1. Buddarthi Laxminarayana v. 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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one rn the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in non- converting agricultural land to non-agricultural land to an extent of Ac.0.20 Gts in Sy No. 32 B Situated in Manthani Village and Mandal, Peddapatli district after payment of deficient fee through e-Challan No, NPM250006'1 772, daled 20.06.2025 is illegal, arbitrary, Contrary to law and contrary to The Telangana Agricultural Land (CONVERSION FOR NON AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES) ACT, 2006., Contrary to the law laid down by this Hon'ble Apex Court and in violation of Articles 14 and 21, of constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents to convert the 0.20 Gts in Sy No. 32 B of land from Agricultural to N on-ag ricultural of the said land in pursuance application, dt .20.06.2025, vide 2500363866. -;E-F"7 lA NO: I OF 2O25 Petition under Section 151 CpC praying tha in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider my appricati on dt .2o.06.zo2s, vide 250036386ii and to convert the 0.20 Gts of tand in Sy. No.32 B of Agricultural to ['Jon-agrrcurturar rand situated in Manthani Vi[age and Mandal, Peddapalli district pending disposal of the abcve Writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI CH.CHAITANYA MITHR/\ Counsel for the Respondents : SRI L.RAVINDER, AGp FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V,BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.187O9 of 2o25 ORDER: This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of tl:re Constitution of India, is filed seeking l-he following relief: "....ro issue a Wit, Order or Directon more particularlg one in the nature of Wnt of Mandantus declaring the action of the respondents n notaconuerTing agricultural lottd to nonogicultural land to an e-xtent of A:.O.2O Gts in Sy.No.32 B Situoted in Manthani Vtllage atld MondaL Peclrlapalli district after pagnrctLt of def.cient Jee through e-Chailan No.NPM250OO61772 dctted 20.06.2025 s illegal, arbitrarg, Contrary to latu anrl contrary to The Telctngrtna Agfit:ultural ltrtd (CONVERSION IOR /VON AGRICULTURAL PURPO.SES/ ACT, 2006 Contrary to the law Iaid dotun bg tfus HonbLe Apex Coutt and in uiolatiort of Articles 14 ond 21 of constitution of India amd consequentlg direct the respondents to conuett the Ac.o.20 Gts in Sg.No.32 B of land from Agricultural to Nonagicultural oJ the sc.id Land in pursuance application dt 20.06.2025 uide 2500363866.. .."

2. Considered the submissions oi the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri L. Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents, and with their consent this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage'

3. It is slated that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of land for the extent of Ac.O.2O Gts out of Ac.4.0O guntas in Survey No.32B situated at Manthani Village and Mandal, Peddapalli District, and the respondent authorities have issued pattadar passbooks and title deeds in his favour vide passbook No.T20O6O260695. It is further stated that the petitioner had 2 submittcd ar application daLed 20.06.2025 for conversion of the subject lzrnd iom agriculture to non-agriculture yrurpose under the provisions of the Telangana Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non- Agricultural 1)urposes) Act, 2O06, (for short 'NALA Act, 2006'l by duly enclosing a1l the relevant documents, and silol has also been booked f,rr v:rification of thc documenLs on 23.06.2025, but no lurther ar:tior has been taken by the respondents till daLe.

4. Lcarncrl counsel for the petitioner submrtted that as per Section 3(6) ol the NALA Act, 2O06, the authoril ies shall consider the requr:st ol seeking permission within 7 days rtfter the receipt of the deficit alnount, but despitc receipt of thc rrpplication of the petitioner', th: respondents have not considered thc request of the petitionel till date.

5. Leetrnc<i Asslstant Government Pleader [or Ilcvenue appearing for the re'spcndents submitted that slot has bcen booked for verificatiorr o.- the documents on 23.06.2025 at I 1.00 AM, and as per Section 3(6) of the NALA Act, 2006, the conr,et'siotr permission requeste<l for shall either be issued or rejected in lr-rll or part by the competent authority within fifteen days after such request is received, anrl even before expiry of the stipulated lime, the petitioner apJrroached this Court by filing this rvril petition. . -..t::rF.- itl ::. .,,. 3

6. In view of the above, this Court is of the opinion that ends of justice would be met if the respondents are directed to consider the application of the petitioner in accordance with the NALA Act, 2006, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7 . With the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of No order as to costs As a sequel, the miscellaneous petilions pending, if any, shall stand closed 't I To, SD/-S. MALLIKARJUNA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// r$ffi oFFrcER

1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, State of Telangana, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Peddapalli, Peddapalli District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Office, Manthani lvlandal, Peddapalli District. 4. The Tahsildar Cum Joint Sub register, Manthani Mandal, Peddapalli District 5. One CC to SRI CH.CHAITANYA MITHRA, Advocate. [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana.

7. Two CD Copies. BSK BS I t HIGH COURT DATED:0210712025 10 S:F 206 I \. -, t.a_.. '"\.- 2' ORDER WP.No.18709 ot 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETTTION WITHOUT COSTS LOIlhr