Thota Venkatesh v. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of lhe 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 action of the respondent No.4 in not furnishing the certified Copy of Proceedings / Order relating change of nature of land from patta to La'oniPatta having received the representation dated 22-7 -2025 in respect of land in Sy No 50/'1lA to an extent of Ac 0- 38 Gts, in Sy No 50/1/AA to an extent of Ac 0- 38 gts, in Sy No 50/1/E to an extent of Ac 0- 37 Gts and in Sy No 5Ol2 lo an extent of Ac 3- 20 Grts total admeasuring Ac 6- 13 Gts situated at Ameerpet Village, Maheshwaram Mandal Ranga Reddy District as being illegal, Arbitrary, Malafide, Contrary to Section 2 ( a ) oI BhuBharti Act 2025, Section 75 of B.S A, and Section 4 and 5 of information and Technology Act, 2000 consequently direct the 4th respondent to furnish the copy of proceedings or order as per representation dated 22-07 -2025. 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 Corrt may be pleased to issue the certifierj copy of proceedings U/Sec 2 (4) of Bhuhharati R/w Section 75 of B.S.A, and Section 4 and 5 of information and Technology Act, 2000 forthwith in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Dr. J.VIJAYALAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN WRIT PET|TIONNc.26542 OF 2025 ORDER Heard Dr.J.Vijayalakshmi, learned counscl tbr the petitioner and learned Asst.Govt.Pleader for Assignrnent.

2. Thc petitioner herein has filed an application dated

22.07.2025 with 4th respondent with a rcclucst to firrnish certified copy of the proceedings / order lor change ol nature ol land flom patta to Laoni patta in respect of the land in S1,.No. I0 situated at Ameerpet Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Despite receiving and acknowledging the said application, 4tr' respondent did not consider the said request nrade by t[.re petitioner. Agglieved by the said inaction of 4'h respondent. petitioher filed the present writ petition.

3. Whereas, learned Asst. Govt. Pleadcr fbr Assignment, on instructions, would submit that 4tl'respondent rvill consider the said representation dated 22.07.2005 submitted by the petitioner and dispose it off in accordance with law.

4. In the light of the same, it is relevant to note that Section 2@) ot the Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, l 11 \ 2025 (lor shor-t. 'the Act') deals rvith certified eopy rvhich is extracted b,:loq :- (4) ''Ccrtilicd cop1"'or "Ccrtillcd cxtract" lneans a copy or cllrac[. as thc casc lnay he. ccrtified in thc nramer prescribed by scction 75 o['thc Bharatila Sakshl'a Adhiniyam. 2023 and scctions 4 uud 5 ol' thc ln firrmatic n 'l echnologl, Act. 2000." Section l2 ol the Ac, deals with copies of rccord ol rights which is cxtractcd relorr :- (lopics of Record of Rights:- Thc extract of Record ol'l{ishts irr thc prcscribcd lbrnr shall bc rnadc available in an onlinc *:b porlal anij ceflilled c rpies thereol or ccrlilied extracts thcreliorn shall Lre qir,cn to all pcrsons including thc credit agencics applying I'rrr thc samc orr paymcnt olsuch lees as may be prescribed. Rule I I ( l) and (2) of the Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights tn Land) Rules, 2025 (for short, 'the Rulest) deals rvith certified copies of Record of Rights and other Public Docunrents:- IL Ccrtified copies of Rccord of Rights and othcr Public f)ocumcnls:- ( l ) 'fhc Crmpetent Authority. soon alier preparation anc trpdation ol Record of Rights. shalI make such Record of Rights availablc in the I]hrr Bharati portal and shall be uradc accessible to the public. (1) r\n1 person desirous ol'obtaining certified copy o1' Record of Rights or an)'()tl'rcl-public docurncnts. mav make an application tlrrough onlinc in thc lirrrr rnade available in IJl.ru Bharati Portal ancl pay requisite lecs as prcscrib:d in the Schedulc - I]. J .*i:

5. In the light of the aforesaid provisions of the Act and Rules, this writ petition is disposed of directing 41h rcspondent to consider and dispose of representation dated 22.07.202.5 submitted by the petitioner seeking certified copy ofthe aforesaid proceedings / order. If 4'r' respondent is not inclined to accept the request rnade by the petitioner, he shall pass a reasoned order and conrmunicate a copy of the said order to the petitioner. However, he shall courpletc the said exercise within 30 days from the date of receipt ol a copv ol- the said order. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, il- any pcndlng in the writ pet.ition shall stand closed. SD/.T. SRINIVASA REDDY SISTANT REGIST //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER riat, Hyderabad, State To, 1 The Principat Secretary, Revenue Department, Sec of Telangana

2. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District Office at KongaraKalan' lbrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy District.

3. The Revenue Divisionil Officer, Kandukur Revenue Division' Ranga Reddy District.

4. The Tahsildar, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District 5. One CC to Dr. J.VIJAYALAKSHMI' Advocate [OPUC] 6.TwoCCstoGPFoRASSIGNMENT'HighCourtfortheStateofTelanganaat Hyderabad [OUT]

7. Two CD CoPies BSR BS HIGH COURT DATED: A4J0U2025 18: * ORDER WP.No.26542 ot 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS I \ --l..- _.rir..\ r/^. . \>r\'i r\ EP ztlfr i'/ i; t) -i' * ,/// , - rj':,\ I