Zareena v. The State of Telangana

Petition under kticle 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of firlandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the respondents 2 to 4 in entertaining a complaint from the Sth respondent about lack of appropriate flow of title of the petitioner/pattadar in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.3-37 guntas in Sy.No.155/EE/2 of Balapur village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, without relegating the 5th respondent to competent civil court, is arbitrary, illegal and ultra-virus the provisions contained in the Telangana Record of Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbook Act, 2020 and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 4lo forbear from deleting the name of the petitioner as pattadar and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.3-37 guntas in Sy.No.155/EEl2 of Balapur Village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as recorded in the dharani webportal and further direct the respondents not to delete the name of the petitioner from the status of recorded pattadar in dharani portal of the subject land and grant. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 not to delete the name of the petitroner from the status of pattadar of the land admeasuring Ac.3-37 guntas in Sy.No.155/EE/2 of Balapur village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District by changrng the recorded entries in the dharani portal, pursuant to the letter of the 4th respondent in Lr.No. B/1910/2023, dated

20.O1 .2025, pending disposal ol the writ petition and grant. Counsel for the Petitioner:SRI VEDULA VENKATARAMANA, SENIOR COUNSEL REPRESENTING M/S BHARADWAJ ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondents No 1 To 4: SRI L. RAVINDER, AGP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No 5: SRI GOVIND REDDY KONTHAM The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD .I'HE TIONOUIT-,\BLE SRI JUS'IICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRI't PFl,'l'lTION No.ll418 of 2025 DA'['E: 04.12.2025 Between: Smt. Zareena. ANI) The State ol'lelangana, rep. by its Principle Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretlriat. Hyderabad and 4 others. ...Petitioner . . . Respondents ORDER This Writ Petition is filed seeking the fotlowing relief:- "...to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of thc respondents 2 to 4 in entertaining a complaint fiom the 5th respondent about lack of appropriate flolv of title of the petitioner/pattadar in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.3.37 guntas in Sy.No.155iEEl2 of Balapur village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District without relegating the 5d respondent to competent Civil Court is arbitrary, illegal and ultravirus the provisions contained in the Telangana Record of Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbook Act, 2020 and consequently, direct thc respondents 2 to 4 to forbear fiom I Ij 2 deleting the name of the petitioner as pattadar and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.3.37 guntas in Sy. No.l55/EE/2 of Balapur Village and Mandal. Ranga Reddy District as recorded in the dharani webportal and further direct the respondents not to delete the name of the petitioner from the status of recorded pattadar in dharani portal ofthe subject land ..."

2. Heard NIr.Vedula Venkataramana, learned Scnior Counsel, representing M/s. Bharadwaj Associates, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. [,. Ravinder, Iearned Assistant Govemment Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.l to 4 and Sri K.Govind Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.5. Perused the record.

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner upon perusing the counter frled by the respondent No.5 would wonder why the officlal respondents have not filed counter though this Court on 14.07-2025 directed the leamed Govemment Pleader for Revenue to get instructions or to file counter in the meantime. He would further submit that the counter affidavit has been hled by respondent No.5 on

24.10.2025 and so far no counter has been filed by the official respondents. The unofficial respondents by filing counter stated that on the complaint filed by the petitioner, an enquiry has been conducted by issuing notice llde No.B/1910/2023, dated 31.12.2024 and a letter has been addressed by respondent No.4 to respondent No.2 wherein it has been recordecl that the petitioner has filed reply dated

07.01.2025 in response to the notice dated 31.12.2024 and impugned proceedings have been issued.

4. Leamed Assistant Government Pleader lor Revenue would submit that the since rcspondent No.4 is interested party and he relied upon the order passed by oflicial respondents vide order dated

02.01.2025 and that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the said order, he can approach the appellate authority as per the statutory provisions of law and thus, seeks to pass appropriate orders. 5, This Court having heard the lcamed Senior Counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Covernment Pleader for Revenue and leamed counsel for respondent No.5 and upon perusal of the material available on record, it is seen that the sase of the petitioner is pending before respondent No.2 and no further action has been taken by respondent No.2 and no further information pertaining to the same has been furnished before this Court and since, the matter is already- been \ I 4 recommended to respondent No.2, this Cou( does not see any reason or the ground to keep this writ petition pending further.

6. In view of the above submissions, without going into the merits and demerits ol'the case, petitioner is granted liberty to agitate all the srounds before the appropriate authority. '7. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. 'fhere shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed I To, sd/- MED ABDULLA KHAN SISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 1 . The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, State of Telangana, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District at Kongarakalan. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur Division, Kandukur, Ranga Reddy District.

4. The Tahsildar, Balapur Mandal, Balapur, Ranga Reddy District. 5. One CC to M/S BHARADWAJ ASSOCIATES, Advocates [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE ,High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad . [OUT]

7. One CC to SRI GOVIND REDDY KONTHAM , Advocate [OPUC] 8- Two CD Copies DAN PMK .{-- J@ HIGH COURT DATED:0411212025 \ t ORDER WP.No.11418 of 2025 I I .igE S i-A s- \i3 aBillt2o26 , , ,,,., \ l'- 1 .,t DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ) It (-< /) 25 )--tr