Banothu Balu Vs The State of Telangana

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

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THURSDAY, THE TWENTY^{FOURTHDAY OF APRIL} TWO THOUSAND AND^TWENTYFIVE

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PRESENT

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

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WRIT PETITION^{NO:'12510OF 2025}

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Between:

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Banothu Balu, Sio Late B. Somla,^{Aged about45. y^ears, Occ. ;} .^Agriculture, R/o.H.No.3-4131, Bhilyanaik Thanda, Matampally^{l/andal, Suryapet District'}

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.....PETITIONER

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AND

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

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The District Collector, Suryapet^District.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer,^{Huzurnagar Division, Suryapet District}

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The Tahsildar, Matampally^{Mandal, Suryapet District'}

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.....RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under Article 226^{of the constitutionof lndia praylng that in the} circumgtances stated in the^{affidavitfiled therewith,the High court mayps} pleased to issue an appropriate writ,^{orderor direction,more particularlyone in} the nature of Writ of mandamus^{declaring the against inactionof the Respondent} f.,lo2^{to 4 in consideringthe online applicationNo. 2500013887,Dt. 021031202x} ryith^regard 19^{P-assboohData Correctionin respectof the agriculture land to al} extent of Ap 1-04gts in sy^{No. 9/AA, situatedat channayaPalemVillagg} Matampally [vandal, sur:yapet^{District,is illegalarbitrary and violationof articleg} 14. 15.21 and 300(4) of constitution^{of lndia and also violation of principles of} natural^{justiee, consequently direct the Respondent No.2 to 4 t9 consider my} application Dl. oaa3no25^{and correct the extentas per the existing possessign} as^{well as revenue record, in respect agriculture landto an extentof Ac.1-04gtsin}

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Sy.No.9/AA, silui'rte(l^{at Channaya PalemVillage MatampallyVlarrdal'Suryapet} District

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l.A.NO:1 OF 20Zs

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Petitign Jnde^{lleption 151 CPCpraying that in lhe circ -rmslancesstatedin} the affidavit frleC^{n so rport of the petition,the High Court may be plerasedfo dirqc!} the Respondent^{tJo. 2 to 4 to correct the entries in the paltadl-ar p 3r;s book of the} petition in respect of the agriqulture land af^{the Petitionerto an extent} of^,Ae.1r 04gts in Sy Ncr^)/AA situated^at thannayq^{PalemVillagel,4atarrrpally} l)/"nCat, Suryapet Diqtritl^{,n flrr.'ourof the Petitioner'}

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Counsel for thr:^{Petitiongr: SSI RAPOLUqHASi(AR}

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Counsel fo[ fhe^{ReFpcndents : AGP FOR} BEYENUE

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The Cosrt a!^(he sta Jr:^{gf pdmigsip4} Oade th9^{followingOBDER}

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HON,BLE^{SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASI(AR REDDY} trIRIT PET^{ITIONNo.125LOof 2025}

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ORDER:

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This writ petition^{is filedseeking to declare the inaction of} respondent Nos.2^{to 4 in considering the online application} No.2500013887,^{dated 02.03.2025with regardto passbook} data correction in^{respect of the agricultural land to an extent of} Ac.1.04 gts., in^{Sy.No.9/AA, situated at ChannayaPalem} Viliage, Matampally^{Mandal, Suryapet District, as illegal,} arb|uary and for other^{appropriate relefs'}

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Considered the^{submissions made by the learned counsel} for the parties and^{with their consent,this writ petition is being} disposed of at the^{admissionstage'}

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It is stated that^{the petitioner's father was the pattadar} and possessor of^{the land admeasuringAc.1.04 gts., in} Sy.No.9/AA, situated^{at Channaya Palem Village,Matampally} Mandal, Suryapet^{District. It is further stated that the name of} the petitioner's^{father was mutated in all the revenue records} and pattadar passbook^{has been issued in his favour under the} provisions of the^{TelanganaRights inLand andPattadar} Passbooks Act,^{1977 and the Rules made thereunder. It is} further stated that^{after the death of the petitioner'sfather,the}

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C,'BR, J \Vp_ 2 510 2025

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petltion( r ha; acquired^{the said property.It irs furthe r stated} that wh:1e^{jsii;1ringe-pattadar passbook to ttre} lretiliont^{r under} the provis .o r s of the^{Telangana Rights in Lan d a rd)eLttadar} Passboo <s i:.,:' . 2020^{(for short "the Act 9 of 2t)2 )")} '^{o nly an} extent ol .,\c.') 20^gts ,^{out of Ac. 1.04gts., is re:corrle<f and the} remainirrg cr t :nt of^{Ac.0.14gts., was notrecor ded inthe} passboo <, ttl()r.efore, he^{madean application} '^{d:rted O)- ):.2025} seeking f,): passbook^{data correctionztndcc nserlrential} issuancr of ;l:'ended e-pattadar^{passbook. Thegrie'.'a:r<e of the} petitioner .s Lat even after^{receiptof the saidappLicatic'n, the} respondr:n - a r :horrties^{did not considerthe sarne. H.e ir:e, the} writ peti -ron.

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Le lnr:<i counsel for^{thepetitioner has veh':tnently} contendt:d r h 1i the entries^{made in the pattadarpassbo lk are} only conrp la.tion of^{the survey numbers an'l tlre accot ttrts for} the exterrt br::ng mentioned^{in a particularviJlageand tL erefore,} it does r ot t a k : away^{the right of the petitionerin :rn} v'^{:'lr anner} unless tlre en .r ies in the^{revenuerecordshavr:beent:orrt'ctedby} following d -re procedure.

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Sri L..R.rLrinder,^{learnedAssistant Government Ple i<[er for} Revenue has; not disputed^{the issuance of pa.tta<larpassb:ok in}

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favour of the petitioner and also the submission of the application made by the petitioner. Learned Assistant Government Pleader further submitted that pending examination of the petitioner's application, the Act 9 of 2020 has been repealed and replaced by the Telangala Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act,2025 (for short "Act I of 2025") and if the petitioner submits online application in the prescribed format in Bhu Bharati Web Portal and if the same fulfrlls all the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent-authorities wilt consider the same in accordance with iaw.

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In view of the above submissions, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition permitting the petitioner to make appropriate online application in the prescribed .format in Bhu Bharati Web Portal, seeking correction of entries in the revenue records and for issuance of amended pattadar passbook in respect of subject land. In the event of such application being made by the petitioner and if the same fulfiiis all the requirements under the provisions of the Act I of 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent-authorities sha1l examine and consider the case of

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the petit:oner^{In aly event, if the application oi the petitioner} does not^fr rlii^{I the requirementsof the Act L of 2O2 5 anrl the} Rules made^{t rr:reunder,the respondent-authoritiesshall pass} a reasoI,- e( r^{,l :(ler, in accordancewith law and cornr]r'r icate} the sarr.e t.c^{the petitioner'The entireexercisesL all be} complete d^{rvrl hin a period of three (03) months from the} 'lrte^of receipt ol^r n"^a PPlicalion'