M/s. VENKATESHWARA SILK MILLS v. 1. The State of Telangana

4. Sri Ramachandraji Temple, Satamrai Village, Shamshabad Mandal Ranga Reddy District Rep. by its Executive Officer. .....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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in ihe nature of WRIT OF MANDATMUS declaring the Proceedings dated 6-9-2016 in File No.D/1350/20'15 passed by the 2nd respondent passing mutation orders in respect of land in Sy. No.246, situated at Gaganpahad village, Shamshabad Mandal, R.R. District in favour of respondent No.4 temple, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and vilative of principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of ROR Act and against Art. 300-4 of Constitution of lndia consequently set-aside the same. l.A.NO:1 OF 2022 Petition Under Section '151 CPC praying that in the r;i cumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court n i the respondents 3 & 4 not to interfere into the possession y be pleased to d irect f the petitioners over the land covered by Sy- No.246, situated at Ganganpahal Mandal, the then Rajendranagar IVlandal, R.R. District proceedings dated 6-9-20'16 in File No.D/1 350/2015 pas:,r village, Shamshabad by suspending the d by the respondent No.2 pending disposal of writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI SRINIVASA MURTHY CHt: :DELLA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : SMT S.SRAVANI l l, AGP FOR REVE'{ JE Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : AGP FOR ENDOWMEI{ -S Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : SRI CH.SATISH KUMI I The Court made the following ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.16734 of 2022 THE 3OTH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 Between: M/s. Venkateshr,r,ara Silk Mills. AND ...Petitioner The State of l'clangana, Rep. by its Prtncipal Secretary', Revenue Department, Secretanat, Hyderabad and (3) others. ...Respondents ORDER: Heard Srinivasa Murthl, Cheedella, learned counsel lor the petitioner, Smt. S.Sravalthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenuc appearing for the respondent Nos.l and 2, leeLn'red Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for the respondent No.3 and Sri Ch.Satish Kumar, learned Standir-rg Counsel appearing lor respondent No.4. Perused the material on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition seeking to declare the proceedings dated 06.09.2016 in File No.D/ i35O/2015 passed by the respondent No.2, whereby mutation orders lvere passed in t ) respect ol land in Sy.No.246, situated at Ca1 anpahacl village, Shamshabad \'l ar-idal, Ranga Reddy District r_L 1avour of thc respondcnt No..l Temple, as illegal and arbitrarr. -

3. Learned c.unsel for the petitioner further urbmits that this Court, in simil:-Lr. r.,,atters in W.p.Nos.4 5752 o1 :( l6 ar_rcl .36563 of 2O1B uide cor)trnon order dated 22.OT .2O I . and :rlso ir.r w'P No.42444 of 2016 uide order dated 27.i), :20,21, set asidc similar impugned proceedings therein and renr:L rded the mattcrs back to the rcspondcnt authorities to pass a; propriate orders afresh, in accordance t,ith lau,. In view of tl : serme, learned counsel for the pctitioncr requested to pass sirt 1ar order in this Writ Petitior-r also

4. Learned counsel lor the petitioner furthcr submits that, in the inrpugned pr-oceedings datecl 06.Og.2Ol6 in \ o.D/1350/20lS, the respondents relied on the orders of thr: \ndhra pradesh Lokayukta in Lr.Dis.No.3 t54 l2Ot3 and :165/2012 and. l9o9/2olol 81 lLokl6416120r5 dated rr.r2.2( r5 and the said orders of the Lokayuktha were set_aside by a _ ivision Bench of this Court uide order dated O9.03.2021 in W.I,.l o.4449 of 2OlZ. In view ol the same, the very basis for passi: 3 the intpugned proceedings herc'in no longer survives. Thereforr: learned counsel I 3 for the petitioner requested this Court to allow the Writ Petition by setting aside the impugned proceedings dated 06.09.2016 and remanding the matter to the competent authority, rvith directions lo issue notice to the petitioner and the respondent No..l-Temple and to afford an opportunit_v of hearing

5. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with re gard to the disposal of W.P.Nos.45752 of 2016 and 36563 ol 2OlB uide common order dated 22.07.202L and also W.P.No.42444 of 2016 uide order dated 27.08 .2021 and requested to pass appropriate orders

6. In vies, of the submissions made by both sides, this Writ Petition is disposed of by setting aside the proceedings dated

06.09.2O16 in File No.D/1350/2015, passed by the respondent No.2 Deputy Collector and Tahsildar, Rajendranagar Mandal, to the extent of the subject lands of the petitioner in Sy.No.246, situated at Gaganpahad village, Shamshabad Manda,l, Ranga Reddy District, on the ground of violation of principles of natural justice. Consequently, the matter is remanded to the competent \' 4 - authority with directions to issue notices to 1 l L, petitioner and respondent No.4- Sri Ramachandraji Tenrple , j rtamrai Viilage, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District rnd an_\. othei- interested parties, if anv, as requirecl under Se c tion 5(3) of the 'lelangana Charrtable and Hindu Religious ,stitutions and Endowments Act, 1987, affording them an rpportunity for hearing, includrng a pcrsonal hcaring and to I tss appropriate orders in accordance with lau,. Pending miscellaneous applications, if an., in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shali be no orc ( r. as to costs. //TRUE COPYII SD /, P. PONNA KRISHNA { TSTANT RLC_ErCj.R- --- To 2 The Principal Secretary, Revenue Dept., Telan Telangana at Hyderabad. The Deputy Collector and Tahsildar, Rajendran ATTAPUR. SECTION OFFICER an Sr: retariat, State of a r lV I rdal, R.R. Dist., at Bhavan Boggulakunta, Hyderabad. Shamshabad lr,4andal Ranga Reddy Distiict.

3. The Asst. Commissioner, Endowments Department, R t . District, at Dharmika 4. The Executive Offrcer, Sri Ramachandraji Temple, Sat I nrai Village, 5. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the Sta e of Telangana at 6. Two CCs to GP FOR ENDOWMENTS, High Court for rt : State of Telangana 7. One CC to SRI SRINIVASA MURTHY CHEEDELLA, Ac rocate tOpUCl 8. One CC to SRI CH.SAT|SH KUMAR, Advocate (OPUC ) 9. Two CD Copies at Hyderabad. [OUT] Hyderabad. [OUT] SA M. , ( * Si 0 5 li R 2l]26 t \,I HIGH COURT DATED:3011212025 ORDER WP.No.16734 of 2022 DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. t 9