Disposed

Keesari Anji Reddy v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC8 Apr 2025WP/10470/2025

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What is this about?

Pattadar sought direction to revenue authorities to decide her online application for correction of missing agricultural land extent omitted from her e-pattadar passbook issued under the 2020 Telangana Act. Court directed authorities to examine the application and pass a reasoned order within eight weeks if she fulfils circular requirements.

What did the court decide?

Respondents directed to examine application No.AA26406471 dated 01.03.2024 and pass reasoned order per CCLA circulars within eight weeks.

Keesari Anji Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Property and Title | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTIQE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY

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r...:--__:...-WRIT PETtTtoN.No; 10f70 9F 202s

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Between:

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Keesari . Anji Reddy. p/9, l!e-e-sar! Sathi Reddy, Aged about 79 years, OccAgricutture, R/o HNo.1-33. Nadargul, Vij'naiannd,;,i;, i hilj; Nada rgut, Saroornaga r Ma ndat, Ran ga R'iady oiitr[t, Tei"nfirnr' siit" trii

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...PETITTONER

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AND

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The State of Telangana, Rep by its prl. Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabail.

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The Chief Commi{sion<jr,oi fel4 Adminiqtration, State o-f Tetangana, at Nampally Station Road, Abids, Hyderabad

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3 The Djstrict Collector. Ranga Reddy District, at lntggrated Distfict Collectorate

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.^{Complex. Kongarakalan village, lbrahimpatan} Mand-al, Ranqa heddv District.

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1. I he Additional Dislrict Collectgr,(Revenue), Ranqa Reddv D-istiict. ai lntegrated Distri$ CotteStgrate Complex, KongaE6alan vilhge, hiahimpatan Mandal, Ranga Reddy District.

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S Ih". FeI?!qe Divisionat Officer, Kandukur Division, at Kqndukur, Ranga Reddy^pistrict

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6 The Tahsildar, Kandukur Mandal, at Kandukur, Ranga RgQdy piqtrict.

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Petrtien under- ArtiQte 226 oI the congtitutign of lndia praying that in the circums(ances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order 9r direction, more particularly one in the nature qf Wrrit of Mandamus, declare the action of the respondents No.3 to 6 in not considgqing {[e applicatign Nq. 442640647i, dt. a1rc3t2024 fited Qy the petitioner through onling to enter lhe missing extent of agricultufal land an e{tent pf Ac,220gts i, sy"No 73lE of Racharuru virlage, Kandukur Manar, Ranga Reddy Distript, in the pharali e-PPB cum TD, is arbitrary and unreasenable and ponsequenfly direct !l!e respondents to consider application No.AA2640647 1, dt.o1to3t2o24, submitted thrqugh online, for inclusion of missing extent of Ac.2-20gts of land in Sy.No.73lE of Racharuru virrage, Kandukur Madnal, Ranga Reddy District, as per

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ns issued by^{the 2nd respondent vide CCLAsCircular} ', in Dharani^{portal and alsoissuee-PPB cumTD}

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Petitiqn under section^{151 CPq praylng thai in the cirqumstancesstated in} the affidavit filed in suppor.t^{of the petition, thg Hishcourtmay be pleased to dirqcl} the reqpondents to^{conqider the gpplicalienNe ,4A20400471'dl'011Q312924'} submitled through on-lin9,^for incluFion^{of missing gxtent of Ac2-2Q gts o{ land in} Sy No Z3lE oi Rachaturue^viltaqe, Kaldukur^{Mandal, Ranga Reddy Qistrict' as per} the circular instructionq iesuq,d bY lfe ?Rg^{respon(eqt vidP q:11 s Circular} No2t2024 dt,26t1112024, in Dharani^{portalan$ alQoissuee'PFB qumTD'} pending dispoqal of writ petition.

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counsel for the Petitioner: sRl^{BqYAYASlol/l\RD^ll!^lEgPY-....-} counsei for tlie Respondentqi'sRi^{L,RAVINpER, AGP FoRREVEI!{uE}

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The Court mqde the followingi^OEPER

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HON'BLE SRI^{JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY}

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WRIT PETITION^{No. 1O47O of 2o25}

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ORDER:

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It is stated that^{the petitioner is the owner and possessor} of the agricultural land^{admeasuring Acs.2-20guntas} in Sy.No.73/E; Ac.O.34 guntas in^{Sy.No.77 and Ac.0.06guntas} in Sy.No.78, situated at Rachaluru^{Village,Kandukur Mandal,} Ranga Reddy District, having^purchased the same through registered sale deed bearing document^No.39O of 2OO5, dated 04.O2.2OO5. It is further stated^{that the} names of the petitioner and her predecessor-in-interest^{were recorded} as pattadar in the revenue records and pattadar^passbook No.592O45 uide Patta No. 1592 was issued in favour of the petitioner under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short "the ROR Act, 1971"1. It is further stated that while issuing e-pattadar passhook No.TOS110110828 uide Khata No. 1576 under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act,2O2O (for short 'the Act 9 ot 2O2O"l, the land to an extent of Acs.2.Og guntas covered by Sy.No.73/E 'a,as found missing. Therefore, the petitioner had submitted online Dharani Application, dated O1.O3.2O24^seeking for correction of the missing extent and consequential^issuance of amended e-pattadar passbook. The

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grievance ol the petitioner is that even after receipt of the said application, the respondent authorities did not consider the same so laf

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Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri L. Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos. I to 6 and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently contended that issuance of e-pattadar passbooks is only a consequential act of carrying the entries which have already been made under the provisions of the ROR Act, l9Z1. Learned counsel further submitted that the entries made in thc pattadar passbook are only compilation of.-the survey numbers and the accounts for the extent being mentioned in a particular village and therefore, it cloes not take away the right of the petitioner in any manner unless the entries in the revenue records are corrected by following due procedure.

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Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue, has not disputed the submission of the application by the petitioner seeking for data correction and if the said

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application^{complies with allthe requirementsunderthe} provisions of the^{Act 9 of 2O2O, the respondent authorities} would consider^{the said application.}

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In view of the above^submissions, this Court, without expressing^{any opinion on the merits of the matter and since it} is stated^{that pattadarpassbookand title deedhave been issued} in favour^{of the petitioner under the provisionsof the RORAct,} 7971 and^{someof the entries thereinwere missing while issuing} e-pattadar^{pass book i.e., land to an extent of Acs.2.2O guntas} in Sy.No.73/E of^{Rachaluru Village, KandukurMandal,Ranga} Reddy District,^deems it^{appropriate to dispose} of this^Writ Petition directing^{the respondentauthorities to examine the} online application^{No.AA2640647l, dated O 1.03.2024 submitted} by the^{petitioner and if she is otherwise eligible and entitled and} fulfills all t\e^{requirements mentioned in CCLA'scircular No.1} of 2027, dated^{15.01.2O21 and CircularNo, 1 of 2024, dated} 28.02.2024,^{considerthe same and pass a reasonedorder in} accordance^{with law and communicatethe same tothe} petitioner, within^{a period of eight (O8) weeks from the date of} receipt of a^{coPYof this order.}

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6 With the above observations, this Writ petition is disposed

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of. There sfiail be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any,

shall stand closed.

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1 The Prl. Secretary,^{Revenue Department,Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad,} State of Telangana. The Chief Commissioner^{of LandAdministration,State of Telangana, at} Namoallv Station^{Road, Abidq, Hyderabad.}

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3 Tfre brstiict Collectoi,^{Ranga Reddy District,at lntegratedDistrict Collectorate} Complex, Kongarakalan^{village, lbrahimpatan Mandal. Ranga Reddy District.}

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4 The Additional-District^{Collector,(Revenub), Ranga Reddy Districl, at} lnteqraled District Cqllectorate^{Complex,Kongarakalan village, lbrahimpatan} Man?al, Ranqa Reddy^Dittric}.

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