The High Court · 2025

Judgment

4. The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA), Hyderabad, Telangana State. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana. The Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Chevella Division, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana.

5. The Tahsildar, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana. ...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 A. lssue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of Respondents Nos. 3 to 5 in implementing the RDO, Chevella Proceedings No. C1l229Bl2O18 dated 12-12-2018 (conversion of Sy. Nos. 2771A3 and 2771A5, total extent Ac. 7- 17 Gts, Chevella Village, Chevella Mandal, Rangareddy I District, Telangana.) by mutating the land use classification as Non Agricultural in the official revenue records/portals (Bhu Bharathi) as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the said Respondents to forthwith (within a time frame to be fixed by this Honourable Court) enter and reflect the classification as Non Agricultural, commence NALA assessment, and issue all consequential certifications/endorsements. B. Direct the Respondents to consider and dispose of the Petitiorrers representations dated 19 04 2024 and 01 05 2025 by passing a reasoned/sp€,aking order and to effect the requisite mutation in the revenue records for Sy. Nos. 277lA3 and 2771A5 at Chevella Village in accordance with the RDO s pr,:ceedings. lA NO: 1OF 1'.025 Petitiort under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavtt filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct Resporrdents Nos. 3 to 5 to treat the subject land as converted Non- Agricultural for all administrative purposes and to keep all contrary entries/endor:;ements in abeyance, and to process mutation/NAlA assessment in terms of the RDOs proceedings, within a time frame to be fixed by this Honourable Court, pending the disposal of this writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI MOHD ISMAIL KHAN Counsel for tlre Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PEIITION o.2559O of 2o25' ORDER: Aggrieved by the inaction of respondent Nos.3 to 5 in implementing the proceedings No. C I I 2298 I 20 lB , dated 12 .12 .2O 18 issued by respondent No.4 - RDO, Chevella, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. A consequential prayer is sought to direct the official respondents to consider his representations dated 19.04.2024 & O 1 .05.2025 by passing a reasoned / speaking order and to effect the requisite mutation in the revenue records for Survey Nos.277 lA3 &' 277 /AS at Chevella Village in accordance with the proceedings issued by respondent No.4.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 5.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner purchased plot No.19B admeasuring 10O square yards in Survey Nos.277 /A3 & 277 /AS (herein after referred as subject property) from one Md.Sardar under a registered. sale deed bearing document No.937 | of 202\ who inturn purchased the same from one Md.Abdul Ghani and Mohd. Wajid through a registered sale deed bearing No.19504 of 2018. It is further submitted that one Mr. Lingaiah and \ ' a. tI '! I : 2 Mr. Laxmejah were the pattadars. and joint owners and posserss of agricultural land admeasuring T -lr guntas at chevella tv & M), Rangaredd;,r District. The said property was thereafter alienated in favor of vendors of Mohd. Sardar (vendor of the petitioner) under registered sa-le deed document Nos. 16lz /2oL4, ss66l2oL4 & 682312o15, dated 16.o4.2014, 22.12.2o14 & 19.11.2015 respectively registered in the office of sub-Registrar, chevella. subsequently, the vendors of lvld. Sardar applied for conversion of agricultural land into non-agricult.ural use and remitted an amount of Rs.1 ,22,62s/_ through Chrillan for conversion of the sarne. Consequent thereto, the respondent No.4, who is the competent authority passed proceedings No'Cll229B/2018, dated L2.12.2O18 for conversion of the said tand into non-ag.icultural use and directed respondent No.S to carry out necessary ch.anges in the revenue records. It is further submitted that the Gram Panchayat, Chevella approved and sanctioned a layout over the converted land, creating 222 residential plots under the narne "s.M.Green \/alley", out of which the petitioner purchased one plot, which is the rsubject property. It is further submitted that pursuant to the said dire:tion given by respondent No.4 to respondent No.S, the said land purchased by the petitioner is still appearing as agricultural land. As rsuch, the petitioner submitted a representation to respondent lio.4. But, till d.ate, no action is taken upon the petitioner's representations dated 1g.o4.2024 & o1.o5.202s. 3 Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner is constrained to file the writ petition.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that the petitioner's representations will be considered in due course of time and seeks to pass appropriate directions to the concerned authority.

5. This Court, having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, without going into merits and demerits of the case, deems it appropriate to direct the official respond.ent Nos.3 to 5 to consider the petitioner,s representations and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law.

6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY/ S T.SRINIVASA STANT N OFFICER The State of To, \ ; i t I t I

1. The Principal Secretary' Revenue Department' ietangand, HYderabad'

2. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administratio n (CCLA), HYderabad, Telangana State.

3. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District' Telangana' 4.TheRevenueDivisionalofficer(RDo),ChevellaDivision,RangaReddy District, Telangana I i i i I I I t t I J \

5. fhe f;rhsildar, Chevella Man 6. one crl to Sri Mohd lsmail 7. Two cos," -dal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana. -^o"rl.'::sma'l Khan' Advocate topuci Hvd;;"tr;;io9,iri"'Revenue, Hish courr for the Srate of Tetangana, ar

8. Two CD Copies T J BSR --.0F I t II HIGH CCIURT DATED i2'411012025 I\ ( \ ( ORDER WP.No.25590 of 2025 \ \ I r, c C) !r t '* s 1 6 Ft.B 2026 * DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT (]OSTS .u