Vanumu Rajeswari Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Vanumu Rajeswari Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim order dated 19.01.2018 in I.A.No.1 of 2018 made absolute (registration of the Release Deed, already effected pursuant to that interim order, stands confirmed); writ petition disposed of with clarification that mere registration confers no title; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' action in not registering the Release Deed in respect of Plot No. 115A / H.No. 10-3-P/115A, Sy.No. 7416, admeasuring 238.3 sq. yards, East Marredpally, Secunderabad Cantonment, was arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, warranting a writ of mandamus directing registration. +1 more

Court's answer

Mere registration of the document does not confer title on the subject property.

Ratio / Principle

The interim order passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2018 in W.P.No.1351 of 2018, dated 19.01.2018, is made absolute and accordingly the writ petition is disposed of.

Key takeaways

This order shall have no bearing on matters where title/rights of the parties are pending before authorities in revision/appeals for adjudication, and does not preclude the parties from asserting their rights before a competent Court of law.ratio¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (K. Sarath, J.) disposed of W.P.No.1351 of 2018 (Vanumu family v. State of Telangana and other revenue/registration authorities) by making absolute the interim order dated 19.01.2018 in I.A.No.1 of 2018, under which the Registering Authorities were directed to receive and register the petitioners' Release Deed for Plot No. 115A / H.No. 10-3-P/115A, Sy.No. 7416 (238.3 sq. yards), East Marredpally, Secunderabad Cantonment, if compliant with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899; the document had in fact been registered in pursuance of that interim order. The disposal followed the Division Bench's dismissal on 28.05.2025 of the State's connected W.P.No.19106 of 2018 against the order in LGC.No.167 of 1997 of the Special Court under the A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982. The Court clarified that mere registration does not confer title, that the order has no bearing on matters where title/rights are pending before authorities in revision/appeals, and that parties remain free to assert their rights before a competent Court; no order as to costs.

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

WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH

WRIT PETITION NO: 1351 OF 2o18

Between:

Smt. Vanumu Rajeswari, W/o Late Sri V. Rama^{Naidu,aged about 73ye_ars,} Occ House Wife,^-R/o H.No. 10-3-P-1 15A,^{Addagutta, East Marredpally, East} Nehru Nagar, Hyderabad-S 00 026.

Irrls. Vanumu Siva Kanaka Jyothi, D/o Late Sri^{V. Rama Naidu,aged about 52} years, Occ Private Service, Fl/o H.No. 1O-3-?:i^{'15A, Addagutta'East} Marredpally, East Nehru Nagar, Hyderabad-500^026.

Vanumu Chandra Sekhar, S/o Late Sri V.^{Rama Naidu,aged about 51 years,} occ Business, Rio H.No. 10-3-P-1'15A, Addagutta,^{East Marredpally,East} Nehru Nagar, Hyderabad-SO0 026.

Vanurnu Jagadeesh, S/o Late Sri V. Rama Naidu, aged^{aboul 47_years,Occ} Business, Rl/o H.No. 10-3-P-1^'15A, Addagutta,^{East Marredpally,EastNehru} Nagar, Hyderabad-500 026.

...PETITIONERS

AND

1 The State of Telangana, Revenue Department,^{Secretariat, Saifabad,} Hyderabad, Telangana, rep. by The Principal Secretary

2 The District Collector, Hyderabad District,^{Hyderabad TelanaganaState}

The District Registrar, Hyderabad^{District,Stamps and Registration} Department, Hyderabad, Telangana State.

The Tahsildar, Maredpally Mandal, Secunderabad,^{TelananaState}

The Sub Registrar, Stamps and Registration^{Department,Cantonment,} Bowenpally, Secunderabad, Telanana State.

The Joint Sub Registrar, Starnps and Registration^{Department, Bowenpally,} Secunderabad, Telanana State

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution^{of lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in the affirlavit fited^{therewith, the High Court may be} pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or other appropriate^{order or directionin} the nature of a writ declaring the^{action of the respondents in not registeringthe}

Release Deed in respect of the^{property bearingPlot Nc. 't 15A corresponding} H.No. 10-3-P/1 15A in Sy.No.⁷⁴¹⁶ admeasuring^{238.3 sq. Yardssituated at East} Maredpally, Secunderabad^{Cantonment, Telanganaas a'bitrary,discriminatory} and violative of Article^{14 of the Conslitution of lndiaand consequentlydirect the} respondents to register and release the^{Release Deed 01' the petitionersin the} interest of^justice.

lA NO: 1 OF 2018

Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying that^{in the circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Ccurt^{may be pleasedto} direct the respondents to register the Release Deed^{in respect of the property} bearing Plot No.^{1 1} 5A corresponding^{H.No.10-3-P/'1 5A in Sy.No. 7416} admeasuring 238.3 sq. Yards situated at East^{Mare'Cpally, Secunderabad} Cantonment, Telangana and return the same after due^{registration in accordance} with law, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition in the^{interestof justice.}

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI G.M.RAVI KUMAR

Counsel for the Respondents: Ms. S.SRAVANTHI, AGP FOR STAMPS & REGISTRATION

The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HONOURABLE SRI WSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PEf,ITION No.1351 of 2O18

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms.S.Sravathi, learned Assistant Government Pleader or Stamps and Registration appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record.

2- Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that at the time of admission, this Court granted interim order on 19.01.20 18 directing the Registering Authorities to receive and register the document presented by the petitioners, if it is otherwise found to be in compliance with the requirements of the Registration Act, 1908, and the indizrn Stamp Act, 1899.

Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, lcarncd counsel for the petitioners submits that in pursuance to the interim order passed by this Court on 19.01.2018, the Registering Authorities have registered thc subject document.

sr(, J W.P.No.7357 OF 2018

Learned Counsel for both^{sides submits that the} connected matter in W.P.No.19106^{of 201t)filed by the} State Government against^{the order in LGC.No.167 of} 1997 passed by the Special^{Courtunder lhe A.P. Land} Grabbing (Prohibition) Act,^{1982,Hyoerabad, was} dismissed by tlle Division^{Bench of this Court on} 2a.o5.2025.

In view of the submissions^{made by both sides and in} view of the dismissa,l of^{W.P.No. 19106 of1201Oon} 28.05.2025, the interim^{orderpassed by this Court in} I.A.No.1 of 2018 in^{W.P.No.1351of2018, dated} 19.01.2018 is made absolute.^{Accordingly,the writ} petition is disposed of.

It i.s made clear^{that mere registration of the} document does not^{confer title on the subject property} and it is also made clear^{that this order uould not have} any bearing on all thosc^{matters where titl':/rightsof the} parties are pending beforc the^{authori lies either in} revision./ appeals for adjudication^{and in zrly othercase} this order also does not^{precludethe parti':s in asserting}

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their rights before a competent Court of law. There shall

be no order as to costs.

7, Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ

petition shall stand closed.

SD/. H ED ABDULLA^KHAN TANT R

To,

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SECTION^OFFICER

The Princioal Secretary'^{Revenue Departme} Secretariat,^Saifabad, Hyderabad,^{Telangana, State of Telangana'}

The District^{Collector, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad Telanagana State}

The District^{Registrar'Hyderabad} .District'^{Stamps and Registration}

Department, Hydeiabad, Telangana State'

The Tahsildar,^{Maredpally Mandal, Secunderabad'Telanana State}

The Sub^{Registrar,Stampsand RegistrationDepartment' Bowenpally'} Secunderabad,^{Telanana State}

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The Joint Sub^{Registrar,Stamps and Regiskation Department'Cantonment'} Bowenpally,^{Secuiderabad,Telanana State}

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DATED:0910712025

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WP.No.1351 of 2018

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION,

WITHOUT COSTS

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