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Yanugu Veeranjaneya Reddy v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC4 Apr 2025WP/10282/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Telangana High Court, W.P. No.10282 of 2025, C.V. Bhaskar Reddy, J., 04.04.2025: pattadar passbook / patta passbook cancellation, mutation dispute between brother and sister, gift settlement deed 11.05.2005, unregistered will 24.03.2021, Tahsildar enquiry direction not complied with, family dispute under personal laws, liberty to approach civil court, writ disposed without costs; Bhadradri Kothagudem, Nellipaka Village, Aswapuram Mandal, Sy.No.190/22/A/1, Ac.2.00 gts / Ac.6.00 gts.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the competent Civil Court and seek appropriate relief in accordance with law; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stood closed; no order as to costs. ¶41

Yanugu Veeranjaneya Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondent Nos.2 to 4 in not issuing pattadar passbook to the petitioner in respect of land admeasuring Ac.2.00 gts. in Sy.No.190/22/A/1, Nellipaka Village, Aswapuram Mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, and in not cancelling the patta passbook issued to respondent No.5, is illegal and arbitrary. +1 more

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Court's answer

There being family disputes with regard to devolution of the property of the petitioner's late father among the children, and those disputes being covered under personal laws, the Court disposed of the writ petition granting the petitioner liberty to approach the competent Civil Court and seek appropriate relief in accordance with law.

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Ratio / Principle

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed and there shall be no order as to costs.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus to direct respondents 2 to 4 (District Collector, Additional Collector and Tahsildar, Bhadradri Kothagudem District) to issue a pattadar passbook to the petitioner for Ac.2.00 gts. in Sy.No.190/22/A/1, Nellipaka Village, Aswapuram Mandal, and to cancel the pattadar passbook issued to respondent No.5 (the petitioner's elder sister), pursuant to a representation dated 22-10-2024. The petitioner relied on a gift settlement deed dated 11.05.2005 (two acres each to three children) and an unregistered will deed dated 24.03.2021 covering Ac.6.00 gts.; the land had been mutated and a passbook issued in respondent No.5's name, and a District Collector's direction to the Tahsildar for enquiry remained unacted upon. Held (C.V. Bhaskar Reddy, J.): reading the affidavit revealed family disputes over devolution of the late father's property, covered under personal laws; the writ petition was disposed of granting liberty to approach the competent Civil Court for appropriate relief; miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE^{OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY ,THE FOURTH DAY OF^APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY^FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE^{C.V. BHASKARREDDY}

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WRIT PETITION NO: 10282^{OF 2025}

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Between:

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Yanugu Veeranjaneya^ReddY, S/o late Ramireddy aged 29^yearsOcc- Aqriculture Rl/o H.No.^4-52, Ramachandrapuram Aswapuram,^Nellipaka, Bhadradri Kothagudem^District.

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..PETITIONER

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AND

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1- The State of Tetangana,^{Rep by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department} Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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The District Collector,^{Bhadradri KothagudemDistrict.}

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The Additional Collector,^{C/oThe District Collector Bhadradri Kothagudem} District.

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The Tahsildar, Aswapuram^{Mandal Bhadradri Kothagudem District'}

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Smt. Kesari Vipula, W/o^{K.Jayasimha Reddy F/9 No. 10-181,Conductor} colony Sarapaka, Mothepathihagar,^{Bhadradri Kothagudem District'}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of^{the constitutron of lndia prayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the^{affidavit filed therewith,the High court may be} pleased to issue writ order or direction^{more particularlyone in the nature of writof} Mandamus declaring the^{actionof the respondents-2to 4 in not issuingpattedar} pass book to the petitioner in respect^{of land admeasuring Ac. 2.00gtsin sy- No.} 1gol22lN1 situated at^{Nellipakavillage, Aswapuram[Vlandal,Bhadradri} Kothagudem district duly^{cancellingthe patta pass bookissued to the Sth} respondent as illegal,^{arbitrary, unjust,unreasonableand contrary to Law and} consequently direct^{the respondents-2to 4 to issue pattadar pass book to the} petitioner in respect of the^{land admeasuringAc. 2.00gts in Sy. No.190/22lA/1}

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situated at Nellipaka village, Aswapuram Ma ndal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district by cancelling the pattadar pass book issued to the 5th respondent duly considering the representation of the petitioner dared 22r1012024 in the interest of justice

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lA NO: 1 OF 2o25

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Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the respondents-2 to 4 to issue pattadar pass book to the petitioner in respect of land admeasuring Ac. 2.00gts in sy. No. 1gor22rN1 situated at Neripaka virage, Aswapuram Mandar, Bhadradri Kothagudem district dury considering the representation of the petitioner dated 22-10- 2024 in the interest of justice pending disposal of the above writ petition.

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Counsel for the petitioner :SRl. D RAMAKRISHNA

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Counsel for the Respondents: Gp FOR REVENUE

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY

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WRIT PETITION No.1O282 of 2o25

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ORDER

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This writ petition is hled seeking to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 to 4 in not issuing pattadar passbook to the petitioner in respect of land admeasuring Ac.2.00 gts., in Sy.No. 190/22/A/ l, situated at Nellipaka Village, Aswapuram Mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, duly canceliing the patta passbook issued to respondent No.S, as illegal, arbitrary and consequentiy prayed for other appropriate reliefs.

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Considered the subnrlssions of the learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the record

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It is stated that petitioner's father was the owner and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.6.0O gts., in Sy.Nos. 19Ol22lAl 1, 73/AllA/ l, 251/2, situated at Nellipaka Village, Aswapuram Mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem District. It is further statei that the petitioner's father executed a gift settlement deed dated 1 1.05.2005 in favour of his 3 children, i.e., the petrtioner (son) and 2 daughters, giving two acres each. It is further stated thal respondent No.5, who is the elder sister of the petitioner, taking advantage of the petitioner being minor,

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has fraudulently implemented the land admeasuring Ac.2.00 gts', gifted to the petitioner by his father, in his favour. It is further stated that the petitioner,s father has also executed an unregistered will deed dated 24.03.2O2I in lavour of the petitioner in respect of the entire property admeasuring Ac.6.00 gts. Thus, the case of the petitioner is that as per the will deed dated 24.03.202 1 executed by his father, he is entitled for totar extent of Ac.6.oo gts and as per the gift settlement deed dated 11.O1.2005, he is entitled for Ac.2.00 gts. The further case of the petitioner is that the respondent authorities without taking into consideration of the alleged will deed and the settlement deed executed by his father, has mutated the land admeasuring Ac.2.00 gts., in Sy.No.190/22 /A/ l, in the name of respondent No.S and consequently issued pattadar passbook. Therefore, questioning the mutation and consequential issuance of pattadar passbook in the name of respondent No.5, the petitioner has made an application on the file of respondent No.2-District Collector and respondent No.2 has directed respondent No.4_Tahsildar to conduct detailed enquiry on the representation submitted by the petitioner for cancellation of pattadar passbook issued in favour of respondent No.S. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the direction of

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respondent No.2, respondent No.4^{did not act the same till date}

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Hence, the present Writ Petition

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Admittedly, it is the case of the petitioner that the property.to an extent of Ac.6.0O gts., stands in the name of the petitioner's father and during his life time, he has executed a will deed in favour of the petitioner in^{respectof total extent of} Ac.6.OO gts., as weil as a settlement deed in^{favourof his three} children giving two acres each, i.e., the^{petitioneris allotted only} to an extent of Ac.2.00 gts. Therefore, as^per the will^{deed, the} petitioner is entitled for an extent of Ac.2.00 gts and as^per the settlement deed, he is entitled for Ac.6.00^gts.

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Reading of the contents of the afhdavit and the documents enclosed in support of the claim of the^petitioner would reveal that there are family disputes with^regardto devolving of the property of late father of^{the petitioner in favour} of the chiidren. Since the said disputes are^{covered under} personal laws, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of^the writ petition granting liberty the petitioner to approach the competent Civil Court and seek appropriate relief, in^accordance with law.

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