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Srinivasulu Potla, Potla Srinivasa Rao, S/o.Ramachandraiah Potla, Aged 80 years, Occ: Business, R/o. H.No.10-6-69, IVlamillagudem, Khammam Urban, Khammam District, presently residing at H.No.9-10-1 15, Kasha Bazar, Ramalayam Road, Chakalivari Street, Khammam, Khammam District AND ...PETITIONER

1. The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Warangal, Warangal District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, I\rlahabubabad, Warangal District. 4. The Tahsildar, Marripeda mandal, Marripeda, Warangal District. ...RESPONDENTS 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 or order more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 2 to 4 in not receiving the application for mutation proceedings of the petitioner land and not issuing pattedar passbook and title deeds in respect of the petitioner landed property in survey No.20 l/E admeasuring Ac.12.31 guntas situated at Purushottaigudem, lvlarripeda mandal, Warangal District as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and also against the provisions of AP ROR Act '1971 and consequential directions to the respondents 2 to 4 to receive the application for mutation of the petitioner and issue pattedar pass book and title deed in favour of the petitioner in respect of the petitioner property in survey No.20'1lE admeasuring ac,12.31 guntas situated at Purushottaigudem, ltrlarripeda mandal, Warangal District immediately. l.A. NO: 1 OF 201S(WPMP. NO: 48048 OF 2015 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 2: t,r 4 to receive the application for mutation of the petitioner and issue pattedar pass book and title deed in favour of the petitioner in respect of the petitioner property in survey No.201lE admeasuring Ac.12.31 guntas situated at Purushottaigudem, li,4arripeda mandal, Warangal District immediately pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI V.BRAHMAIAH CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondents: SRI RAKESH KUMAR, AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER !:r HONOURABLE SRI IUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.37339 of 2015 ORDER: Heard learned counscl for the petitioner and Sri.Rakesh Kumar, learncd Assistant Govcrnment Pleader for Revenue appcaring for respondent Nos.1 io 4; With their consent, this writ pctition is being takcn up for disposal

2. This Writ pctition is filed sccking thc following prayer:- "to declnrc tlLe acliorL oi the rcspondettts 2 to 4 in noL receitting tlrc application for mutntion proceedmgs of tlrc petitioner land and not issuing pnttednr passbook nruL title deed.s in respect of the petitioner landcrl properttl i.n ut"ruey No.201/E admensuring Ac.L2.31 guntas, situated at Purushottniguden4 Marripeda mnnLhl, WarangaL District, as illegnl, arbitrn4l, unjusl nrtl nlso ngninst the Ttrot isions of AP ROR Act "19/7 nnd conscrlLrcntiul directions to the respondents 2 to 4 to receiae tlrc npplicntutn for mttLolion of tlrc petitioner arul issue pattednr pass book and trLle dccd In faoour ol the petitiotLer in respect of the petitioner property in sL:fl)ey No.201/E ndtnensunng Ac.12.31 guntas, situatud nt PnnLshottnigu deru, Mttrripedn ntrtndt, Warangal District."

3. Brief facts stated in tl-ris writ petitiorl are that the petitioner claims to be the on ner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.12.31 guntas, in survey No.201/E, situated at Purushottaigudem, Marripeda Mandal, Warangal District. The case of the pctitioner is that to get his name mutated in the revenue rccords and for issuancc of pattadar pass book and titlc deed, pctitioner had approached respondent No.4 and requested to issue the sarne in his favour. Florvcver, respondent No-4 refuscd to issue pattadar --:{;*rr+rq \.,":..:.r., \: a, 2 pass book anr-l title deed irr favour of the pctitioner. AgS.,rieved b), the same, this writ petition is filed.

1. Today rn.hen the rnatter has bccn takcn up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court z,ldc rr.rterim orcler datecl 17-77.2015, granted libertv to the petitioner to rnake appropriatc apprication. Learned counsel furthcr submits that he has no instructions r,r,hether the petitioner hacl made such application bcfore lhe rcsponclent authorities or

5. Lear.eel Assistaltt C.l,erm,c.t plcacler appcari:tg for. rcsponclents submits that the pctitioncr hacl to rnake onli.e applic;r:ion ir.r Bhu Ill-rarati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025 ancl lurther submrts that if the petitioner rnake a fresh applica tio, in thc Bhu Bhara ti ancl seeks mutation of his name ir, thc revenue rccorcls and issu;ince of pattaclar pass book and title deed with respect to thc subjcct propertv, the rcspondent authorities w.ould corrsidel thc sarne and pass order ir-r accorclancc r,r ith law.

6. At this stage, learned counsel for pctitioncr submits that if the petitioner had not madc any application, the petitioncr nray be permitted to make a fresh application in the Bhu Bharathi ancl furthc. pral,this Court to drrect the respontlent authorities to consider and dispose the same. 7 In vie'w of the submission made b], the lean-red counsel on either sicie ancl without expresslrlg an_tr opinion on rnerits of :he case, this writ I 3 petition is disposed of, with a liberty to petitioner to make a fresh application in the Bhu Bharathi and on such reprcsentation, the respondent authorities are directcd to dispose the same and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner.

8. Accordingly, this wlit petition is disposcd of. Miscellancous applications, if any pencling, shall stancl closcd. No order as to costs. //TRUE COPY// SD/. K.AMMAJI PUTY REGISTRAR CTION OFFICER

1. The Principal Secretary to Revenue Department, Sec re ariat Buildings, Hyderabad, State of Telangana. The District Collector, Warangal, Warangal District. The Revenue Divisional Officer, lrilahabubabad, Warangal District' The Tahsildar, t\rlarripeda mandal, lvlarri peda, Warangal District. One CC to SRI V.BRAHIUAIAH CHOWDARY, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] Two CD Copies To 2 4 q t) 7 PSK. TKS () HIGH COURT DATED:2310712025 1 ORDER WP.No.37339 of 2015 [ 3 [[T 2025 \'l DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ?\