B Prabhakar Reddy v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court writ petition mandamus Article 226; NALA Act 2006 Section 6 deemed conversion penalty 50% over conversion tax Section 3 Section 4; Act No 19 of 2020 conversion agricultural land to non-agricultural purpose; application No.HS24OOOO4519 dated 30.10.2024 rejected by Tahsildar cum Joint Sub-Registrar Gandipet Mandal Ranga Reddy District; Survey No.159 Narsingi 2240.50 sq yds; HMDA mortgage deed release additional 5% built-up area NOC occupancy certificate 23.03.2024; rejection without valid reasons contrary to natural justice liable to be set aside; direction to examine claim and pass reasoned order; Section 6 penalty payment to be considered in accordance with law; disposed at admission stage with consent; no costs; petitioners B Prabhakar Reddy, B Goutham Reddy, B Srikanth Reddy; counsel Malipeddi Srinivas Reddy; AGP L. Ravinder.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of counsel: respondent No.3 (Tahsildar) directed to examine the petitioners' claim for permission under the NALA Act, 2006, to pass and communicate a reasoned order if they are found ineligible, and to consider any Section 6 penalty amount the petitioners are willing to pay in accordance with law; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, closed.