The High Court · 2025

Petition under section 'l 51 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 herein to enable the petitioner to make application and pay the NALA conversion charges(online or physically) for land admeasuring Ac. 13'- 2s Gts in Sy Nos. 163, 164, 165, 169, 1 70, 174, 177, .l 78, and .179 admeasuring Ac. 13-25Gts, situated at Gundlapochampally village, Medchal tVlandal, tVedinat- lMalkajgiri District, pending disposal of the present Writ petjtion. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRl. PRAMOD MALIGI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER I I i I ; i I I i I I I i al=.- / HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY \IIRIT PETITION No.l22a7 of 2025 oRDER: This writ petition is filed seeking for the folloping reliefs: a. to issue on Order, Writ or direction more partianlarlg in the nature of the Wit of Mandamus a' Decloing the action of the Respondent No.2 to 4 in not consideing the representation the Petitioners to enable the dated 19/03/2O25 issued bg Conuersion cLnrges for land Petitioners to PaA the NALA admeasunng Ac. 13 - 25 Gts in Sy Nos' 163' 164' 165' 169' 17O, 174, 177, 178, and 179 admeasuing Ac 13-25Gts' situated at Gund'lapochampaLtg uillage' Medchal Mandol' MedchalMotkojgii Distict as illegal' orbitrary and in uiolation of Articte 14, 19 and 3OOA of Constitution of India' b. Consequenttg, direct the Respondent No' 2 to 5 to rectify the issues on Dharani Portal (presenttg Bhu Bharathi Portat) therebg enabling the Petitioners to upload necessary applications in Dharani portol (presentlg BLru Bharathl Portal) for conuersion of tand and poAment of NALA chorges ouer land ad"measuing Ac. 13 - 25 Gts in SU 'ryos' 163' 164' 165' 169' 170, 174, 177, 178, and' 179 aclmeasuing Ac 13'25Gts' situated. at Gundlapochampallg uittoge' Medchal Mandal' MedchalMalkajgii Distict as illegot' arbitrary snfl i11 tiolotion of Articte 14, 19 and 3OOA of Constitution of India' c' AnU other Order/ s as this Honble Court mag tleem fit ond proper in the facts and circLtttlstdnces of the case' It is stated that the petitioner No' 1 is the private limited 2 company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act' 1956 and engaged in the krusiness of infrastructure development' i I I t : Z .{ C\'BR, J Wp_12287 2025 development of Townships and other projects. It is stated that the petitioners have purchased the land admeasuring Ac.50.39 guntas in Sy.Nos. 163, 164/1, 165, 166, t67, 768, t6g, 7ZO, 17 111, 172/1, 172/2, 173ll, 174/l,7ZT, 178 & 179, siruated at Gundlapochampally Village, Medchal Manclal, Medchal Malkajgiri District (erstwhile Ranga Reddy District). It is further stated that after purchasing of the said land, the petitioner No.1 has made an application to the 5th respondent-Tahsildar seeking conversion of the land purchased by the petitioners from agricultural purpose to non-agricu ltu ra I purpose.

3. Mr.A Venkatesh, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners contented that the petitioners have complied with all the requirernents by paying necessary charges for conversion of the said 1and. It is also contended thal as on date, therc are no cases pending whatsoever against the subject land prohibiting the respondent from entertaining the application for conversion under thc Provisions of Nala Act.

4. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents are not recciving any application submitted by the petitioners either oniine through Dharali portal as per the provisions of Nala Act or receiving manual application for conversion of the said land from agricultural purpose to non-agricultural purpose. I \ 1l / J CVBR, J WP-12281 2025

5. As per Section 5 of the Nala Act' the Tahsildar is the competent authority in respect of the lands situated \Mithin its territorial jurisdiction for conversion of land from agricultural purpose to non-agricultural purpose The Rules made under the Act specifically says that after payment of requisite charges/ fees for conversion, the Tahsildar is the competent to grant permission for conversron' It is stated that when the petitioner No'1 has approached the 6. 5d' respondent with a manual application seeking conversion of the subject land duly enclosing all necessary documents and by paying conversion fee, the respondents have not received the same and directed the letitioirer to make online apprication. It is stated that even in the online portal also' there is no option available for receiving the application seeking for conversion on the ground that the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act' 2O2O ' is replaced with the Telangana Bhu Bharathi (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 1 ol 2025 ' In view of the above' the 5th respondent-Tahsildar is directed 7. to accept the manual application submitted by the petitioner (15) days from the dale of receipt of copy within a period of .hfteen of this order and after conducting inquiry on the said application shall pass an order in terms of the Telangana Agricultural Land 4 CVBR, J Wp_12287 2025 (Conversion for Non-Agrrcultural purposes) Act, 20O6 (also known as the NALA Act) and communicate the same to the petitioners within a period of four (04) weeks thereafter. 8 With the above observations, this Writ petition is disposed of There shall be no order as to costs.

9. As a sequel, shall stand closed. the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, i/TRUE COPYi/ SD/ H A ED ABDULLAH KHAN SISTANT RE GISTRAR I To, 1 The Prrncipal Secretarv. Secretariat, Hyderabad.' State of Telangana, Revenue Department, SECTION OFFICER

2. Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. The Collector, MeCchal - lr/atkajgiri District. , Divisionat Officer, t\,4edchat [r.4andat, Ivtedchat _ h/atkajgiri 5lr:r,5.""""ue

5. The Tahsildar, Ir,4edchal Mandal, lVedchal _ tVlalkajgiri Diskict. 6. One CC to SRt. PRAI\,4OD lVALlGt, Advocate. tOpUCl 7. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Tetangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 8. One Spare Copy. 9. Two CD Copies CYS GJP M/ I I t I I I I i , i HIGH COURT DATED: 2310412025 7(t ril,) I l ORDER WP.No.12287 ot 2025 \,1 ,y t DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 1 1 c b ( R 1HE.Sr4 16- ot 31 JIJL zffi I I €s o.r -ij./ --^ rt -'/ 'l.:'r''