Mukta Devanna v. Deoartment, Secretariat, Hyderabad

1. The State of Telangana, Rep Py its Principal Secretary' Endowment , fi5 A!';;;i:ni"coffiG*.ifi6i' inoo*rn"nt Department' Adilabad' Adilabad g. ih"; Singf" Trustee, Sri Hanuman Temple' Seethagondi village' Gudihathnoor +. t'ne oisirici Collector, Adilabad. Adilabad District' S. iii" n"r""re Divisional Officer, Adilabad' Adilabad District' lvlandal, Adilabad District. 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 a Writ of Mandamus declaring the ordeis passed by the Hon'ble AP' Endowments Tribunal' Hyderabad in OA No. 754t2O1O (Old OA No 1212010)' dated 1012'2014 in declaring the petitioner as encroacher of the agricultural land to an extent of Ac' 6.02 gts.- in Sy.No. 13, situated at Seethagondi village' Gudihathnoor mandal' Adilabad District dnd further directing the petitioner to deliver the possession of thelandtothe3rdrespondent,eventhoughthepetitionersfatherwasdeclared as protected tenant and the proceedings for issuance of ownership right are pending for consideration, as illegal' arbitrary' abuse of process of law and is a clearcaseofviolationofprinciplesofnaturaljusticeandsetasidetheorders passedbytheHon,bleAndhraPradeshEndowmentsTribunal,HyderabadinPtrl- No.75412010(oldoANo.1212010),datedl0.l2.2014withafurtherdirectionto ,ruu .- the responder)ts t: rssue ownership rights to the peat one. wi h regard to the subject land ir fl-re irterest of iustice LA. NO: 'l oF 2015 PMP. NO 169 0F 2015 Petitiorr unc:r section '151 cpc praying that in tlre c rcur rstances stated in the affidavit firer' ir support of the petition, the High c)ourl ma / be preased to grant interim suspr: rsion of the orders passed by the Fron,trle l.p.Endowments Tribunal, Hydr:rab,a: jn OA No. tS4I2O1O (OId OA Nc 12l2O1O), dated 10'12 2014 in the interest of justice pending the disprsar of the above writ petition t.A. NO: 2 0F 201 WPMP. NO:262 OF 2015 Petition rrnder jection 15'1 cpc praying that in th: circumstances stated in the affidavit f iled ir support of the petition, the High court may be preased to accept the copy of ()A No. 1212010, the copy of of writter statemrnt fired by the petitioner and the c'i) lv of the order passed by Joint cor,:cto - vid e proceedings No' D4rrA/2rgg' Da e rrJ 24.4.1ggg as additionar materiar evidence and the same may be consiclr)rec a s part and parcel of the material fileC in the Wp No. 15612015 in the rnterest of justice. IA NO: 2 oF 2024 Petition urrder c rder 221, Rule 10.A CpC praying that in stated in the afficlavit fried in support of the petition, the Hi pleased to permit the t_^titioners 2 to 6 herein to come on reco to 6 in the above W,F,. \Jo. .156 of 2O1S and writ miscellane tus ntatives ,:f th e ryrit petitioner, in the interest of justir;e oF 2024 Repre IA NO :1 he r ircumstances tlh ( )ourt may be rd as petitioners 2 cetit ons as Legal Between: il':?.tii%:, ljijj [':;, jLl'numan rempre, seerhasondi vi[a se, i ud ihathnoor AND ...PETITIONERYRT SPONDENT 1 Mukta Dev,:nnc, Sio. Lal s e e tn a s o n J i,, i ii,,, i 6 r o'r-,'r',HfriJ..rM *gilr r, sAsd il:?:li,o,c ;c, A s ri, ;,.r r t u re, R7o .....RESPONDE NT/T) ETITIONER Deoartment, Secretariat, Hyderabad

2. The state of Telangana, Rep by its Principal secretary, Endowment 3. ff5fi;i.U"i"cl'i,",,1i.'.i"iEl't"'ioio*'"nt Department' Adilabad' Adilabad +. Tne rittti"t Collector, Adilabad' Adilabad D.istrict' 5. iii; n;;;r"-oiui.ionui onicer, Adilabad' Adilabad District' District. ...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 suspension issued in W'P M'P' No' 169 of 2015 in W'P' No ' '1 56 of 201 5, Dt: 13.01 .20 15 and in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI' S' SURENDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos' 1&2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent No'3: SRI CH' SATISH KUMAR Counsel forthe Respondents Nos' 4&5: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER HON'TII-E SRI JUSTTCE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA ORDER: WRTT PETITTON No.156 of 20 15 This rvrir petition is filed seeking the follorvin5; rel ef ''to r ssue a. Writ, Ord"er or Direct,.on mo -e pcr.rt,.c-.tl trly a Wit of Mand.amus d.eclzring tle ord.ey:: passed bg the Hon'ble A.p.Endourryen.s Tri.l11.1y rr', Hyderabad in OA.No.754/ 2)1O (O,tl O..4. Ntr t 2/ 2OjO dated. 10.12.2014 in,ieclanr q the .pr..li\ioner as encroacher of tlte agricut.turt lartd rc an extent of Ac.6.02 gts in ,Sg.l{o.1.:} sit,i atc'd at Seethngondi uiltage, Gudi,\atlmc,c r mc,.n,tlL.,.i, Adilabad District, and. further directinT the petitioner to d.eliuer fhe possessi o;z o,,. th= land tc th,e 3d respond.ent euen though th: petitioryc-"s father taas d.eclared. as p,rs1a:s7s11 tenen1 trnd the proceed_ings for issuanc,z o t- out,1.etr:::Jt,p ight are pending for consid.eratiort a..; illery al a,5itrary abuse of process of lauL,znd is t,. clear' <:o s;e of uiolation of principlss of natura, jus;h<:,z ct?-Ld set asid_e th,e ord.ers passea, by tht Hor'-'bl<.,\n.dtva prad.esh Endou.tments,|riirrno Hgtlerctl'ud in O.A.No.TS4/2010 (Old O.A.No. 12,/:?O,l(), dated 10.12.2O14 u_tith a further d.ire-c.tio,t to the respond.ents to issue ou,,ner:;hip rights to the petitioner uith regard to the suL, jec:t lanct. tt-L tne i.nterest of iustice. "

2. Periticner claims title to the land of arr exlent ,{c.6.05 guntas in Sl. I,lo.13 situated at SeethalJon<li Village, Gudihathnocr 1,4 rLnclal, Adilabad District, on tht: basis of inheritance frorn ,is father. It is the case of the pt:titi'ner is that his father u,:rs r.:ulr vating the subject iand prior to 191j0 and was 2 t thus a Protected Tenant, and therefore they applied for Ownership certificate under Section 3B(E) of AP (Telangana Area) Tenancy Act, 1950. It is the precise grievarce of the petitioner that though the Joint Collector declared that the petitioner is entitled to ownership certihcate in respect of subject land, and directed the 5m respondent-Revenue Divisional Oflicer to take further action in the matter. However, neither the 5th respondent nor the 2"d respondent-Assistant Commissioner, Endowments department, Adilabad, has taken action for issuance df ownership certihcate to the petitioner. While so, the 3.d respondent-Single Trustee of the Temple filed an Application before the Endowments Tribunal, Hyderabad, in O.A.No.754 of 2010 (old O.A.No.L2 of 2OlO), alleging that the petitioner is encroacher. The Tribunal, after due enquiry, held the petitioner as encroachei and directed to vacate and hand over the scheduled property to the 3.a respondent. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed this writ petition.

3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Endowments. Perused the record. 3

4. Learneri ccrrnsel for the petitioner made subrris;ions on the lines of rurit a:t{idavit.

5. Learnecl (ir,'.g..r.., pleader submits that th,: rernedy of the petitioner: ,t s per the Telangala Charitatrle an c Hindu Religious Institrrtrons and Endowments Act, 19;37 aganst the order of the Elnclc rvments Tribunal is to rrle an Appeal br fbre the High Court, anr:l .herefore the petitioner has to file ar appeal instead of a rr,'rit trretition.

6. Having ,:r, n sid ered the respective subrnissrion ;, and perusing the rr:ccrd, it may be noted that as per Ser:tio.t B4(2), an appeal lie s a.3ainst the impugned order. The sairj pr.ovision \ \ reads as folloi.l,s;: "llctt.iinq in sub_section (1) .shnlt preuent onA oe:r:;o'L aggieued bg ang order c f the Endoutmstts Trtbunat under sub-section sectiorL 8.3 from preferring an appeal before tlrc High ('_\:.tt 11 to establish tLnt the Chnitable or Religitlns I n stitution or Endowment has no title to tlrc lctn.d, bt.,.ilding or space: -(4) Pror_'ioled tLLat no appeal shall be prei"erre:d- afier e.xpirlt of ninetg days from ttrc d.Z,te { receipt o-i the order under sub-section (4) ,tf secticnt 8i:': .pr,:tt,i.C ed further thqt no such appeal sha:.ll be pre.-fen-<tl, bg a person taho is lit^ in to tf.e poss€'.,isro,I tf land, buildtng or space, or uho :s a lesse€', l,<:sncee or mortgagee of institution ()r endou'ment " 4 I. ln that view of the matter' without going into the merits of 7. the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to avail the Appeal provision as provided under law' with in a period of eight weeks from today' The intenm direction dated 13'01'2015 shall stald extended until filing of the Appeal or eight weeks, whichever is earlier' No costs Pending miscellaneous applications' if anY, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/.N. SRIHARI PUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To, T.S..Hvderabad I The PrinciPal Secretary' Endowment Department' The A6sistant Commissioner, Endowment Department' Adilabad' Adilabad 3. The Single Trustee_, sn Hanuman Tempre, seethagondi vilage' Gudihathnoor District. 2 retariat, l *: r*q,dj+lq'tessrm*=m'-t{,[*i+ t ; i#Eflif,3gtt-ta,=€H[lr, r g'"'"'6ttSl"-ttn. ,ot'"' KUMAR' Advocate toPucl

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