High Court · 2025

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 37190 OF 2022 Between Debbendula Buchaiah, S/o. Late Debbendula Brahamaiah Aged bout 64 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o. H.No. 6-1-8, Seshagiri Nagar, Manuguru, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District. AND ...PETITIONER

1. The State of .Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad

2. The District Collector, Bhadrad ri-Kothagudem District. Kothagudem. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District Kothagudem. 4. The Tahsildar, Julurupadu Mandal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District Julurupadu

5. Baluguru Venkateshwarlu, S/o. Lachaiah, Aged about 50 years, Occ. Agriculture, Rl/o. Papakolu Village, Julurupadu Mandal Bhadradri-Kothagudem District.

6. Thaluri Venkateshwarlu, S/o. Laxmaiah- Aged about, 52 years, Occ. Agriculture, Rl/o. Papakolu Village, Julurupadu Mandal Bhadradri-Kothagudem District.

7. Shaik Nabi Saheb, S/o. Uddam Saheb, Aged about 50 years, Occ. Agriculture, Rl/o. Papakolu Village, Julurupadu Mandal Bhadradri-Kothagudem District.

8. Shaik Mahaboob, s/o. lmam saheb, Aged about 50 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o. Papa kolu Village, Julurupad u Mandal B had rad ri-Kothagudem Di-strict. 9. Rami shetty Umamaheshwari, Wo. not known to the petitioner Aged about 45 years, Occ. Agriculture R/o. Papakolu Village, Julurupadu Mandal Bhadradri- Kothagudem District.

10.Mareti Venkata Narsaiah, S/o. Satyanarayana, Aged about 50 years, occ. Agriculture, Rl/o. Papakolu Village, Julurupadu Mandal Bhadradri-Kbthagudem District.

11. Banothu Chandru, S/o. Bichu, Aged about 50 years, occ. Agriculture, Rl/o. Papakolu Village, Julurupad u Mandal Bhadrad ri-Kothagudem District.

12.Banothu Bhadramma, Wo. pandu, Aged about 45 years, Oce. Agriculture, Ri/o. Pa:pakotu Virage, Juturupadu rraan"oaietiad;ori_fuiii;Ar;; iii,.1d;: ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Articre 226 of the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstancesi stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to issre a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of wrrt of Mandamus decraring the acts of the respondent No. 1 to 4 in not mutating the name of the petitioner in the revenue records pertaining to the agricultural lands in Sy.No. 417 (otd Sy.No. 58) an extent of Ac. 3_38 gts, in Sy.No. 414 (otd Sy.No. 12) to an extent of Ac. 3-04 gts, in sy.No. 'r369 (ord sy.No. 570) an extent of Ac. 2-11 gts situabd at Papakoru Viilage, Jururupadu Mandar, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District as well as not issuing E- pattadar pass book and tifle deed infavour of the petitioner pert:rining to aforesaid agricultural land inspite of representations as well as online apprications submitted to the respondents authorities ail are iilegar, arbitrary and vioration of the provisions of the Terangana Rights in Land and Pattadar pass l3ooks Acr, 2o2o (Act 9 of 2020) as wefl as vioration of the articre 14,21 of the constitution of lndia and consequenily direct the respondents 2 to 4 to mutate the nirme of the petitioner in all the revenue records as well as to issue E-pattadar pass books and title deed in favour of the petitioner for the aforesaid agricultural lands the extent of rand in respective survey numbers by dereting the names of the rr-'spondents 5 to 12 in a[ the revenue records pertaining to the aforesaid agricultural lands forthwith. IAN 10F Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filecr in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the respordents 2 to 4 to consider the case of the petitioner to mutate the name of the peti:ioner in the revenue records pertaining to the agricultural lands in Sy.No. 417 (oti Sy.No. 58) an extent of Ac.3_38 gts, in Sy.No. 414 (otd Sy.No. 12)to an extent of Ac. 3-04 gts, in Sy.No. 1369 (ord sy.No. s70) an extent of Ac. 2-11 gts situated at papakoru Viilage, Jururupadu Mandal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District issue E- pattadar pass book and tifle deed in favour of the petitioner pertaining to afon:said agricurturar rand pending disposar of the writ petition. Gounset for the Petitioner : SRI S.SRINIVASA SHARMA Gounser for the Respondents No.lto- fJgl.:.iHrf;xJ,ll_r= Counsel for the Respondents No.Sto12 : The Court made the following: ORDER IN THI} HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.3719O of 2O22 THE 29TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 Between: Debbendula Buchaiah ...Petitioner The State of 'lelangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretar5r, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and (11) others. AND ...Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri S.Srinivasa Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. S.Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Flevenue appearing for the respondent Nos.l to 4 and perused the r:raterial on record.

2. Learned counsel for thc petitioner submits that the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition seeking to declare the action of the respondent l\los.l t<-r 4 in refusing to mutate the narne of the petitioner in the revenue records in respect of the agricultural lands 1n Sy.No.417 (old Sy.No.58) admeasuring Ac.3-38 guntas, 1n Sy.No.414 (old Sy.No.12) admeasuring Ac.3-04 guntas, in Sy.No.1369 (otd Sy.No.570) admeasuring Ac.2-11 guntas, all situated at Papakolu Village, Julurupadu Mandal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem 2 District (for brevity, "subject property,,) and in not issuing the e_ pattadar passbook and titre deed pertaining to the subject property in favour of the petitioner, despite submission-of representations and online applications to the respondents, as ilegar ancl arbitrary. 3. Learned counsei for the petitioner further submits trr.i subsequent to the filing of the present writ petition, the Telangana Bhu tsharati (Record of Rights in Lands) Act, 2o2s (for brevity, ,.the Act,2025), came into force and the Bhu Bharati portar is functioning accordingly. Further, in spite of rapse of more than three and harf years, the respondent authorities have not filed counter crenying thc averments made by the petitioner in the writ affidavit. In vierv of the same' learned counsel requested this court to allow the writ petition by granting liberty to the petitioner to make a fresh online application through the Bhu-Bharati portar as per the Act, 2o2s and the Rules made thereunder a,d consequently direct the respondent authorities to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law.

4. Learned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondent Nos.1 to 4 submits that they have no objection if the petitioner makes a fresh apprication as per the existing Rules i.e., through the Bhu-Bharati portal under the Act, 2025 and the Rules made thereunder and upon such application, the respondent_ //uuthorities rvilr consider the same and pass appropriate orders as per J I i existing Rules in accordance with law In view of the same, learned Assistant Government pleader requested this Court to pass appropriate orders. 5' In vir-'w of the submissions made on either side, without going into meritr; of the case, this writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to ':he petitioner to make a fresh apprication through the online Bhu:-Bharati portal for mutation of entries in the revenue records as per the Act, 2o2s and the Rules made thereunder. on receipt of sttch application, the respondent authorities are directed to pass approlrriate orders thereon, as expeditiousry as possible, in accordance 'with ,aw. There sha, be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if Petition, shall also stand closed. \ //TRUE COPY// To, 1 The Prin,:iPal Hyderab;ad Secretary, Revenue DePartment, ?Dy, in this Writ SD/-A.V.S.PRASAD EPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER Telangana State,

2. The District collector, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District, Kothagudem' 3. The Revenue Divisional officer, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District,Kothagudem 4. The Tah:;ildar, Julurupadu Mandal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District JuluruPadu

5.onecctosRls.sRlNlvASASHARMA,Advocate'[oPUC] 6. Two cc:; to GP FOR REVENUE, High court for the State of Telangana'

7. Two CD CoPies. BSK HIGH COURT DATED:2911212025 I .. !lF ii:t f. o 0 g FiB iuit o 6) .}, * i ORDER WP.No.3i'190 of 2022 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS (o