Keerthi Nagesh v. The State of Telangana

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 the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the lmpugned Rejection order passed by 3rd Respondent dt.30.03.2025 vide Dharani Application No.2500001004 dt.06.01 .2025 in a single line order without assigning any reasons for data corrections in the online Dharani Portal pertaining to the petitioner missing Sy.No.976/4 to an extent of Ac.0.3B'l/2 gts out of Ac.1.37 gts situated at Appannapet Village, Peddapalli Mandal and District as illegal, arbitrary, u nconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of RoR Act and consequently by setting aside the lmpugned Rejection Endorsement of the 3rd respondent I I I I dt.30.03.2025 on the Online Dharani Portal Application No.2500001004,- d1.06.01 .2025, direct the Respondent Nos.2 to 5 to forthwith correct the data entry in the Dharani Portal and to issue the e-passbooks for the petitioner s property in Sy.No.976/A to an extent of Ac.0.381/2 gts out of Ac.1.37 gts situated at Appannapet Village, Peddapalli Mandal and District to the petitioner. 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 Respondent Nos.2 to 5 to forthwith reconsider the Mee-seva Application in the Dharani Portal vide Application No.2500001004, dt.06.01.2025, without reference to the lmpugned Rejection Order dt.30.03.2025 and to issue the e- passbook for the petitioner missing Sy.No.976/A to an extent of Ac.0.381/2 gts out of Ac. 1.37 gts situated at Appannapet Village, Peddapalli Mandal and District, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI C.HARI PREETH Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.128O3 of2o25 ORDER: This writ petition is liled seeking to declare the action of the respondent authorities in rejecting the applicalion No.25000O1004, dated 06.01.2025 made by the petitioner seeking for data corrections in the Dharani Portal pertaining to t]le missing extent of land admeasuring Ac.0.38 y2 guntas out of Ac.1.37 guntas in Sy.No.976lA situated at Appannapet Village, Peddapalli Mandal and District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequentiy prayed for other appropriate reliefs.

2. It is stated that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.0.38 % guntas out of Ac.1.37 guntas in Sy.No.976/A situated at Appannapet Village, Peddapalli Mandal and District. The case of the petitioner is that she made an application bearing No. 25OO0010O4, dated O6.01.2O25 before the respondents by enclosing all the relevant documents, requesting for data correction in respect of land admeasuring Ac.0.38 72 guntas in Sy.No.976/A and the same was rejected vide order dated 3O.O3.2025 without assigning any reasons. Hence, this wrir petition. I I 2

3. Considered the submissions of Sri C. Hari Preeth, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed at the admission stage.

4. This Court has carefully examined the impugned order rejecting the application submitted for data corrections in the Dharani Portai. Except stating that the "grievance rejected", no valid reason whatsoever has been assigned to enable the petitioner to take appropriate action. Since the impugned order is not in consonance with the principles of natural justice, the same is liable to be set aside and accordingly, the same is set aside.

5. At this stage, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has submitted that Telangana Rights ir-r Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act,2O2O (for short "the Act 9 ol 2020") has been repealed and replaced with Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025 (for short "the Act 1 of 2O25") and if the petitioner submits online application in the prescribed format in Bhu Bharati Web Portal and if the same fulfills all the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules made .,' thereunder, the respondent authorities will consider the same, in accordance with iaw.

6. In view of the above submissions, this Court deems it appropriate to permit the petitioner to make appropriate online ,t ! application in the prescribed format in Bhu Bharati Web Portal, seeking correction of entries and for issuance of pattadar passbooks in respect of subject lands. In tl-re event of such application being made by the petitioner and if the same fulfills all the requirements under the provisions of the Act I ol 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the responclent-authorities shall examine and consider the case of the petitioner. In any event, if the application of the petitioner does not fulfill the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent-authorities shall pass a reasoned order, in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of the application. 7 . With the above observations, this Writ Petition is ailowed. There shail be no order as to costs. I I I To, 4 8 As a sequel, the misceilaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/.B.G.VYJAYANTHI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER 1 . The Principal Secretary Revenue Department Secretariat, State of Telangana, Hyderabad, TG.

2. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, NampallyStation Road Abids, Hyderabad.

3. The District Collector, Peddapalli District. 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapalli Revenue Division Peddapalli District.

5. The Tahsidlar, Peddapalli Mandal, Peddapalli District. 6. One CC to SRI C.HARI PREETH, Advocate. [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana.

8. Two CD Copies. BSK LS * ! lL* b &L& HIGH COURT DATED:2510412025 I a, 'a i'l !:) ,,'} --::::':==\ --1_ r r-=r.a)\ i ') !;" il =$ .\ s-t \ :i :t ORDER WP.No.12803 ot 2025 ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I I I ( I >{- \