The High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affrdavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ, order direction more particularly in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS issue a Writ, Oroer or Drrection, more particularly rn the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in not takrng necessary steps to trace the Petitioner's link document bearing No. 54001 1989 daled 1911211989 and in not issuing a Document Loss Certificate despite repeated representations, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-4 of the Constitution of lndia, Consequently, direct the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 to forthwith register the complaint of loss, make necessary inquiries, and issue a Document Loss Certificate to the Petitioner within a time-bound perrod as may be fixed by this Honourable Court. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petitron under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavrt frled in -cupport of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent Nc 2 (Cornnrissioner of Po[ce, Rachakonda) to consider the Petrtroners complarnl dated 0 1t(lB/2025 process the same and issue a provrsronal [)ocunrent loss Cerlrfrcate !v tl rn two weeks, subject to the outcome of thrs Writ Petrtro r.r Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI RADHIKA PALLA Counsel for the Respondents No 1 To 3: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI IUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAII WRIT PETII'ION N 0.32471. of 2025 ORDER: Flealcl learned counsel for thr: pctitioner and learned Assis[ant (r( )\,(,i'n nrcn t l,leader for.Homc appc.aring for respondent Nos.1 kr l. t^/ith thcir c.nsen[, this writ petitio. is bcir-rg takc^ up [.r ciisposal at thc aL].rissi.r.r star;t, r tself.

2. l'his rvrit petition has becn filed st-eking the follor.r,rng praver.:_ "tct Llctltrrt the itutction r\ l?t,sltottltttt Nos.l nnd 3 trL ttot lrtkntut i r(,( c-ss/r,'tl s[eps kt trnce tln ptlitiom,rs littk doctrmcnt beirits No.3!)l) r;f 798!r dnted 19.12.7959 tnd irt trLtt issuitrg n Doruiu,ttt Lo,, t-.L,rlt.ficLitt despik, repentcrl rcytrestnlttitttrs ns illegal, trl,ilrtrtl ttrtl t'tohtirt' .l' Articles 14,21 trtd 300A ol trte l-.onsrtttrriorr oI Itt,rt,t ('ortstrTtrtntly thrcct tlr Rr,.l,L),tr1',r/ Nrr<.1 rlrrl 3 to .fortlnL.rtlr it:gisLLr u' cLttttrtltittr o-f r.ss ttutkt ,('aess(tnr ittr1ttiries nttr issttc n [)or L,ttr,t Loss Certiftcntc to tlrc pctitiotn,r tuithitt n ttnu: hottnd period.,, 3 B.icf facts stated in this w.it petitiorr are that the petitio.cr crairns to bc tl)c ()h'nc. a,tl posst'sso' of I'rot No.7(), situatecl i, sv.No.r2c) antl rl0.f Arttt'crrpur \tiiltrge, A.reer-rpu. N[.r.cral, Sa.i,,eracldv Dish-ict, ha'i.g.rccluirccr tlrt' s.rrrc through rcgistcred sarc deccr bcaring trocume.t N,.99{3 .i l()r 6 daterl ()7.05.2016 1t is further subrnitteLr trrat at thc timc of regrstratiou.r rhe suL'jcct pr.pc.ty, petitioner's vendor had ha.dover tl-re link tlocumenr Lro:iring Nrr'5{0{-) of 1989 tlated 79 -72.1g8g to the pctitio^er. Thc case of thc pctitio.cr is that on 04.07.2025, while retunlirlg from a Xerox shop locatcd at Mctlipally, pctitio'er lost link document bearing No.5400 oI 19g9 dated 19.12.1 9g9. Hcncc, through Meescva t ide application No.1520010g2513401i12g6g, prtitio^er narle a compraint rcpo.ting loss of trre link clocu,rent. The.cartc.r, pctitr()ncr made a represcntatio. crated 01.0g.2025 ancr rcquested resp..rrcnt .- No.3 tr) issuc [)ocument Loss Ccrtificatc. I]urthcr case of the petitioner is that on 09.08.2()25, Pciiiiorlcl' rcccivcd a mcssagc r,, hcrcin it r,r'as stated that his corrrPl,rirri rr'.rs Icl.,ctetl iol tht'r'c.rsorr 'f)r'()pcr'(l()curnents \^'crc nol submittctl rr rtlrin ilrr'.1il,ui.r:.'Ll lirnc" .\ilririt'r t'tl L,t tlrc s.trt.tc, this rrrit pctition is filcrl. l. l t,.ilnt,-i ..\ssistani (,irvr'rrrrrt:rrt i'lc.itlL'r' ic,'r lltttnc aprpcarit-tg tot' rr'sl)()n(lr'nt \os. lto I :latt'l.1 ()n I('a()1(l irtstruc:iorrs issu.:cl bv Sub-lrrspcctol rrl l'irlir'.,, irl.'tlipalh Polict'Slation, Ii.rchakolrtl.r Conrmissiottera tc, rl'hereitr it is subnrrttItl th,r tLc prt-litrLrnCr h.ttl rr'Pot-tc,.i tlte Ioss of link rlclcultlcrrt ttrrour,,h \lt,t,st r.., anrl ercL'pI scntlinr', ihc .tirplicatiort, Petitione]: nelthL'r ,rI)Pr'(),1( Ir Lht' rcilirnclc'nl \1, I .rntl Irot sltbnriitcrl l'clcvaltt documcuts .ttltl ..,\ r(l(,nr( ll i. lur'tltcr suL.nrittt'cl th.ti t'r r.'tt tltt rcs;rontlcnt staff visitccl tho pt,titioncr.'' housi :rncl clilt'ctctl htnr lo sttburtt rclevaul ei'idence, holr'cvcr, Irt,iitiont'r lailt ri to iLrlnislr tlrL' rt'li'r'atll itllortll.tt ()lr and evidence. 5 .\i this stii1tc, learnerl .()unsL'l l()r thc pr:titiotret prav this Courl to grarlt litrettr to pr,titiorr..r- io subnril tht' rclcvant clocunrcnts and evidence before thc rcsptrnilcr.,t .ruthlrities alr(l lLn tlrcr plav tliis ('t)u1t to dircct the responclcnt aLrtltrrritit,q to consirlcr tltr. ,.arnc antl P,rss ortlcls in a time bound pcriocl. () l.c.r-nc(l -,\ssistant C,ovcrnmct.tI I'lcatlcr dicl not dispute the same anci pr ay this (-()u rt t(r pr.qss appropt iatc ortli'rs.

7. Iiccordirrg the submission madr.' by thc Ie arr-red counsel on cither sidc, this'"r'rii l)etitiorl is disposcrl of granting libcrtv to pctitioncr to furnish t[.re rplcr,.tpt tnl()rtnat;o1 alrl cli,currrtnts beirrrc thr. res;rondent authorities, witliir.t a Pt'ritrtl Lrl onc (i)l ) r^.'cck lronr thc rlatr. o[ rr'cr'ipt of copv of this order anrl -) thercafter, thc respondent authorities arc directed to consider thc samc antl pass appropriate orders strictlf ir-r accorctance with law as expeditiouslv as possible, preicrablv, n'ithin a periocl of trr'o (02) n'ecks from thc cltrtc of rcccipt of thc clocutncuts It is rnacle cloar that this Court had not exPrcssed arI opinion on the rncrits of thc casc ancl it is for the rcspondent autholi[ics to frass orclers strictlv in accoltlancc' tr'ith larv. tl. \,Vith the abovc clircctions, this writ pctition IS disposcrl of lVl isct'll:rncous applicatiorrs, if anv pencling, shall stancl closed. No ortlcr;rs tcr c()5t5 ,TRUE COPY// SD/-K. MADHAVI ISTANT REGIST ECTION OFFICER To, 2 3 4 5 6 l)r\N I}S The Principal Secretary(Home) Secretariat Building, State of Telangana, Hyderabad Telangana. The Commissicner of Police. Rachakonda Commissionate, Neredmet, Hyderabad Telangana. The SHO, IVedipally PS, Hyderabad, Telangana One CC to SRl. RADHIKA PALLA, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR HOIME High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad IOUT] Two CD Copies HIGH COURT DATED:2811U2425 l '1-rloiin; /. () () r I I i 3 l'lRq 2un i * ORDER WP.No.32471 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 0 \7 \