5 \ HIGH COURT ) DATED:2510612025 -1 'rl E S 1717. t: (), I i -) \. -1- Og SEP lIE ,,, '1 :/' ORDER WP.No.1453 of 2023 t ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ,-d.la \y_- -{6\a1