Kathula Pedda Jangaiah Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Kathula Pedda Jangaiah Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petitioner permitted to make a fresh online application in the prescribed format in the Bhu Bharati Web Portal seeking correction of revenue-record entries and issuance of pattadar passbook for the subject land; respondent authorities to examine and consider the application if it fulfills the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and Rules, failing which to pass a reasoned order and communicate it, completing the exercise within three months of receipt; writ petition disposed of with no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondent Nos. 3 to 5 in not considering the petitioner's online application No.2500012267 dated 22.02.2025 seeking change of classification/nature of his land (Ac.0.20 guntas in Survey No.255/A2/1A, Ramanjapur Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District) and deletion from prohibited properties, and non-issuance of the E-Pattadar Passbook, is illegal, arbitrary or unconstitutional.

Court's answer

Viewing the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue that the earlier Act has been repealed and replaced by the Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025 ('Act 1 of 2025'), and with the consent of counsel, the Court deemed it appropriate to permit the petitioner to make an appropriate online application in the prescribed format in the Bhu Bharati Web Portal seeking correction of entries in the revenue records and issuance of pattadar passbook in respect of the subject land, disposing of the writ petition at the admission stage.

Ratio / Principle

If the petitioner's fresh application fulfills all the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent authorities shall examine and consider the case of the petitioner.

Key takeaways

If the petitioner's application does not fulfill the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent authorities shall pass a reasoned order in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner; the entire exercise shall be completed within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of the application.ratio¶39
With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of; there shall be no order as to costs, and miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶40

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (C.V. Bhaskar Reddy, J.), W.P. No.14429 of 2025, disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of counsel on 09.06.2025. The petitioner, owner of Ac.0.20 guntas in Survey No.255/A2/1A, Ramanjapur Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, whose name had been mutated and pattadar passbook and title deed issued (Passbook No.462307, Khata No.678) under the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971, complained that revenue authorities uploaded the land as 'ceiling land' instead of 'patta land' in the Dharani Portal and showed it under prohibited properties, and that his online application No.2500012267 dated 22.02.2025 seeking deletion from prohibited properties and issuance of the E-Pattadar Passbook was not considered by Respondent Nos. 3 to 5. The learned AGP for Revenue submitted that the earlier Act has been repealed and replaced by the Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025 ('Act 1 of 2025'). The Court permitted the petitioner to apply afresh in the prescribed format on the Bhu Bharati Web Portal; directed that if the application fulfills the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and its Rules the authorities shall examine and consider his case, and otherwise pass a reasoned order in accordance with law and communicate it, completing the entire exercise within three months from receipt of the application. Writ petition disposed of; no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications closed.

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

(SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE^{NINTH DAY OF JUNE} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTY FIVE}

PRESENT

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

WRIT PETITIO^{N NO:14429 0F 2025}

Between:

Kathula Pedda^{Jangaiah,S/o Bovaiah'.} .^{Aged about 65 Years'Occ'} A;;i;;iirr;.-Fv;-^{H.rti"Yd-2,'i'r,isivilt-age and Ma"ndalVikarabad District'} ...PETITIONER

AND

The State^{of Telangana, Representedby its Principal Secretary'Revenue} ' oepatiment. SecreiariatBuiiding, Secreiariat' Hvderabad'

Z. irlS tf,iei Commissio^{nlr ot iin"O RO rini.tration (CCLA), Telangana,} Hvderabad.

ifr;"D"fi;i^{Collector, Ranga Reddy,Rang-q Recldv District'}

The Revenue^{oivisioiai"oEl""i, ch6"9rtu"oivsion'Ranga Reddy District'}

s. fn" r"f iirOar,^{Shamshabad lVandal, Ranga Reddy District'}

...RESPONDENTS

PetitionunderArticle226oftheConstitutionoflndiaprayingthatinthe circumstances^{stated in the affidavit filed therewith'the High Court maybe} pleased to issue an^{appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the} natureofWritoflvlandamusdeclaringtheactionoftheRespondentNos.3to5in non.consideringtheonlineapplicationthroughvide250001226TofthePetitioner da|ed22.02.2025andnon-initiatingtoChangetheClassificationandnatureofthe andnon-initiatingtodeletethelandofthePetitionerfromtheprohibitedproperties on his cultivating^{to an extentof Ac'0'20 Gts in Survey No.255/A2l1A'which is} situated at^{Ramanjapur Village, ShamshabadIVlandal' RangaReddy District is} illegal, arbitrary,^{unconstitutionaland violationof Articles14' 15' 21 and 300-Aof} constitution of^{lndia and also violationof Principles of NaturalJustice and} consequentlydirecttheRespondentNos.3to5toconsidertheonlineapplication of the Petitioner^{throughvide 250001226T'dated 22'022025 and delete land from} theprohibitedpropeiiiesandissuetheE.PattadarPassbooktothePetitioneron

his cultivating an(l (, an extent of Ac.0.20 Gts in survey Nc.25l:tA2l1A, which is situated at Rar'rani,:cur Vi age, shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Recdy District.

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Petition rrde:r Section i 5i cpc praying that in the cirr;umr,;tances stated in the affidavit filec n sr- pport of the petition, the High court ma1, be :leased to direct the Responde.l Nor; 3 to 5 to consider the online applicarion :f the petitioner through vide 2!>00)1?.267, dated 22.02.202s and delete lanc fro.n the prohibited properties and is';ue the E-pattadar passbook to the petitiorrer cn his cultivating land to an extont .r Ac.0.20 Gts in Survey No.255tA2l1A, whic;h is situated at Ramanjapur vir ar]r: Sihamshabad tr/randar, Ranga Reddy Dist.ict tr ending disposar of the Writ Petitron.

Counsel for the F,eti,.ioner: SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR Counsel for the Flles;1:ondents: SRI L.RAVINDER, AGp FOR REVI;:NUE

The Court made ther fi:llowing: ORDER

RED D^Y THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE^C.V.B

WRIT PE^{TITION No.1 4429 of 2o25}

ORDER:

This writ^{petition is filed seeking followingrelief:}

"For the^{reasons Stated in theaccompanyingaffidavit,the petitioner hereinprays} that.this^{Hon,ble courtmay be preased to issuean appropriate \r'rit, order or direction} more^{particularlyone in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the} Respondent^{Nos.3to 5 rn non consideringthe onlineapplication throughvide} 25OOO^{12267of the Petitione rdated22 02'2025and non-initiatingto change the} classihcation^{and nature oi the land and non-initiatingto delete the land of the} Petitioner^{from the prohibitedproperties on his cultivatingto an extent of Ac 0 20 Gts} in Survey^{No.255/A2i 1A, whichis situatedat RamanjapurVillage' Shamshabad-} Mandal,^{Ranga Reddl'Districtis illegal' arbitrary'unconstitutional and violation of} Articles 14,^{15, 21 and 3oo A of Constitution of Indiaan<lalso violationof Principles} of Natural^{Justice and consequentl]' direct the RespondentNos- 3 to 5 to considerthe} online application^{of the Petitionerthrough vide 25o0012267'dated22 'o2'2o25 and} delete land^{from the prohibited propertiesand issue the E-PattadarPassbookto the} Petitioner on^{his cultivatinglandto an extent of Ac 0 20 Gts in SurveyNo'2551A2llA'} which is situated^{at Raman1apur Village' Shamshabad Mandal'Ranga Reddy District} and^{passsuch other order or orders as this Hon'LrleCourt maydeemfit and properln} the circumstances^{o[ the case'}

It is stated^{that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of} agricultural^{land admeasuring to an extentof Acs' o'20 guntas in Survey} Ramanjapur^{Village, ShamshabadMandal'} No.255 /^{A2l 1A, situated at} short, 'the^{subjectlandJ and the revenue} Ranga^{ReddY District(for} authorities^{mutated his namein all the revenue recordsand pattadar} passbook and^{title deed were also issueduidePassbook No'462307and} Khata No.678^{under the provisions of the TelanganaRights in Land and} Pattadar^{PassbooksAct, l97l and the Rules madethereunder'It is further} stated that^{the petitioner noticed that the revenueauthorities have uploaded} the subject^{land as 'ceiling land' instead of 'patta land'in Dharani Portal and}

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they have s'o*. ihe subject ,and under prohibitec pr()pe.ies, due to which the revenue al 'rorities are not initiating to issue r:-paLtadar passbook. The gnevance o i th,: petitioner is that he made an or Lline application No.25000122:,6T ctted 22.O2.2025 seeking to delete ttLe sr_rbject land from the list of proh.bit _-C properties and to change the nzrturt: c,t -he subject Iald, but the Sam() ;r,r::si not conSidered by responclent Nos. I tc 5. Hence, the present writ petitiorr

Consi,Jered the submissions of the le,trne,d c ounsel for the petitioner and ljr. _. Ravinder, learned Assistant Cover.nm,.nl pleader for Revenue appertr lrL13 for the respondents and with tlreir cor sent, this writ petition is bein,g ,lrrr,rsed at the admission stage

Learrrc,rl Assistant Government pleader for Revenue has submitted that lt,larLS;ana Rights in Land and pattadar_ pa:;sbooks Act, 2020 has been repealed zr,cl replaced with Telangana Bhu Bharrrti (Record of Rights in Land) Ar t, .2).25 (for short, ,the Acr 1 of 2O2S) and if the petitioner submits online appr i cation in the prescribed format ; n Erhu Bharati Web Portal arrd if the se;.n: fulfills all the requirements of tlLe Acr 7 of 2025 and the Rules made titr:r:under, the respondent authorities rviil ,:onsider the same, in accordance .;r ith law.

In vi,:v,._ oi ths above submissions, this Court deems it appropriate to permir rle petitioner to make appropriate onr nt,irpprication in the prescribed forr.ir, in Bhu Bharati Web portal, seekinl; correcfion of

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entries in the^{revenue records and for issuance of pattadar passbookln} respect of^{subjectland. In the eventof such applicationbeing made by the} petitioner and if the^{same fulfills all the requirementsunder the provisions} of the Act I of^{2025 and the Rulesmade thereunder, the respondent} authorities^{shallexamineand consider the case of the petitioner. In any} event, if the application^{of the petitioner does not fulfrll the requirements of} the Act I of 2025^{and the Rules made thereunder,the respondent} authorities shall^{pass a reasonedorder, in accordance with law and} communicate the^{same to the petitioner.The entire exercise shall be} completed within^{a period of three(03) monthsfrom the date of receipt of} the application.

With the above^{observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of'} There shall^{be no order as to costs.}

Miscellaneous applications^{pending, if any, shall standclosed'}

S /-P. PONNA KRISHNA STANT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

To

The Principal Secretary,^{Revenue Department,S} f tariat Building, Secretariat, Hyd erabad,^{State of Telangana}

The Chief Comm^{issioner of Land Administration (CCLA), Telangana,} Hyderabad.

The District Collector, Ranga^{Reddy, Ranga ReddyDistrict.}

4 The Revenue Divisional Officer',^{Chevella Division, Ranga Reddy District.} 5 The Tahsildar, Shamshabad^{l\rlandal, Ranga ReddyDistrict.} 6 One CC to SRI RAPOLU^{BHASKAR,Advocate} [OPUC] 7 Two CCs to GP FOI REVENUE,^{High Court for the State of Telangana, at} Hyderabad. [OUT]

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DATED:0910eJ2025

ORDER

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