The High Court · 2025

and issue pattadar passbooks in connection with the lands in Sy No. 123, 126 and 127 to an extent of Ac.6.20 gts situated at Thimmapur Haveli Village, Hanamakonda Mandal, Warangal District without giving any reasons wherein pendency of the writ petition and contempt case before the Hon'ble Court rejecting the representation by issuing the impugned proceedings by the 4th respondent is illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19,21 and 300-4 of Constitution of India by setting aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to issue the online pattadar passbooks and title deeds by mutating the petitioner name in the online revenue records in dharani portal immediately in the interest of justice lA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to Direct the respondents to issue the online pattadar passbooks and ti e deeds by mutating the petitioner name in the online revenue records in dharani portal in connection with the lands in Sy No. 123, 126 and 127 to an extent of Ac.6.20 gts situated at Thimmapur Haveli Village, Hanamakonda Mandal, Warangal District immediately by suspending the lmpugned Endorsement vide Rc No. 81204212024, dated .08.2024 (signed on 20.09.2O24) passed by the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the main writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. MUMMANENI SRIN|VASA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER :, HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.37O11 of 2024 ORDER: This Writ Petition, undcr Article 226 of thc Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following relief: "....fo issue a Wrtt, Order or Direction more particularLg one in the nature of Wit of Mandamus declaing the action of the 4th respondent in passing th.e impugned Endorsement uide Rc. No.B/ 2042/ 2024 dated .08.2024 signed on 20.09.2024 bg rejecting the representqtion of the pettttoner seeking for mutation ond issue Pattqdar passbooks tn connection uith tle tands in Sy.Nos.123, 126 and 127 to ctn ertent of Ac.6.20 gts situated at Thimmapur llaueh Village, I lQrnmQkonda Mondal, Warangal Distict without giuing ang reasons wherein pendencg oI the urit petition qnd contempt cose before the Honble Cowl rejecting the representation by issuing the impugned proceedings by the 4t' respondent is illegal, arbitrary and against the princrples of natural justice and also urolatiue of Articles 14, 19, 21 qnd 3O0A of Constitution of Indta bg setting aside the same and consequentllJ dtect the respondents to issue the online pattador passbooks and title deeds bg mutating the petitioner name in the online reuenue records in dharani portaL itnmediatelA in the interest ofjustice...."

2. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record

3. It is stated that the petitioner-firm is owner and possessor of agricultural lands admeasuring Ac.4.20 gts in Sy.No.123, Ac.1.30 gts in Sy.No.126, Ac.0. 1O gts rn Sy.No. 127 total admeasuring Ac.6.2O gts situated at Thimmapur Haveli Village, Hanamkonda Mandal, Warangal District, having purchased the same under registered sale deed dated 24.O1 .2OO8 bearing document No.5389/2OO8 and the name of the petitioner was mutated in the 2 . ,:€"6t -.li';, i revenue records vide proceedings in Rc.No.2OOlAlTtg/2020 dated 17.O4.2O1O. It is further stated that the petitioner has made an applicaLion before the respondent No.4 seeking to issue new pattadar pass book, and when there was no action, the petitioner was constrained to file W. p.No. ] 8302 of 2023 on the file of rhis Court. This Court uide order dated 1 1 .0 1 2024 disposed of the said writ petition, directing the respondents to consider the onrine Dharani Application dated ls.or .2023 vide Reference No.2300114144-TM(33) Module for pass Book data correction along rvith the representation dated 05.O8.2022 su bmitted by the petitioner for issuance of pattadar passbook in tl-re namc of the petitioner-firm, and record entries in the Dharani portal in respect of the subject lands, by issuing notice to all concerned including the petitioner and after affording opportunity of hearing, pass orders in accordance with law within a period of 45 days [rom the date of receipt of a copy of the order. It is stated that in pursuance of the aforesaid order, the respondent No.4 has passed the impugned endorsement vide Rc.No.B/ 2042/2024 dated 20.O9.2024 rejecting the application and the representation of the petitioner. Hence the writ petition. 4 The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner-firm has purchased the subject lands under registered I ,i 3 sale deed dated 24.O1.2008 bearing document No.5389/2008 from the lawful owners, who were protected tenants and were issued Certihcate under Section 38-E of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) and Agricultural Land Act, 1950 (for short "Tenancy Act,,). It is also submitted that the name of the petitioner was mutated in the revenue records uide proceedings in Rc.No.2OO/A/718l2O2O dated

17.O4.2OIO. It is further submitted that even though this Court uide order dated 11.O1.2024 in W.P.No. 183O2 of 2023 specifically directed the respondent authorities to consider the petitioner's online Dharani applicatron dated 15.07.2023 along with the earlier representation dated 05.08.2O22 after issuing notice and affording an opportunity of hearing, the respondent No.4 erroneously rejected the petitioner's application vide impugned Endorsement Rc.No.B/2042 12024 dated 20.O9.2024 without properly considering the material documents and without assigning valid reasons and thus, the learned counsel prayed this Court to allow the writ petition by setting aside the impugned endorsement.

5. A perusal of the impugned Endorsement Rc.No.B/2O4212024 dated 20.09.2024 issued by the respondent No.4 reveals that the petitioner's application for issuance of Pattadar passbook was rejected on the grounds that no entries were found in the revenue records showing the petitioner's vendors as pattadars for the .q:?%e 11...i . : -, ":-*;j:': \,' .!6.i{& -- l-'' ' \,\. ' \ \ 4 subject lands; and that the petitioner failed to physically establish the boundaries of the subject lands on ground. However, it is the specific case of the petitioner that the subject lands were purchased under a registered sale deed daLed 24.O7.a,0O8 bearing Document No.5389/2008 from lawful owners who were issued 38-tr Certihcates under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950. It is also borne from the record that mutation proceedings vide Rc.No.200/A/718l2OlO dated 17.04.2010 were issued by rhc revenue authorities, wherein the names of the petitioner's vendors were recorded as pattadars prior to the said mutation in favour of the petitioner. Therefore, the rejection of the petitioner's application on the ground that there were no entries in the name of the vendors is factually incorrect. Further, the failure to demarcate the boundaries cannot, by itself, be a ground to reject the mutation, particularly when the ownership rights based on registered sale deed and mutation orders aiready exist on record. The impugned endorsement has been passed without proper appreciation of the documents available on record and therefore, the same is 1iab1e to be set aside.

6. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned Endorsement vide Rc.No.B/ 2042 I 2024 dated, 2O.O9.2024 ---::= 'F* 7 5 issued by the respondent No.4 is set aside, The petitioner is pe rmitted to make fresh application in the Dharani Portal duly enclosing all the relevanl documents. On hling such application, the respondent-authorities shall examine the same duly taking into consideration of the registered sale deed, dated 24.0I.2008 and mutation proceedings, dated 17.O4.2010 and il the said application fulfills all the requirements mentioned in CCLA's circular No. 1 of 2021, daLed l5.Ol.2O2I and Circular No.1 of 2024' dated

28.02.2024 and also the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2O2O, consider t.he same and pass reasoned order in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner, within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. No order as to costs. //TRUE COPY// SD/.P.PADMANABHA REDDY D PUTY REGISTRAR ECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Principle Secretary, Revenue Department Secretariat Building' T.S.,Hvderabad l, lliH#*lilu,grun*ffilgrrtpru;'dffi:" ., Hvderabad [OUTI t. lrwo CD CoPies BM LS I , ,/., ,t ,:) \. '). ta .' I 1r,L:51,./ ot( 0 2 lt,i,,t ZUS ( ( a + 'a .ll,rtrcHE o HIGH COURT DATED:0810412025 ORDER WP.No.37011 of 2024 ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS