Petitioner sought mandamus to rectify village cadastral map showing his Sy.No.608 land as residential though revenue records showed it as agricultural. Court disposed of the petition directing respondents Nos.2 and 3 to examine his representation dated 06.11.2024 within two months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE^STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAO (Special Originat Jurisdiction)
IMONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY
PRESENT
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY
WRIT PETITION NO:147 10 0F 202s
Between:
Sri Lanka Radhak Retired employee, rishna, R/o H.No.17_9011, S/o late Sri Venkataratnam, Tukaram caie. Ag_ed,sJ",ln"o"u"Lolo, about Z4 years, Occ lelangana soo otz,
AND
...PETITIONER
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Articre 226 0f the constitutron ot rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ' order or direction more particurarry one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ i)decraring the action of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Medak Division and the Commissioner Survey, Settlements and Land Records in not preparing the cadastrar map of Medak Village in so far as Sy. No.60g on the basis of the entrres made in the pahani and other revenue records maintained by the Revenue Divisionar officers as iregar and arbitrary, and ii)Declare that the cadastral map of the Medak Village in so far as dispraying the sy. No.608 consisting of the residentrar houses is iregar, and
iii)consequentry, direct the Respondents to rectify the virage cadastrar map dury showing the detairs in the rand in sy. No.60g/U and 608iE as agricurturar rand.
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Petition under section 151 Cpc praying that in the circumstances stared in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to the Respondents - chief commissioner of Land Administration and ;lirect uommrssroner of survey' setrements & Land Records and corector, lvredak District to consider the representation dated06.1 1.2024 for rectifying the virage cadastral map dury showing the iand in sy. No.60g as an agricurturar rand.
Counsel for the petitioner : SRI SAI PRASEN GUNDAVARAM
Counsel for the Respondents: ASST. Gp FOR REVENUE
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLESRI JUSTICEC'V'BHASXAR REDDY WRIT PETITIoN No. 1.47lO of2025
oRDER:
This WritPetition, under Articie226 of ttte Constitutionof India,is filed seeking the following relief:
".. ..to issuea u.tit, order or direction more particulortg onein the ""i"r..fwitt ttandi^u"or ong other appropiateutit:
Ac.O.8/"guntas inSy'No 6O8/U situatedat the samethrough
Mandal,Medak District, havingpurchased
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registered sale deed bearing document No.S74 of 19g7, dated 25.O4.7987. [t is further stated that after the demise of his father, the petitioner succeeded the said property and he also purchased the land admcasuring Ac.0.8% guntas in Sy.No.608/E which is adjacent to his father's land through a registered sale deed bearing document No.3644 of 2017, dated 16. tO.2O17. The Tahsildar, Medak Village and Mandal, Medak District, has registered the total land admeasuring O.16% guntas in Pattadar Passbook and issued Pattadar Passbook, uide Khata No.2318, d,ated, O1.06.2022.
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W.P.No.26535 of 2024 seeking to direct the respondent No.6 to conduct survey and even when the same is pending, the petitioner Iiled a representation dated 06. 1 1.2024 to the Chief Commissroner of Land Administration alcl Commissioncr Survey, Settlements and Land Records to consider the said representation, but so far no action has been taken thereon.
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T. In viervof the :ubmissions tnadeby the learned counsel for therespectivepartics and since i[ isstated that the land in Sy.No.6O8is overlappingwith the land in Sy.No.6O6,tl-ris Court is of theopinron th: r- ',he encls of the justice u'ould be met if respondentNos,2 and 3 arer!i:ectedtoexarninethe representation,dated 06.11.2024 subrnitted by the petitioneras exped;tiouslyas po:,:ible,prefcrably,rvithin a period of trvo (03) monthsfrom the dete of rcccipt of a copy of this order.
g. With theabovc observations,this \YritPetitionis disposed of. I'lo costs
As asequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any,
shail slandclosed '
SD/G S R //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Secretaryto Government Land Revenue e artment Secretariat Building,Stateof Telangana,Hyderabad
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DATED:0910612025
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ORDER
WP.No.14710 of 2025
DISPOSING OF THE WRITPETITION WITHOUT COSTS
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether respondents Nos.2 and 3 should be directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 06.11.2024 for rectification of the village cadastral map showing Sy.No.608 as residential instead
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri Lanka Radhakrishna
The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration
The Commissioner of Survey, Settlements and Land Records
The District Collector, Medak District
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Medak Division, Medak District
C.V. Bhaskar Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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