Paladugu Butchamma Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Paladugu Butchamma Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Both writ petitions disposed of: petitioners at liberty to file fresh representations within four (04) weeks; official respondents directed to enquire into grant of e-pattadar pass books and pass orders in accordance with law; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, claiming as successors-in-interest of the original assignees (holders of Ac.1.20 guntas each in Sy.No.105/8, Maasaanpalli Village, Gundaala Mandal), are entitled to issuance of Lavani Patta/e-pattadar pass books in respect of that land despite the cancellation of the original assignment pattas and the subsequent Form-C relinquishment for house-site allotment. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

On the material placed before the Court, nowhere is it stated that the petitioners were put to notice as required under law on the aspect of cancellation of patta in their favour under the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act, 1997.

Key takeaways

The petitioners were granted liberty to submit fresh representations to the official respondents within a period of four (04) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order, and the official respondents were directed to enquire into the aspect of granting e-pattadar pass books and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.ratio¶72

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Common order (E.V. Venugopal, J., 15.09.2025) of the High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad disposing of W.P.Nos.6615 of 2021 and 18900 of 2020. The petitioners - the widow of Late Barla Pedda Somaiah and the daughter of Late Barla Chinna Somaiah, original assignees recorded in the pahanies - sought a writ of mandamus declaring illegal the Tahsildar's (Respondent No.5) endorsements dated 19.02.2021 and 29.09.2020 in Proceeding No.B/1558/2019 and directing issuance of Lavani Patta/e-Pass Books for Ac.1.20 guntas each in Sy.No.105/8, Maasaanpalli Village, Gundaala Mandal, Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri (erstwhile Nalgonda) District. Per the counter, the assigned land was sold under a Sadarinama (16.05.1990), pattas were cancelled under the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act, 1997, successor assignees relinquished the land vide Form-C under Rule 16 of the A.P. (Telangana Area) Revenue Rules, 1951 for house-site allotment, and double-bed room houses, a water tank and a temple stand constructed thereon. The Court found nothing on record to show that the petitioners had been put to notice as required by law before cancellation of patta, granted them liberty to move fresh representations within four weeks, and directed the official respondents to enquire and pass appropriate orders on the e-pattadar pass books in accordance with law. 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 FIFTEENTH^{DAY OF SEPTEIVBER} TWO THOUSAND AND^TWENTYFIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL}

WRIT PETITIO^N NOs:6615^{of202 1and 18900ot 2020}

WRIT PETITION^{NO: 6615OF 2021}

Between:

Smt.BarlaSavithri,W/oLateBarlaPeddaSomaiah,.Ag-edabout58.years' 6". Anricutiure. FUo H. No. 4-10l2,^{Ramavaram,Kantha Ramavaram Village,} foOat<inOf a l\rlandal,^{Janagam (ErstwhileWarangal)District, TS'}

...PETITIONER

AND

TheStateofTelangana,RepresentedbyitsPrincipalSecretarytothe Revenue Dept., Secrdtariat^{Buiidings, Hyderabad-500022'}

2 The Districi Collector,^{Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri, (Erstwhile Nalgonda)District,at} Bhuvanagiri, Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri^District.

3 The Joint-collector,^{Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri,(Erstwhile Nalgonda) District, at} Bhuvanagiri, Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri^District

4 The Revenue Divisional^{Officer (RDO), BhongiriDivision,. at Bhuvanagiri'} Yadadhri-Bhongiri^{(Erstwhile Nalgonda) District.}

4 The Tahsildar, Gundaala^{[Vlandal,at Gundaala, Yadadhri-Bhongiri(Erstwhile} Nalgonda) District.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article^{226 oI Ihe constitutron of lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances stated^{in the affidavit filed therewith,the High court may be} pleased to issue Writ, order^{or Direction more particularlyone in the nature of} writ of Mandamus^{declaring the inactionof the Respondents in issuingthe} Endorsement, daled^{19.O2.2021 in ProceedingNo. Blt,155812019issued by the} Respondent No. 5^{and not issuingof the E-PassBook to the Petitionerby} considering of^{Applications, dated 03.02.2021 and 04.02.2021beforethe} Respondents^{respectively for issuing of Lavonia Pattawith regardingan}

Agricultural lands to an extent of Ac. 0i -20 Guntas in tavo- of the petitioner out of Ac. 2o-12 Guntas in Sy. No. r05/8, situated at Maasaanpaili Viilage, Gundaara Mandal, Yadadhri-B huvanagiri (Erstwhire Nargonda) Distrir;t, which were in the peaceful possessio r and enjoyment of the petitioner f rom 50 years back onwards to ti| date, as bad in raw, ilegar, arbitrary and vio ation of principres of Natural Justice arrd Consequenfly to suspend the l:ndorsement, dated 19022021 in Proc;e:ding No. B/'1 55B/20r9 issued by the R:spondent No. 5 and issue the E-Pass Book to the petitioner to an extent of Ac. 01 -20 Guntas out of Ac. 20'12 Guntas in sy. No. 105/8, situated at Maasaanpa,i virage, Gundaara Mandal, Yadad hri-Elhuvanagiri (Erstwhire Nargonda) Drstrict, without any interference from anybody incruding the Respondents here,in in the interest of justice.

IA NO: 1 OF 2021

Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired irr support of the petition, the High cour: may be preased to suspend an Endorsement, dated 19.02.2021 in proceedinil No. Bi 155g/201g issued by the Respo.dent No. 5 and rssue the E-pass Boot to the petitioner to an extent of Ac. 01-2() Guntas out of Ac. 20-12 Guntas in sy No. 105/8, situated at Maasaanpari Vir age, Gundaara Mandar, yadad hri-B htrvanagiri (Erstwhire Nalgonda) District, without any interference from anybody incruding the Respondents herein irr the interest of justice.

Counsel for the petitioner: SRI GONE RAMESH

Counsel for the Respcndents: AGp FOR REVENUE

WRIT PET]TI ON N(): 18900 OF 2 020

Between:

Smt. Paladuqu Butchamma, Wo p. Shankaraiah, D/o Late Barla Chinna Somaiah, Aged rrbout+s years, o-". ag-;i;rii;;;'R/*o u No 4_19, SC Cotonv Maasaanpali /ilaqe. Gundaata rV;;;;i- i;;;onri-irr-,onsiri "ieiri,iiiii.; Nalgonda ) Distri,t, T=S.

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telanoana Represented by its princrpar Secretary to the Revenue Dept. Secreiariai Buiidings Hr;"iju"!" sbij'oz 2

The District collector,^{Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri, (Erstwhile Nalgonda) District'at} Bhuvanagiri, Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri^District'

3.TheJoint-Collector,Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri,(ErstwhileNalgonda)DistriCt,at .^{Bhuvanagiri, Yadadhri-BhuvanagiriDistrict}

The Revenue^{Divisional officer, (RDO), Bhongiri Division,at Bhuvanagiri,} Yadadhri-Bhongiri^{(ErstwhileNalgonda) District'}

The Tahsildar,^{Gundaala lt/andal,at Gundaala, Yadadhri-Bhongiri(Erstwhile} Nalgonda) District.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under^{Article 226 of lhe constitutionof lndia prayingthat in the} circumstances^{stated in the affidavit filedtherewith,the High court maybe} pleased to issue writ, order^{or Direction more particularlyone in the nature of} writ of l/landamus^{declaring the inactionof the Respondents in issuingthe} Endorsement, dated^{29.09.2020in ProceedingNo. Bl 155812019issued by the} Respondent No. 5^{and not issuingof the E-PassBook to the Petitionerby} considering of^{Applications, dated 181 1 2009 and 03 10 2020before the} Respondents^{respectively for issuing of LavoniaPattawith regarding an} Agricultural lands^{to an extentof Ac. 01-20 Guntas in favorof the Petitionerout} ofAc.20.12GuntasinSy.No.105/8,situatedatl/aasaanpalliVillage,Gundaala tttlandal'Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri(ErstwhileNalgonda)District,whichwereinthe peaceful possession and^{enjoyment of the Petitioner from 50 yearsback} onwards to till date,^{as bad in law, illegal, arbitrary and violationof Principles of} NaturalJusticeandConseqUentlytosuspendtheEndorsement'dated 29.og.2o2oinProceedingNo.B/,1558/20lgissuedbytheRespondentNo.5and issue the E-Pass^{.Book to the Petitioner to an extent of Ac. 01-20 Guntas out of} Ac.20-12GuntasinSy.No.105/S,situatedat[\4aasaanpalliVillage,Gundaala IVlandal,Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri(ErstwhileNalgonda)District'withoutany interferencefromanybodyincludingtheRespondentshereinintheinterestof justice.

lA NO: 1 OF 2020

PetitionunderSectionl5lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstancesstated in the affidavit^{filed in support of the petition,the High Court may be pleased to} suspendtheEndorsement,dated29.og.2o2oinProceedingNo.B/1558/20,19 issuedbytheRespondentNo.5andlssuetheE-PassBooktothePetitionerto

an extent of Ac. C1..20 Guntas out of Ac. 20-.12 Guntas in S;y. No. 105/g, situated at lvlaasaanpalli village, Gundaala Mandal, yadad hri-B h uva nagiri (Erstwhile Nalgonda) District without any interference from anybody including the Respondents hereirr in the interest of justice.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI GONE RAMESH

Counsel for the Rer;pondents: AGp FOR REVENUE

The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE^{E.V.VENUGOPAL} WRIT PE{ITION Nos.56 15^{of2O2L and 189OO of2O2O} ORDER:

Writ Petition No.66 15 of 2O2L^{is filed for the}

following prayer:-

to issue Wit Order or Direction^{moreparticularlA one in the} nature of Wit of Mandamus^{declaritgth.e in action of the} Respondents in issuing^{the Endorsementdated 19.02.2021in} Proceeding No.B/1558/2019,^{issued bA RespondentNo-S} and. not issuing of the^{E Pass Book to the Petitioner bA} cottsideing oJ Applications^{dated03.02.2021and} 04.02-2021 before^{the Respondentsrespectiuely} for^{tssuing of} Lauonia Pqtta uttth^{regardingan Agicltltural lands to an} ertent of A1.O7-2O Guntasⁱⁿ fauor^{of the Petitionerout of} Ac.2O.12 Guntas in SA.^{No.105/8situatedat MaasaanPllli} Vitlage, Gundaala Mandal,^{Yqdadhi-Bhuu<tnagii(Ersttuhile} Nalginda) Distict, tuhich^{u)ere in the peacefulpossession} and enjogment of^{the Petitioner} from^{50 gears back ontaards} to tilt daie as bad. in laut,^{illegal, arbitraryanduiolation of} Pnncipals of Natural Justice^{and Consequently to suspend} the bndorsement d.ated^{19.02.2021inProceedingNo'} B/ 1555/2019,^{issuedbg the RespoftdentNo.5 andissue the} E-Pass Book to tLrc Petitioner^{to an extent of Ac.01.2OGuntas} out of Ac.2O-12 Guntas in S!^{No.1O5/8,situatedat} Maasianpalli Vitlage,^{Gund<talaMandal,Yadadhi-} Bluuanagii, (ErstlDhile^{Nalgonda)District, tltithoutang} interfererrce from angbodg^{including tle Respondents heretn} in tlrc interest^{oJ justice.}

'Writ Petition No.18900 of 2O2O is filed^{for the}

following prayer:-

"...to issue Wit^{Order or Directionmoreparticularlgone in the} nahfie of Wit of Mandamus^{declaing the in actionof the} Respondents in issuing^{the Endorsementdqted 29 09 2020 in} Proieeding No.B/ 1558/2019^{issued bg the RespondentNo 5} and. not isuing oJ tle^{E-PassBook to the Petitioner bg} consideing oi Applications^{dqted18.11.2009and} O3.1O.202-O before ttrc^{Respondenkrespectiuelg} for^issuingof Lauonia Patta uith^{regarding an Agrtatlturallands to an} ertent of AI.O|.2O Guntasⁱⁿ fauor^{of the Petitioner out of} Ac.2O.1b Guntas in Sy^{No.1o5/8 situatedat Maasaanpolli} Village, Gundaala Mand.al,^{Yadadhi-Bhuuanagiri(Ersttuhile}

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NalgonCa) District uhich tuere in the peaceful posse:sion and. enjoyment of tLE Petitioner from 5O gears back orulard.s to till date o s bad in lqw, illegal, orbitrary and. vio,.ation of Pinciptt|s of Natural Justice and ConsequentlA to suspend the L)ndorsement dated 29.09.2020 in pr oceeding No.B,/ 1558/2019, tssued bg the Respond.ent No-S and. issue the E-['ass Book to th.e Petitioner to an ertent of Ac. O 1 . 20 Guntas out of Ac.2O.12 Guntas in Sg-No_lOS/g, situated at Maasaunpalli Village, Gundaakt Mand.al, \ adqdhi_ Bhuuor.agii (Drstu.tlile Nalgonda) Distrtct, utith;tut any itterJbr.,nce from anVbodA including the Responden s herein in the ierest of justice

Learned counsel for the petitioners woLld submit that the husband of the petitioner in W.p.lo.66 15 of 2O2l and the father of the petitioner in W.p.No.1g9O0 of 2O2O are thr: holders of the land to an extent of Ac. 1.20 guntas each in Sy.No.105/8, situated at Maasaanpalli Village, G,rndaa,la Mandal yadadhri-Btruvanagiri (Erstwhile Nalgonda) District by virtue of ar;signment granted to Barla Pedda Somaiah along with Barla Chinna Somaiah and their narnes were entered in the pahanies for the year 1958-59 and till 2005_l)6. After death of Birla Pedda Somaiah and Barlz. Chinna Somaiah, the petitioners a-re in possess ion and enjoyment 01' the said lald. Due to non-mlltation of narnes, some third parties are trying to dispo ssess the petitioners fr,tm the subject land. That being the case,

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the land in^{question,which was subsequentlyacquired} by the official^{respondentsfor the purpose of allotmentof} house sites^{to weaker section families'}

It is^{furthersubmitted that the petitioner rn} W.P.No.6615 of^{2O2l has hled asuit for perpetual} injunction^{in O.S No.178 of 2Ol9 on the file of the Junior} Civil Judge^{at Aler and the petitioner in W'P'No'18900 of} 2O2O has^{fr.led a suit for perpetual injunction in O'S} No.3oof2o2oorlthefileoftheJuniorCivilJudgeatAler and the^{sarne were dismissed by the trail Court'} Thereafter,^{the petitionerin W'P'No'6615 of 2O2l r,nade a} representation^{to respondentNo'2 and 3 on O3'O2'2O21} and the^{petitioner in W'P'No'189OOof 2O2O made a} representation^{torespondentNos'2 and 3on} O3.\O.2O2O,^{with a request to issue LavaliPattaand E-} Pass Book^{for agriculaturallalds to an extent of} Ac.O1.2O^{guntas in Sy'No'105,situated at Maasaalpalli} Village, Gundaala^{Mandal Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri} (Erstwhile Nalgonda)^{District' But the respondent} authorities^{neither consider the representationsnor} \

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rejected the same. Hence, he seeks to pass a.tpropriate direction to the respondent authorities.

By fiiling counter affidavit, Iearned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue would submit that admittedly, as per the Khasra pahani for the yr:ar 1954_ 55, the totzrl extent of the lald in Sy.No.105 of Massanpall;z Viltage of Gundala Mandal is Ac.3g.20 guntas and it is classified as Government/Brmcharai. Out of that, an extent of Ac.3.0O guntas was assigned to the husband of the petitioner in W.p.No.66IS of 2021 and father ol the petitioner in W.p.No.1g9OO of 2O2O Ac. 1.20 guntas each in Sy.No.1O5 and their narnes were entered in the pahanies until 2OOI_2OIO. They sold the land to Smt.yetipeddi Venkamma vide Sadarainama dated 16.05.1!)90, later the assignment patta cer-tihcates were issued ir: favour of sons of Elipeddi Venkarnma to an extent of Ac. 1.20 guntas each vide ct:rtificate No.B/41/1996, dated _-07-1996, by the Tehsildar, Gundala, ancl r_heir narnes were brought on record in the

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occupant column^{in the Pahani from the year 1997-98} and 2OOL-O2 only.^{The original assignees namely Barla} China Somaiah^{and Barla Peda Somaiah are being} recorded as pattadars^{in Revenuerecords' It is further} submitted that^{the sons of YelipeediVenkammasold} their land to^{an extent of Ac.3.00 gutnas in Sy'No' 105 to} one Paladugu^{Bixam, as such pattas were cancelled on} the name of^{Barla Peda Somaiah and his wife Barla} Yellamma as^{per the Andhra PradeshAssigned Lald} (Prohibition of Transfer)^{Act, t997 and the samewas} allotted to one^{Paladugu Bixam to an extent of Ac'1'20} guntas in Sy.No.1O5/10^{and Ac'1'20 guntas in} Sy.No.1O5/11^{on the name of Paladugu Poolammavide} proceedings No.Bla756/2006,^{dated 16'06'2006 bv the} Manal Revenue Officer,^{Gundala and their narneswere} brought on record^{in the year 2OO7-O8'}

It is further^{submittedthat PaladuguBixam and} Paladugu^{Poolammahave relinquished their rightsover} the lands vide^{Form-C under Rule 16 of the A'P}

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(Telalgala .\rea) Revenue Rules, 1951 in res rect of the land to an extent of Ac.1.2O guntas in Sy.No.1 )5/ 1O and Ac..2O guntas in Sy.No. 1OS/ 1 1 totally admeasuring .ac.3.OO^{guntas for} the purpose of allotment of house sites to weal:er section families. As such the G,)vernment land was re:orded in the pattadar column a:td Colony plots record,:d in Enjoyment columns of the pahalies against the Sy.No.105 to arr extent of Ac.3.O0 guntas from the yezr 2Oi0-11 to 2Ol3-14. The procosals for salction of house sites to SC beneficiaries on tlre subject lands u,ere a-lso submitted by the then ,tahsildar, Gundala vide Lr.No.B /3OOl/2013. dated _-O2.2014 to the Revenue livisional Officer, Bhongir.

It is fu-ther submitted that al application dated O3.O2.2O21 filed before the then Tahsildar, Gundala for issue of Pattadar Pass Books in respect of the lzmd to an extent of Ac. 1.2O guntas in Sy.No.105.g, situated at Masanpally V:1lage of Gundala Maldal. Upon which, the then Tahsildar, Gundala Maldal issued Endors:ment to

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the Writ petitioner vide Endorsement No.B/1558/^2019, duly informing that the said land was relinquished^by assignees vide Form-C for the purpose of house sites to weaker section families. Subsequently, the said^lartd was allotted for construction of double^{bed roomswhich} is flagship prograrnmee of the then Government.^{As a} part of that, one water talk and Godess Durga temple a-re constructed in the said land. The^{said Endorsement} was also served to the petitioners. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that the^petitioners seeking to set-aside the endorsement ald for^{issue of e-} pass book from an extent ofAc. 1.20 guntas in^Sy. 105/8 does not deserve any consideration and it^is misconception, hence seeks to dismiss^{these writ} petitions.

7 . Having heard learned counsel^{for the petitioners,} learned Assistant Government^{Pleader for Revenue and} upon perusing the material^placed before this^Court, a-fter having noticed that the petitioners make^a represeutation dated 03.O2.2021 and 29.O9.2020^before

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respondent Nos.2 and 3 and also a representirtion dated 04.O2.2021 and 03.7O.2O2O to respondent No.4, for issue of e-p:rttadar pass books in their favour. A perusal of record it shows that the contents of representation. made before respondent Nos.2, 3 and respondent No.5 are one and same. Further, nowhere it has b,:en stated that whether the petitioner in W.p.No.661S of 2021 and, the petitioner in W.p.No.lg9OO of 2O2O wer.e put to notice as re quired under law on the aspect of the cancellation of patta in favour of the petitioner for avoiding rule s as per the Andhra pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Tralsfer) Act, 1997.

Therefore, the petitioner in W.p.No .6615 of 2021 and the petitirtner in W.p.No. 1B9OO of 2O2 arc irt libert5r to submit fres.e representation to the official restrrondents within a periocl of four (04) weeks from the date cf receipt of a copy o_. this order ald in turn the ofhcial respondents shall enquire into the aspect of granting of e-pattadar passbooks arrd pass appropriate orders in accordalce witir iaw.

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8 Accordingly,^{these writ petitionsar6 disposedof'}

There shall^{be no orderas to costs}

Miscellaneous^{applications, if any' pending'} shali

also stand^closed.

SD/. B. REKHA^RANI ISTANT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

To, 1 The Princioal Secretary^{to the Revenue Dept',SecretariatBuildings'} Hyderabad, state^{of Telangana-S0O022 '}

2 The District collector,^{Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri, (Erstwhile Nalgonda) District, at} Bhuvanagiri,^{Yadadhri-BhuvanagiriDistrict'}

3 The Joint-collector,^{Yadadhri-Bhuvanagiri,(Erstwhile Nalgonda) District, at} Bhuvanagiri,^{Yadadhri-BhuvanagiriDistrict}

4 TheRevenueDivisionalOfficer(RDO),BhongiriDivision'atBhuvanagiri' Yadadhri-Bhongiri^{(Erstwhile Nalgonda) District'}

5.TheTahsildar,GundaalaMandal'atGundaala,Yadadhri-Bhongiri(Erstwhile Nalgonda) District.

One CC to SRI^{GONE RAMESH,Advocate [OPUC]}

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DISPOSING OF BOTH THE WRIT PETITIONS, WITHOUT CO$TS

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