Fr/o v. lrhestateorrerangana

Petition Under Article 226 ol lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be pleasedtoissueanappropriatewrit,orderordirectionmoreparticularlyoneinthe nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent no 2 in issuing the impugned Proceedings vide No' E3t3O23l2O23' dated 1610912023 and rejectingtheonlineapplicationofthePetitionerandnon-initiatingtoissuetheE- pattadarpassbooksonthePetitioneronhislandtoanextentofAc.0-16gtsin Sy.No. 116, which is situated at Sunkenapally Village of Chityala Mandal' NalgondaDistrict,isillegalandarbitraryandviolativeofarticle14'15,21,and ,:l: 300-4 of co^stil J:icn of India and arso viorative of r.Jaturar Justice and consequently I;rrt ")( de the impugned Proceedings vide lr o. ll=_i\13 )2312023, dated 1610912023 an'j arrii( ' direct the respondent no.2 to issue € -pattadi rr passbooks on behalf of the n;lm<, ,1 the petitioner, on the agricultural land of the petitioner to an extent of Ac.0-16 r,'ts in Sy.No. 116, which is situated at Sunkr?n lpally Village of Chityala Mande , Na g:onda District. t.A.NO: 10F 2025 Petition (Jrrdr:r lSection 151 CPC praying that in the r;ircunrslances stated in the affidavit filerl in r; rcport of the petition, the High Court rray, b,: f,leased to grant stay of the impLrrsnr:c Droceedings vide No. E3r3023r2023 daterl 16-0g-2023 and also direct the "espc rd-.nt no.2 to issue e-pattadar passt ooks o r behalf of the name of the petitic.tr:r., on the agricultural land of the peljtion€rr lo an extent of Ac.O-16 gts in [)y l,tc . .l 16, which is situated at Sunkenap,ally V.ill:rge of Chityala Mandal, Nalgoncla frrs trict. Counsel for the petitioner : SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR Counsel forthe Respcndent Nos.1 to 4: AGp FOR REVENUE Counsel for the eesp:ndent Nos.5 & 6 : _ W.P.NO :7369 OF 202,i Between: Chittipolu Srinivar;, Sic Kanthaiah,. Aged about 59 years, C,cc ; Agrriculture, Rt/o SunkenapallyVittage, 1:hityala tr/andat,-Natgondi Oiitrict, fetarrgu.i,i ' --'-'-' ' AND 1 . The State of Tela ngana, Eep, by its principal Secretary, Revenu,: Departmenl Sc,: -s1"rirt Buiiding, Khairatdbad, Hyderdbad, -fe:ri11g2nr. ...,PETITIONER

2. The District r-lol eltor, Nalgonda, Nalgonda Town and D,r;trict. 3. The Revenue D r isional Officer, Nalgonda Division, Nalg,:n,Ja 4. The Tahsild;rr, {1111{y312 Mandal, Nalgonda District. 5. Kotha Mallaiah S/o Yett.aiah, Aged about 6g years, Ocr; Agriculture, F/o - - Sunkenapaily villirge, Chityala M-andal, Nalgorida District Tietang,inj 6 PPPLlg.[:tha-]rna..W/o K/o sunKen.roa i /itrage, Chityala Mandal, Nalgonda Distrir;r,.Ielangana. yadaiah, Aged about 52 years, Occ Ht,uss \A/1L, 7 Kotha llaiah, S/o. Late Yellaiah, Aged about 68 years, occ Agriculture, Fyo ffi iH;;iiirilru-gi'Jhltv'r' i'ra-ndal' Nalgonda District' Telangana' .....RESPONDENTS Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstanCesstatedintheaffidavitfiledtherewith'theHighCourtmaybe pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the natureofWritofMandamusdeclaringtheactionoftherespondentno.2inissuing theimpugnedProceedingsvideNo.E3t3g6ot2o23,dated2)l0gl2023and rejectingtheonlineapplicationofthePetitionerandnon-initiatingtoissuetheE- pattadar passbooks on the Petitioner on his land to an extent of Ac 0-17 gts in Sy.No. 116, which is situated at Sunkenapally Village of Chityala Mandal' NalgondaDistrict,isillegalandarbitraryandviolativeofarticlel4'15'21'and 300.4ofConstitutionoflndiaandalsoviolativeofNaturalJusticeand consequently set aside the impugned Proceedings vide No E3/3960/2023' dated 2OlOgl2O23 and also direct the respondent no.2 to issue e-pattadar passbooks on behalf of the name of the petitioner, on the agricultural land of the Petitioner to an extentofAc.0-lTgtsinSy.No.l,l6,whichissituatedatSunkenapallyVillageof Chityala Mandal, Nalgonda District. I.A.NO:1 OF 2025 PetitionUnderSection,l5lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedin the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stayoftheimpugnedProceedingsvideNo.E3t396012023,dated20-09-2023and alsodirecttherespondentno.2toissuee-pattadarpassbooksonbehalfofthe nameofthepetitioner,ontheagriculturallandofthePetitionertoanextentof Ac.0-.1 7 gts in Sy.No. .t .16, which is situated at sunkenapally Village 6t crrityata Mandal, Nalgonda District. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR Gounsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.S to 7 : " The Court made the following COMMON ORDER FIOI\''BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REI)IDY WRJ TPETITIONNos. 7357 alid 736!) of ,to25 coMMOlvORDER: The lssr.t€ involved in both the writ petiti,tns interconntr,:l.e ,r I ;rn6 therefore, they are taken up and are being ,: isposed of by this common order. 2. W.p..rrl:,. ,, ]5iz of 2O25 is filed seeking follow;_rg .6li6f; S rntrinsically zrnrJ I1s; rr.cl together r i"'ia'.!,I'- o,rd| or direction morc po " .l'ssnr r|t t ))t,tpiate I ntttltr, , ; 't r),sultt.t;t., ,,,,,;;iil""i,!f[,.";r;,;;;:,'::;!#"!,!,"!',;7,';;1; l;i,i' ,:- , ,i i;':";';n,,'::-1"i,,i 3riiff,,"';',fil:'i,'i, , ) ',', noo''o i,1 ""it!, ;,, ; iii:i:,';;'i;iii:[;j:;,,!z,lili,1!,.,,, ki to,ftr ro : ; :; :: { !{" ",, :i" ),!ii :"1 iiiii|xiti; "wii.: i,:;ti:;" i ; : i: Proceed , ,i ,, , ,, ;i:,.;:r";;;r;:t,:T;:#iZiLi3:";; :i ,,: : ,: f,: i;ii ii:!;i:,1:::',,:,,,:; .'"":n;ii;i!flZiV,:^.,Xli,!*o, o,,,, oi" )1 tb lJts rt .-t, \ ,t; tihict tttctttrtc)t r. .tu , "r,'r,'i"i'rlio"il!,r"aL, s"ri",,'*iI',,f J', ,r)"';',''n!;.1, W.P.No.7iif !r <f 2025 is hled seeking follonins.relir:l "... rssue arL alt)l.\p4c!te u)t nature o[ ).tiit :.t' MqnctamJ'" Y!:::: direction more parttt).ttot tg or,= irt the j,' j: ; ;i ;,',,,' .,',:; : r:ii., ii:! :irt r' ! -r,'i' inittarittg ,,, ,. ,,. ,i.1,';';,::'", onrtne application of the P,,,,tr, " n ,,.i ,,li ?,:t,,ill";t .,, , r't tis lund to r - sg No.l 16. *ni"n ir",i)ri",rtr'- \ utugp ol .:it I . r4and(tt t iotutiue ot ,,.. , t i- ii-' ,7".1.7;17^oi"r,i;;^',: i,:,i:;;;l,"; ,)';i;,i::'::" Qnd JUU'A of Conslilution ot t,r";,. o. a ,i.Jo uiolariue .t, , - ,",' ,.,r"rrri' proceediug... i, . t ,t. t,y sgf^and , consequentlg set asid, tt,, ,,,,,, ,i]n:ui respondeitr ,,,. .",,2;'."::y1,1223 clated zo/bs/zozs en ,a,, o ,tit d 11rc 'r'i" petttton."r ou .h , , ,r"utturo t1'^Iadar"p,oss^books ';,1;,:;,' 1., _'. :,:,::::,:ii,"'''::i:::::;;';i,:;"';i,l I :r li"ii " ffi ;; i;:i on behalf o1 ,hr ,,, ,, of i,(",'i!.i'^,0'.":9ooks on rhi petiti< ;,, ; ?, i', 3 2

4. For the sake of convenience' W'P'No'7357 of 2025 is taken up as leading case to decide the lis in these cases' 5. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the record'

6. lt is stated that the pelitioner is the pattadar and possessor of the agricultural iand to an extent of Ac'O 16 gts' ' in Sy'No' 1 16' situated at Sunkenapally Viilage' Chityala Mandal' Nalgonda District' It is further stated that originally' his father was the pattadar of the land to an extent ofAc lO'14 gts'' in Sy No'115' 116' 161' 2O7 ' 2O8 & 210, situated at Sunkenapaily Village and his name is recorded in the revenue records and pattadar passbook has also been issued' It is further stated that after the death of his father' the petitioner and his brothers divided the said land into three parts and the petitioner has got land to an extent of Ac'1 01 gts ' and his name is recorded in the revenue records and pattadar passbook has aiso been issued in his favour under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act' 1971 It is further stated that out of the said land, the petitioner has sold some of the iand' except the land to an extent of Ac.O' 16 gts; and thus he made an online application dated Oa.o3.2O23 seeking to issue e-pattadar passbook in respect of the land to an extent of Ac.o.16 gts. The grievance of the petitioner is that acting upon the said application' respondent No'2 has issued the ir.,prg.t"d'tio ttce uide No'E3/ 3023 / 2023' daLed 16'Og 2023' stating / !.& {6 ., . that the;.,- j. :r cart track in the vrllage mi ra,hich trr:. -q r.r :kenapary to yeranki R.rd i., and as pcr t.l,r, e;rjoyment survey conducted the Road r r\ r r( cr Ac.o.3o gts., Bata o..,0, ARrir-uirr tr .,,... *rrc,rrsh sy.No.116 in ; Iai:l 1,. th,.dcoarlment ,t,. I,{iLnrrar Surveyor, - bLo' oara 4c002 8l I a trl Road to :, ru an extenl of Ac.0.06 gts.. maJ<ir-Lg r. r otal Ac.0.3g gts ' in Sr-ri'r r lrl It is further stated that the narresr o-,re petrtioner and his brotlt ,r s are recorded as pattadars in - *" Porrd,ars tn Dhatlrr r(' 'tl) ( xtent o[ Ac.0.33 or. r. , -r _ 6,,.. ,, ,L Lney are not in physical possessirtn as this extent is covered b]. I?,rr rr , v.hich is Government property ur)d(). Se rtion 24 of the Telanga r- I l,rrnd Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (fc,:_ l;ttort .Lhe 1317) and :, .,-.., r:lingly rejected the said appiicatron petitioner to r;(.(,": r crlressal before the competent Civil Cor- :t =.d rising the Act,

7. ., of the Act, 1.3 t Learncll ;,s; s,ant Government pleader for Rt:re;_.tuer rppearing for the respo ,. rt ( I :i lt:ts vehementl_v contended that irs ller. _q lcti()n 24 1.. a1l the public roads, lanes, paths, bl< 15 r:s rlitches, dikes, rivers. ritrr , r[:i, tanks, ponds, canals, iakes arLd lk,.vrrg u.ater and all lands .r.Lr I.c,,,cr situated, are vested in the rilor,,:111r15nt from all encL -r lr , r tt.es ancl if any person is dispuring dt : public property i,esti r = the Government, he/she is entitl,:d tr a oproach the competent ltir I rl r,urt seeking declaration \

8. It is trtr: :-? t. in catena o[ judgments, this Corrrr rnd thc Hon'ble Apex (,,r . L t held that if there is any disputr: witl r:gard to I approach existence of the road/ pathway and neighbouring oluners disputed very existence of road/made encroachments on road' if easementary rights are affected in any manner, the aggrieved parties have to the competent Civil Court seeking appropriate relief' A the impugned order dated 16 Og '2023 passed by perusal of respondent No.2 would reveal that after examining all the relevant records, respondent No'2 has rightiy advised the petitioner to seek redressal of his grievance before the competent Civil Court- Therefore' this Court does not find any legal infirmities in the impugned order this Court under Article 226 of Lh..e warranting interference of Constitution of India' g. Accordingly, both the Writ Petitions are clismissed relegating the petitioners to approach the competent Civil Court and seek redressal of their grievance, by hling a comprehensive civil suit' in accordance with law. On hling such suit' the Civil Court shall decide the same independently basing on the material placed on rccord' without being influenced by any of the observations made in thc impugned ordcr or in this order As a sequel, miscellareous applications pending if any' shal1 stand closed. No costs' //TRUE COPY// SD/.T. TIRUMALA DEVI DEPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER \ \ To 1 2 3 4 5 \Cd, SA The PrincrpaI Secretary, Revenue DeP artment, Se Khairatabad, State of Telangana at HYderabad, Telangana The District Collector, Nalg onda, Nalgonda Town and Diskict The Revenue Divisional Offic er, Nalgbnda Division, Nalgonda The Tahsildar, Chitya la Mandal, Nalgonda District Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hvderabad. [OUT] at Building, o. 6i'l-cd i,i siqiRnpolu B HAs KAR, Advocate [oP u c] 7. Two CD CoPies -l I i HIGH COUR r DATED:1 6t}zlt202l q ) o /1'-:=: ia\-i: s ]F ( TAf 6 2 | i,ltY 2[25 J I i.'J,; ::/ r\a: _. _ il et) c t ,. C COMMON ORI)ER WP.Nos.73S7,\ND 7369 of 2O2S DISPOS|NG OF THE BOTH WRIT pETtTtrON.S WTHOUT COS"S. 1o -d"b &t6\-5 l I l I l I { l