Allowed

I. v.Vivekanand Desai v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC13 Jun 2025WP/18279/2016

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Petitioners claimed possession of agricultural land in Survey No.356, Pregnapur Village, challenged revenue proceedings declaring it Government land. Following the court's earlier orders in similar writ petitions, the impugned proceedings were set aside and authorities directed not to interfere with possession without due procedure.

What did the court decide?

Impugned proceedings F/6606/2015 dated 22.09.2015 set aside; respondents directed not to interfere with petitioners' possession of subject property without due procedure.

I. v.Vivekanand Desai Vs The State of Telangana — Property and Title | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE.OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAE'--, (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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MONDAY,THE TWENTY EIG;;H DAY OF APRIL .- TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry FIVE ..

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PRESENT^_

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR

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WRIT PETIT|ON NO:39851 OF 20,t5 _

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Between

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Chethireddy'Linga Reddy, S/o Ag.aiah or Agam Reddy Aged about 5g yearq_

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occ Agricurture R/o pregnapur viitage, caz;et vt"noat Medak District. _

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1. Chethireddy Kaitash Rddy; sloegii"i-oi Aglm'Heaay Aged about 45 years,.-^{occ AgricurtureR/o pregnipurviilIge, Gazw;i u"no"r} Medak District. 3. Chethireddy Gyaneshwir ieody, S7o hg;h ";;;"m Reddy Aged about 42 _ _ I9ars,^{occ AgricultureR/opregnapur} Viitage, cazriret Mandal Medak District.

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1. Chethireddy prabhakar Re_dov] sio ns;L-h ;;;;;, Reddy Ased about 40_

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years, occ Agricurture R/o^pregnapur virage, Gafier ruanoir rraEJat;;i;J_ -

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^ 5.^lgonlorl Sidda Reddy,^{.vilase, Gizwet} S/o Bvra Redd-y^{Ma ;dai"M;d} ng;o ;bJri^{;[ -o-i.tilt.,} ;;;r,.. - occ Agricutture R/o b. Kam Reddy, s/o Byra Reddy, Aged about 37 years, occ Agricurture R./o--Pregnapur Village, Gazwef fr4a'nOal"fr/eOaI O,.tn"t ''

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...PETITIONERS

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana reo by its principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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2 The District Collector Medak District at Sanoareddv --

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3 The Revenue Divisionat Officer Siddipet, nrEJrt o'isi*t. _ 4 The Tahsildar, Gazwel Mandal, n4eOak Oistrict.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Articre 226 0f the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit ri[J in"r"itn, the High court may be pleased -tg,l::rg an appropriate Writ, oraer-ol Jir"",,on particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandam-us declaring tt.-""iiggr Jr tn" ie"ponuenir -in-irrring Proceedings No. F/6606/2ffr5 dored'iz-gg-fona as arbitrary, iilegar, without jurisdiction and vioration of Articre ra, is ,"Jio6-e or tn. constitution of India and violative of principres of Naturar iustice consequenay direct the respondent not to interfere with the oossession of tne petiironei-in respect of survey No. 356-' :9T?.rliis.l:.^{5-1d-juntas or eact oit[e'p"iiii"r,"} No. 1 t64 and Ac. 5_18 guntas of Petitioner No. 5_and 6 of pregnapu, Viffrg", Gazwel Mandal, Medak Diskict.

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r.A. NO: 10F²⁰¹ P.NO: 51431 F 2015

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" p",i,,on under Section 151 Cpc praying that^{in the circumstances stated} in the affidavit^{filed in supportof the petition, the High Cogrt-f.{Y be pleased} ;r;;;"; ihe^{proceedin;;'N"F/660'6{2045dated 22- 0e-2015of the 3rd} ,"sfonJent in^{respect or-Su*"y No 356 admeasuringAc 5-18 guntas each of} pliition"r, No. 1 io^{4 and Ac. 5-18 guntas of PetitionerNo.5and 6 situated at} Fi"gnrpur^{Village, cazwel Mandal, -MedakDistrict pending disposalof the writ} Petition and Pass

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Counsel for^{the Petitioners:SRl. K GOVIND} ''Counsel for^{the RespondentNos'1 to 4 : GPFOR REVENUE'-} The Court^{made the following: ORDEry--}

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THE HONOURABLE SI(I ITJSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PEl- T"1'IO N No.39851 of 2015

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ORDER:

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. Heard learned counscl for thc, petitioners and Sri.H.Rakesh Kumar, learned Assistant Governmeni plcailcr [,or. Jlevenuc appearing for respondent Nos.l to 4. With their consent, lhis wr.ri pctition is taken up lor disposal.

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2 This writ petition is filecl seeking following praycr:

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','t,o _dcclarc^{llp nclionof ilt,'t , ,} 1 t r , t t r I t . I t t \ i, t..rrt.\ l,ro,,.r,lings No.f/o606p015 datcd^{'.!).t)e.,t-tt"} ,,, ,,,.,, ,rnry- iiig'ri ,,,tt,o,,t jurisdiction antl tioLntiott o.f ltrtitie 14, .19 nrui SbO,q ol tht ('onstilution of Irulin nnd rrol:ttt(.u/ prttttiplcs of N,iti,r)t 1,,,,'i',', consequently direct the resp,,n,lp-y ,,ot io inirrlr* tuith tlte possession of the petitioner in respcct of Suruey No.SiO oj*c sLu.tng Ac.-5-78 gurtas of each of tlrc petitilners Ii, 1 ;-;"nlnA Ar.S_lS guntas of petitioner No.i nnrt 6 of pregntnpttr'- Vitt'oii, Crrr,"t Mn t r dal, Medak Dist rit L.',

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3' Brief facts in this writ petition are t'at the petitioners craims that their great g'and father sri.Narsaiar'r lras suc.eeclecr ra,cl aclmeasuring Ac.30.c0, in Sy.No,356, Pregnapur Village, Cazwc.l \4.,rcial, Medak Distri*. J.^ereaftcr, the petitioners' father have succeedetr hrs srrarc a.d after rris death, petitiu-rers through partition got t'cir sha,e to an extcrlt o{ land aclmeasuring Ac.5-1g gts each an<i thereafter' the petitioners were in peacefur possession of the subject property' Further case is that the responcic:nt No.3 issuecl impugned notices bearing Proc'No F/660 6/ 2015 dated 22.09 2075, wherein it is srated that the respondent No.4 in the report clatecl 31.0,J.2015, informcd that the Collector (S&LRs), Medak District at Sangarecltl r, r rdl filc bearing No.C3l995lt989

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dated^{13.12.1997,inJormedthat the land i^ sy No 356', situated at l?regnapur} viilage^{is Governtuentland Aggrieved by the same' this writ petitionis filed'}

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submits^{that this writ petitionis} 4. I-ealncd^{couusel for the peLtttoners} squarcly^{cot'eletl bv the orclerpassctlb-r' this Corrrt in W P No 31767 of 2015} ancl^{W.P.Nc'.3i122{ oI 2015' r'r'hclt:ilrtliis Coulthacl allowecl the rvritpetiLions} by setting^{asiclethe proceeclings No F/6606/2015clated22092015' relevant} portion o[^{thc olclers arc extracted [ret-eundcr':-}

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Oder^d 05.03 .2020 sscd^irr Nc.31767^{of 2015:}

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"Botlt tlr cotutsel^{state tlnt thc hs it'L the zttritpctition is squarely} ,lir,',',',1^{1,r1 tttre} ir'rdgment^{of lointCollcctor'RangaReddy Districtrt'} 'i,,"t,.ti,,g i,r'( tiotsS i i'tp'crttc c'ottrt Cases 695)' ' " t,, ilou, of tlte aborte subnrissions' the impugned order is set

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nsidc. A,:ortlittgly,^{llrc lL'rtl} l"'iiti()tt^{ts 'rlloipetlto the extentindicnted} alr7o?,r,.^{I'io oriler ns to .osts ris tt s!1111(l'tttiscellaneous applicattons} pentlittg^{il'ntty,shnll standckts:ci"}

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Ord er iated^{18.03.2021 tuw P.No.33224 of 201.5:}

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"Morcoi','t, tltts Cotrt,^ttlttlc '1'^{Ltltttgit'tllt im.ilat isuLe,inW P Nos} r'li) fuint^{Collectorhad'at'ter lapseof} Ij ii "1 noi^{,nd bntch,} 'utt""u' the A'P' 48^{qenrs,crerciscd tlrcsuo tttolrt ltou':ers} .under.Sc.c::n 9 ?f Rtoltts ut Lottd ontl^{pattarlnrpnst Books Att' 1971} '^{set asidethc} Itnt ttt l^{rcspon'dttrt (loint} ;);l;;; ';; il,"l,i'1i"'s{ 'i'''''itt'itotditts (-ollect,tr'1 cnrtrtot ittittate^{protttrlmgsuntlel'Sectio.n9 of the Actat'ter} r,,,,'' f,,,., r,I l8 V,nrs^{n11'1''11l't1ti'tlr' >cltle things'u'ltirlt becnnu:} ').'.1)!,"'',,',,i,;1,,,'-t,,',-,rr,lct l,t!r'r[ 0i.0--,)'a2-0 this Court has ttlready 'i,in',,,,,i ri'r'.,v,ir).2 of ]01:t, .lilcti hy "716in inrliTtilluaLs'^ruhich ,r,nnniut f,'rrn^{tlrc oeryi'nuu' o"li''tL'tiilt is impugnedin the present} ztrit t'ltttiott. [n tlnt^{oietp al' Lhelnttterard for tlrc reasons recorded} '"i".1, ii,, ,ra''"g"d p'o""ti'gt' as agnirLst the petitioners herein' are linble to lx'^{set aside} Ac:cortlingly,^{the turit ptttition is allottted} .setting^{aside tlu} im1,11"'11'1 or,l,lri^{to lltP cxl'''tlal tlt prlitionerslurein'} t.1i'L L'llntteotrs prttltott' l'"J'i'8 i.[ nny'^{shnll stnnd closcdNo} order ts to^costs."

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Learned counsel for tl16 psli1;.ners pray this Court to pass similar

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orders as passed in w'p No 31767 0f 2015 dated 05.03 -202oanrl w.p.No.33224 of 2015 dated 18.0J.2021

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6 Learned Assistant Governrncnt pleacler appearing [ot_ responclents did not dispute the same

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Recording the above submissions and in terms of ihe ordcrs passed by this Court in wpNo.31767 0f 2075clatec1 05.03.2020 and w.r).No. 33224.f 2075 tlated r8 03 2021' this writ petition is arowed by setting asiclc trre impug,ecr proceedings bearir-rg No.F/6606/2075 clatccl 22.09.2015 and thc respo,dent authoriiies are direcied not to i,terIcre witrr thc possessioll 0r Lire petitioners in respect of the subject propcrty wiLhout fo.llowing clut procedure as contemplated under law.

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B. Accordingly, this writ pctition is allor.t ed Miscellaneous appl hations, if any pencling, shall stand clo sed. No order as to costs.

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SD/-K. AMMAJI DEPUTY REGISTRAR a)..

SECTION OFFICER

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