High Court · 2025

Sri Ananda Rao aged Peddur Village, Sircilla about 58 years, Mandal, Rajanna AND ...PETITIONER

1. State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The District Collector, Rajanna Sircilla District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sircilla Division, Rajanna Sircilla District. 4. The Tahsildar, Sircilla Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla 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 one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in rejecting the case of the petitioner in application No.2400122283 through Dharani portal, with single line order Application for Passbook Data Correction 2400122283 is rejected by RDO, without being service of any written order on the petitioner, physically, which was made for mutation of his name in Dharani web portal, and for issuance of new electronic pattadar passbook-cum-title deed, in respect of land bearing Sy.No.401 admeasuring Ac.2-08 Gts., and Sy.No.402 admeasuring Ac.9-20 Gts., situated at Peddur Village, Sircilla Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District, is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unconstitutional, violation of principles of natural justice and also contrary to the provisions of Telangana Rights in Land and Paftadar Passbook Act, 2020 and rules made thereunder, and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 4 to reconsider the application of the petitioner dated.18.1 1.2024 vide Application No.2400122283. I lA NO: 1 oF 2025 Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the respondents to reconsider the apprication of the petitioner dated.Ll.11 .2024 vide Application No.2400122283 made for mutation of concerned revenue records by incorporating the name of the petitioner in Dharani web portar, and for issuance of new erectronic pattadar passbook-cum{ifle deed in respect of rand bearing sy.No.401 admeasuring Ac.2-08 Gts., and sy.No.402 admeasuring Ac.9-20 Gts., situated at Peddur Viilage, Sircifla Mandar, Rajanna Sirciila District, by suspending the refusal order, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI MOHD MO|N AHMED eUADRt Counsel for the Respondents: SRI L.RAV|NDER, etp fOn REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER t HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY ORDER: WRIT PETITIOI{ No.6254 of 2025 It is stated that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of the land admeasuring Acs.2.08 guntas in Sy.No.4O I . and Acs.9.2O guntas in Sy.No.402, situated at Peddur Village, Sircilla Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District, having purchased the same through different sale deeds bearing document Nos.5263 of 2017,dated28.O7.2017; 8346 of 2077, dated 06. 11.2017 aod 2O7 of 2015, dated O9.O I .2O 15. It is further stated rhat the names of the petitioner's vendor and his predecessor-in-interest were recorded as pattadar in ail the revenue records. It is further stated that when pattadar pass book was not issued in his favour under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2O2O (for short "the Act 9 of 2O2O"), the petitioner made an application No.24OO122283, dated 18. 1 7 .2024 requesting for mutation and consequential issuance of pattadar passbook. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent authorities have rejected the said application without assigning any reasons.

2. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government t l I I I I 1 CVBR. J Wp_6254 202s Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently contendcd that the entries made in the pattadar passbook are only compilation of the survey numbers and the accounts for the extent being mentioned in a particular village, therefore, it does not take away the right of the petitioner in any manner unless the entries in the revenue records have been corrected by following due procedure. 4 Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue has not disputed the submission of the application by the petitioner seeking for data correction and its rejection without assigning reasons.

5. This Court has carefully examined the impugned order passed by respondent No.2 rejecting the petitioner,s application, dated 18.11.2024. Except stating that the application submitted by the petitioner is rejected by coliector, no varid reasons whatsoever have been assigned to enable the petitioners to take appropriate action. Since the impugned order passed by respondent No.2 is not in consonance wi-th the principles of I \ To ) CVBR, J wp_62s4_2025 natural justice, the same is liable to be set aside , and accordingly, the same is set aside and the respondent authorities are directed to re-examine the application No.2400122283, dated 18.1t.2024 submitted by the petitioner and if he is otherwise eligible and entitle and fulhll all the requirements mentioned in the circular instructions issued by CCLA uide Circular No. 1 of 2O2t, dated, l5.Ol.2o2l and Circular No. I of 2024, dated 28.O2.2024, consider the same and pass a reasoned order in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner, within a period of eight (Og) weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order.

6. With the above observations, this Writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

7. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/.T. TIRUMALA DEVI T REGISTRAR ASS T SECTION OFFICER Telangana. 1 . Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, State of 2. The District Collector, Rajanna Sircilla District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sircilla Division, Rajanna Sircilla District. 4. The Tahsildar, Sircilla Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District. 5. One CC to SRI MOHD MOIN AHMED QUADRI, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] Two CD Copies (t 7 P$K BS .l HIGH COURT DATED:1010312025 ORDER WP.No.6254 of 2025 t c J J sr- .,11 21 I'|AB ztrfi z t t 1 c rs-C DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WTHOUT COSTS ?tL{fr"f