Mrs. Mahrooq Sultana v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, W.P. No. 15551 of 2025 (decided 10-06-2025, C.V. Bhaskar Reddy, J.) - disposal at admission stage of writ seeking mandamus against revenue authorities (Collector/RDO/Tahsildar, Pudur Mandal, Vikarabad District) for inaction on representation dated 23-05-2025 for Bhu Bharati Portal name upload and Digital Patta Pass Book for Sy. No. 60/1 (Ac. 2-00 gts out of Ac. 3.28 gts), Thirmalpur Village. Key points: repeal of Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2020 and replacement by Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025 (Act 1 of 2025); liberty to file online application in Bhu Bharati Web Portal; consideration if requirements met, reasoned order if not; three-month timeline; no costs. Keywords: Bhu Bharati, e-Pattadar Passbook, Dharani successor Act, Article 226, Article 300-A, Section 151 CPC, revenue records, mutation.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage with consent of counsel: petitioner permitted to make an online application in the prescribed format in the Bhu Bharati Web Portal for upload of her name and issuance of e-pattadar passbook for Sy. No. 60/1 (Ac. 2-00 gts out of Ac. 3.28 gts), Thirmalpur Village, Pudur Mandal, Vikarabad District; respondents to examine and consider it under Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules if requirements are fulfilled, failing which to pass a reasoned order and communicate it; whole exercise within three (03) months from receipt of the application; no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications closed.