(ommg Balaraju v. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration

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 the impugned action of the respondents in not issuing the title deeds and pattadar passbooks to the petitioner in respect of Ac.33.35 guntas of land in Survey No. 2361'l of Dodaguntapally village of Wanapa(hy Taluk of Mahabubnagar District (presently Wanaparthy District) without any justification or reasonable cause under the guise of correspondence belween the respondents is as illegal, arbitrary and, unjust and consequently direct the respondents to issue title deeds and pattadar passbooks to the petitioner in respect of Ac.33.35 guntas of land in Survey No. 23611 of Dodaguntapally villag€) of wanaparthy Taluk of Mahabubnagar District (presently Wanaparthy District). IANO:1OF 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 pleased to direct the respondents to pass appropriate orders on the representations of the petitioner dated 12-6-2023 and 09-'l -2025 for granting title deed and pattadar passbook in respect of Ac.33.35'guntas of land in Survey No. 236t1 ot Dodaguntapally village of wanaparthy Taluk of Mahabubnagar District (presentlyWanaparthY'District),pendingdisposaloftheaboveWritPetition Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI A.TIRUPATHI GOUD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER L I THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23O8 of 2o25 ORDER: This writ petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed by the petitioner, seeking the following relief: "For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Honble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus deciaring the impugned action of the respondents in not issuing the title deeds and pattadar passbooks to th6 petitioner in respect of Ac.33.35 guntas of Iand in Survey No. 236 / I of Dodaguntapally village of Wanaparthy Taluk of Mahabubnagar District (presently Wanaparthy District) without any justification or reasonable cause under the guise of correspondence between the respondents is as illegal, arbitrar5r and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to issue title deeds and pattadar passbooks to the petitioner in respect of Ac.33.35 guntas of land in Survey No. 2361I of Dodaguntapally village of Wanaparthy Taluk of Mahabubnagar District (presently Wanaparthy District) ald pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper."

2. It is stated that the petitioner's grandfather is the a\ solute owner and pattadar of land admeasuring Acs. 33.35 guhtas 1n Survey No.236 /1 of Dodaguntapally Village, .,...? // ,'4 2 CVBR, J W.P.No.23OB of 2025 Wanaparthy Taluk of Mahabubnagar District (presently Wanaparthy District) (for short, 'the subject lald') and his narne was al.so recorded in the Pahanies for the yea-rs 1955 to

1958. The grievance of the petitioner is that after death of the original pattadar, when he made an applicatlon for issuance of Passbooks and though the petitioner has submitted various representations to the respondents requesting to consider his case for granting pattadar passbooks and. title deeds in respect of the subject land, but no raction has been taken by the respondents till date.

3. It- is stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that as per the information furnished to the petitioner by the Tahsildar, ir':. respect of Survey No.236/ 1, it wias written as Seri Inam in the Pahani, but later it was struck down an.d written as Sarkari and it was further stated that there are differences of extent of land in Kasra Pahani and R.S.R. Pahani and the entire land was kept in Category-8. \--\, 3 CVBR, J W.P.No.23O8 of 2025 4 . Learned Government pleader appearing for the respondents vehemently contended that the nature of the subject land has been classified in the revenue records as Sarkari and at this length of time, the petitioner is not entitled for seeking correction of Sarkari lands/Government lands as patta lands.

5. This Court without expressing any opinion 9n the right and entitlement of the petitioner, since it is stated that the petitioner's grandfather's narne is recorded as pattadar, at this length of time the respondents are not having any power to carry out correction in the revenue records and consequential issuance of the pattadar passbooks for the above extent of the subject lands, the ends of justice would be met if the petitioner is relegated to approach competent civil Court for establishing his right and after obtaining necessary declaration as he is successor-in-interest of the subject lan&-and he is entitled for mutation and consequential issuance of pattadar passbooks, the respondents are directed to take 'x I 4 CVBR, J llt- P. N o. 2 i.t 08 of 2 O2 5 appropriate action in terms of the the Telangana Rights in Larrd and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 197 I and the Rules made thereunder.

6. 'v\/ith the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if ,any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/.MOHD. TSMAIL STANT REGISTRAR ffililY \-- =_ = -= SETTION OFFICER To,

1. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration' State of Telangana' Hyderabad,

2. The District C;ollector, Wanaparthy, Wanaparthy District' 3. The Tahsildar, Peddamandadi Mandal, Wanaparthy District' 4.TheRevenuelDivisionalofficer,Wanaparthy,WanaparthyDistrict. 5. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department' State of Telangana' - Secretariai. Hyderabad. 5OOO22'

6. One CC to SRI A,TIRUPATHI GOUD Advocate [OPUC] 7 o TwoCCstoGPFoRREVENUE,HighCourtfortheStateofTelangana. TOUTI Two CD CoPies. BSK BS cN' I l : I I ( ( ) {,+ 1tt 6 STAI€ 2 2 [,3 .?025 z l. t DE.s rr^ac I HIGH COURT DATED:2810112025 ORDER WP.No.2308 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ,$,-