Singam Setty Ramesh v. The State of Telangana

Judgment

#4. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. The Collector, At Duddeda (V), Kondapak (M) Siddipet District - 502 277. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Gajwel - 502 278 Siddipet District. The Tahsildar, Mulugu Mandat Siddipet District. .....RESPONDENTS

Petition Under Article 226.of the Constitution of lndia prayrng 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 in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the ontine proceedings dated 24.12.2025 refusing to effect the mutation in respect of lands in Sy.No. 12014 to an extent ot Ac.2-01 Gts and in Sy. No. l20lllA to an extent of Ac.2-01 Gts totally admeasuring Ac.4-02 Gts situated at Banda Mailaram Village of Mulugu Mandal, Siddipet District as wholly arbitrary, illegal and ultra vires Section 4 (5) and Section 6 of the Telangana Bhu Bharati Act i.e., ROR in Land Act2O25. Prayer amended as per C.O. dt. 12.03.2026 in 1.A.No.212026 (W.P.No.3733120261 I.ANO:I Ot:2026 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 responclent Nos.3 to explain why mutation cannot be affected within a period of 2 weeks in respect of the petitioner's land in Sy.No. 12Ot4 to an extent of Ac.2- 01 Gts and in Sy. No. 12Ol4lA to an extent of Ac.2-01 Gts totally admeasuring Ac.4-02 Gts situated at Banda Mailaram Village of Mulugu Mandal, Siddipet District unless it is refusing under any Law. Counselfon the Petitioner: SRI S.SHARAT KUMAR Counselfor the Respondents : AGP FOR REVENUE The Court rnade the following ORDER ) 3 a , I I a INTHEHIGHCoURTFoRTHESTATEOFTELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HoNoURABLESRIJUSTICEB.VIJAYSENREDDY N DATE OF ORDER: 12.03'2026 Between: Singam SettY Ramesh AND The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue DePartment' Secretariat, Hyderabad and others' OR ER: (oRAL) .Petitioner Respondents This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the action of the respondent authorities in refusing to effect mutation in favour of the pettiioner in respect of the land admeasuring Acs'2-01 guntas in Survey No.l20l4andAcs.2-0lguntasinSurveyNo.l20l4/A,totaladmeasuring Acs.4-02 guntas, situated at Banda Mailaram village, Mulugu Mandal' SiddipetDistrict, asbeingillegal, arbitraryandunconstitutional'

#2. HeardMr.S.sharathKumar, learnedcounselforthepetitioner; Mr. L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue' appearing for the respondents; and perused the material on record' 2

#3. The case of the petitioner is that originally the land admeasuring Acs.16-20 guntas in Survey No.l20, situated at Banda Mailaram Village was owned an,C possessed by Mr. Yella Rao; he filed declaration under the Telangana Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act,1973 in year 1976 and after finalization of the land ceiling proceedings in file No.1554/ 1975, the land admeasuring Acs.6-05 guntas was declared as surplus land and was taken over by the Government. The remaining land admeasuring Acs.l0-20 guntas had been in possession of the petitioner and was recorded as patta land in his favour in the revenue records; the Government at no point of I I I ! time passt:d any proceedings against the said land. That only after due verifrcation of the revenue records, the petitioner purchased the land admeasuring Acs.2-01 guntas in Survey No.l20l4 and Acs.2-01 guntas in Survey Nc'.120/4/4, total admeasuring Acs.4-02 guntas, under registered sale deed bearing document No.20 of 2005 dated 03.01.2005 from one Mr. Jitta Purushothitm Rao and Ms. Jitta Vijaya Laxmi who in turn purchased the same from one Mr. R.S.A.Yella Rao under notarized sale deed dated 03.02.1972. The petiti, rner submitted online applications bearing Nos.2500024871 and 25000248'.12 dated 20.12.2025 for mutating his name in the revenue records in respect ol' the subject [and. However, without assigning any reasons, respondent. No.3 rejected the said applications. As such, the petitioner is constrainerl to approach this Court. r-r- ,y' 3

#4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submiffed that the petitioner ought to have challenged the rejection order. without doing so, the petitioner filed this writ petition seeking for direction to the respondent authorities for mutating his name in the revenue .""oidt in respect of the subject land. Therefore, the writ petition is not maintainable and liable to be dismissed. \

#5. As seen from the record, the rejection order is passed rejecting the online applications of the petitioner without assigning any reasons. Though rejection order is not challenged, as it is passed without recording any reasons and in violation of principles of natural justice, in the opinion of this Court, procedural lapses if any by the petitioner should not come in the way of this Cou( in rendering substantial justice.

#6. With the above observations, his writ petition is allowed' The impugned rejection order is hereby set aside. Consequently, respondent No.3 is directed to reconsider petitioner's the online applications bearing Nos.25000 2487 | and 25000 24872 dated 20.12.2025 for mutating his name in the revenue records in respect of the land admeasuring Acs.2-01 guntas in Survey No.l20l4 and Acs.2-01 guntas in survey No.120/4/4, total admeasuring Acs.4-02 guntas, situated at Banda Mailaram Village, Mulugu Mandal, Siddipet District, by giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner I I 4 and to all c,ther concerned/interested persons, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of'this order. There shall be no order as to costs As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in the writ petition, stand closed. //TRUE COPY/ Sd,.A.SREENIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 6 SECTION OFFICER at Hyderabad.

#1. The Principal secretary, Revenue Department Secretariat, State of Telangana z: iiret; oriector, At Duddeda (V), Kondapak (M) S-i!-olget. District - 502 277 ' g. fh" tfevenue'Oiv'rsional Oflic6r, Gajwel - 502 278 Siddipet District' +. fne'l-ahsildar, Mulugu Mandal Siddipet-District' S. f*o ,j|j to Cp fOH REVENUE, Hibh Court for the State of Telangana at o. oire, oC to snt s.'sHnnnr KUMAR, Advocate [oPUc] 7. Two'CD CoPies Hyderabad. [OUT] To SA PMK b .,F C.C. TODAY o t * T"riE 3 1 r{AR 2t}7$ I i I I : ! ! r i : j I ) i I i i : i I I I I I I I HIGH C;OURT DATED i12103l,2026 ORDER WP.No.3733 of 2026 G WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS frt\