Sri Chikoti Ravi v. 1. State of Telangana

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 issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing endorsament dated 13.08.2024 without allotting the land pursuant to the orders of this Honourable Court in W.P.No.31434 ot 2A17 dated 211Ot812023 as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law and amounts to sitting over the judgment of this Honourable Court which is not permissible under law and consequently set aside the endorsement by directing the Respondents to assign the agricultural land to the Petitioner under ex-serviceman quota in Sy.No.128 or in any other available land in Govindrajpally village of Hathnoora Mandal, Sanllareddy District in the interests of justice and to pass lA NO: 1 OF 2Ct25 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 1 to 4 to assign the agricultural land to an extent: of Ac.5.00 in Sy.No.128 in Govind Rajpally village of Hathnoora Mandal, Sangareddy d strict to me under Ex-Servicemen quota in terms of G.O.Ms. No.743, Reverue Department, dated 30.4.1963, pursuant to the representation made by me on 19.2.2014, duly recommended by the 6th respondent and followed by arother application dated 16/8/2017, pendin(t disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for thr: Petitioner : SRI DT.VENKAT REDDY DONIHIREDDY, . Senior Counse!, rep., SRI VENKATRAM REDDY MANTUR counser for the Respondents No.1to4 'i3i?3fltt'#i_tzRA sHASrRr, Counsel for the Respondents No.5&6: The Court made the following: ORDER '19(1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.39393 of 20125 Date: 29.L2.2O25 Between: Chikoti Ravi And The State of Telangana, Revenue (Assignment) Department, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and five others ORDER: Petitioner ..Respondents This Writ Petition is filed praying this Court to declare the action of respondent No.2 in issuing the endorsement, dated I3.O8.2O24 without allotting the land pursuant to the orders, dated 2t.O83.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.S\+S+ of 2Ol7 as illegal, arbitrar5r and contrary and consequently, prayed to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to assign the agricultural land to the petitioner under Ex-Servicemen Quota in Sy.No. 128 or any otJrer availabtre land at Govindrajpally Village, Hathnoora Mandal, Sanga Reddy District. I .ii rG,e;,-.,., 2 EV\" J Wp_39393_2025 2- Heard Dr. venkat Reddy Donthireddy, learned Senior counsel r-epresenting Sri M.venkatram Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri H.Somaiah Ezra Sastri, leirrned Assistant Governmt:nt Pleader for Assignment appearing for lhe resi:oncients and with their consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

3. Lear-ned Senior counsel apoearing for the p:titioner would submit thrlt the petitioner had succeeded in w.p.No .31434 of 2olz, wherein, this court, by an order, dated 2l.o1.2o2il, while setting asice the earlier endorsement bearing Lr.No.E2/ 19z82016, dated 07.06.20 lti directed the District Collector-responderrt No.2 therein to reconsider the case of the petitioner for irssignment of Government land in terms of the policy of the (iovernment in G.O.Ms.No.743, dated 3O.O4.1963 in Sy.No.132 o: in Sy.No.31 situated at Govindrajpally. Learned Senior Counsel wiuld further submit that, since no action is being taken on regular.pursuance of the petitioner herein, the petitioner had made re lresentations, dated 25.09.2023, L9.o!.2024, L2.o2.2o24 and 2r.o5.2o24 before respondent No.2. Learned Senior counsel would firther submit that, without considering the aforesaid representations, respondent .A[Lz had issued the impugned endorsemr:nt bearing 3 EW, J Wp_39393 2025 No.E I I LSOB I 2018, dated t3.O8.2O24, stating that respondent No.2, while referring to the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.3 1434 of 2017, had informed the petitioner that clarification is being sought from the Government due to inconsistency in G.O.Ms.No.743, dated 30.04.1963 by addressing letters uide Lr.No.E2 12552/2O11, dated O5.L2.2O17, O3.Og.2}lg,

25.IL.2O19 and 12.07.2024. Learned Senior Counsel would further submit that the petitioner'had succeeded in the earlier writ petition, wherein this Court directed respondent No.2 to allot the Government land in terms of G.O.Ms.No.743, dated 3O.O4.1963 and the interpretation of the said G.O. is quite clear that the persons, who have retired from Army/Navy, are entitled to make an application for assignment of land, which is being routed through the Secretary, State Sold.iers, Sailors and Airmen's Board and the petitioner also falls under the Same category and despite the said fact, respondent No.2 neither considered the request of the petitioner nor rejected the same by assigning valid reasons in the order of this Court in W.P.No.3]434 of 2017, thereby putting the petitioner fad.e in limbo. Therefore, learned Senior Counsel prays this Court to pass appropriate orders directing the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for assignment of the land in terms of G.O.Ms.No.7453, dated 3O.O4.1963. 4 EVV, J Wp_39393 2025 -'P 4' Lr-'s-r'"'€d Assistant Government Pleader for Assignment would submit that it is the case of the petitioner that respondent No.2, instead of consiciering the petitioner's request, set:k clarification in thu light of acute shortage of the land in the District as the availabk: extent of Government land is required frlr various public purpose:i like establishment of Integrated Resilential Schools, sub-centres, Anganwadi centres, p.iblic parks, plrrygrounds, Solid waste M-anagement parks etc. and except such land, which is being ear marked for the aforesaid pubric purr)oses, no other rracant Government land is availablf In these circurnstances, he would subrnit that necessary communication was addressed to the Governmt:nt seeking certain clarifications and ;ince the said clarilicatir>n has not been received by r-espondent No.2 from the Governme nt, the case of the petitioner is kept pending and as and when such clarif-rcation is received respondent No.2 would act upon the petitioner's representations and pass ner:edsary orders. He would further submit that, without waiting, the petitioner has rushed to -his Court at a premature stage. 5 Having heard the learned'senior counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government pleader for. Assignment appearing fcr the respondents, this court, withou - making any 1 5 EW, J Wp 39393_2025 observations on the merits and demerits of the case, deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition by directing respondent No.l to act upon the letters addressed by respondent No.2 uid.e Lr-No.E2 I 2552 / 2orr, dated os.L2.2otr, oB.og.2olg, 2str.2oLg and 12.o7.2024, within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and upon receipt of the clarification from respondent NoJ, respondent No.2 sha[ take further action and pass approprihte orders strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (o3) months frorq &re date of receipt of such clarification. 6- Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending in this writ petition, shall stand closed. . PONNA KRISHNA ANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Principal Secretary, State of T_elangana, Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Secretariat Build (Assignments) Hyderabad -500022.

2. The District Collector, Sangareddy Distritt- 502001, At Sangareddy. 3. The Revenue Divisional officer, Sangareddy Sangareddy District- 502001. 4. Tahsildar, Hathnoora l\Iandal, Sangareddy District- 502001. 5. The Director, Sainik Welfare, Block lV, Gruhakalpa Premisses Nampally, Hyderabad.

6. The Zilla Sainik Welfare Officer, Sanga Reddy, Sanga Reddy District. 7. One CC to SRI VENKATRAM REDDY MANTUR, Advocate. [oPUC]

8. Two ccs to Gp FoR ASSIGNMENT, High court for the state oi Tetangana

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