A writ petition challenging rejection of an application to reclassify assigned land as patta and to correct a sub-division number in a pattadar passbook. The court held reclassification was beyond the authorities' power but permitted data correction of the sub-division number.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY
wRtT PETITION NO: 1847 OF 2o2s
Between:
Gurram Sandhya Rani, w/o Gunam Sandaiah agedabout 49-years, Qcc^.-Hou-sewife Rlo Chidruppi Village, Kandi MandalSanga Reddy District-502285 - P^re^s^ent Address.- H.No.13-4-5?6/8/B, Sabjimandi,Jiyagida,Asifnagar'Hyderabad500006
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Petition under Article 226of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated inthe affidavit filed therewith,the High court may be pleased to issue an order, writ or direction,more particularly, in the nature of writ of lr,4andamus declaring theactionof the respondent2 and 3 is not changingthe nature of land from assignedto patta inspiteof applicationdated 05-08-2024as iltegal, arbitrary and unconstitutionaland consequentlyto direct the respondents 2 and 3 to rectify the wrongentries in the natureof land from assigned land to patta land and Sy. No. 249121 lo 249t4 inrespectof lands in Sy '24914 admeasuring Ac.2-00 Gts situatedat Chidrupavillage , Kandi Mandal,Sanga Reddy District.
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Petition under section 1s1 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to suspend the operation of memo of respondent No.3 dated 1-g-2024 is without application of mind pending disposal of the above writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI K.RAMAKRISHNA
Counsel forthe Respondents: Gp FOR REVENUE
The Court made the fo owing: ORDER
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HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKARREDDY
U/RIT PETITION No.1847 of2o25
ORDER
tt is stated that the petitioneris theowner andpossessor of the agricultural land to anextent of Acs'2.00 guntas in Sv.No.249l2 situated atChidrupaVillage,Kandi Mandal,Sanga Redclv District. tt is furtherstatedthat the said propertv was assrgned in favour of thefather-inlawof the petitioneruide Prcrceedings No.D21734 17l,dated 16. 10.1971 and his name rvas rccorded in all the revenuerecords.It is furtherstated thzrl atter rhe death of theoriginal assignee,the petitionerhas succeeded to the same and therevenueauthorities also issuecl p.rtta(l.rr passbook No.TO9O8O02IO85 uideKhataNo'6O59Iin lirvour ot thl' petitioner underthe provisionsof the Telanganu Riglrts in Land and PattadarPassbooksAct, 2O2O.Thr: qrievance oI the petitioner is that while issuingthesaicl passtrook tl're sub-division number isnot correctlymentionetl and ttre l:rnd has also beenclassihedas Laoni Pattaund rherelore, the petitionerhassubmitted anapplication No 23000qb7q2 seeking tore-classifythe land and also ltrr t:orrcction ol'the sub-division recordbut the same was rejected'
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corrected/ amended and consequently issue amended pattadar passbook. If the petitioner is otherwise not eligible, the respondent authorities shall pass a reasoned order and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of eight (OE) weeks from the date ol- receipt of a cop-v of this order.
of. There shall be no order as ro costs.
5 As a sec;ucl, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any,
shall stand closecl-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the authorities must correct the sub-division entry and reclassify land recorded as Laoni Patta in the pattadar passbook.
4 provisions across 4 enactments
Gurram Sandhya Rani
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad
The District Collector, Sangareddy District
The Tahsildar, Kandi Mandal, Sanga Reddy District
C.V. Bhaskar Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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