Danduga Narasimha Vs State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Danduga Narasimha Vs State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim order dated 31.01.2020 in I.A.No.1 of 2020 made absolute (the subject Sale Deed having already been registered pursuant to it); miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents in not receiving and registering the Sale Deed executed by the petitioner in favour of Kondagari Shiva Kumar (Plot No.80, 110 sq.yards, Survey No.74/11, East Marredpally, Secunderabad) is illegal, null, void and arbitrary, warranting a writ of mandamus. +2 more

Ratio / Principle

In view of the submissions of both sides and the dismissal of W.P.No.19106 of 2010 on 28.05.2025, the interim order passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2020 in W.P.No.1953 of 2020, dated 31.01.2020, is made absolute; accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.

Key takeaways

Mere registration of the document does not confer title on the subject property.ratio¶¶36
The order would not have any bearing on matters where title/rights of the parties are pending before the authorities in revision/appeals for adjudication, and does not preclude the parties from asserting their rights before a competent Court of law.ratio¶¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (K. Sarath, J.) disposed of W.P.No.1953 of 2020 (Danduga Narasimha v. State of Telangana) by making absolute the interim order dated 31.01.2020 in I.A.No.1 of 2020, under which the Registering Authorities were directed to receive and register the petitioner's Sale Deed in favour of Kondagari Shiva Kumar in respect of Plot No.80 (110 sq.yards, Survey No.74/11), East Marredpally, Secunderabad, if compliant with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. The subject document had already been registered pursuant to the interim order, and the connected W.P.No.19106 of 2010 (filed by the State against the order in LGC.No.167 of 1997 of the Special Court under the A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982) had been dismissed by the Division Bench on 28.05.2025. The Court clarified that mere registration of the document does not confer title, that the order has no bearing on matters where title/rights are pending before authorities in revision/appeals, and that parties remain free to assert their rights before a competent court. No costs; miscellaneous petitions closed.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH

WRIT PETITION NO: 1953 OF 2020

Between:

Danduga Narasimha, son of late Sri D.Venkaiah,^about 73^{ygars, Occ_-} Business, Resident of House No.10-3-20/3/7, situated^{at EastMarredpally,} Addagutta, Vaddara Basthi, Sec^{bad, T.} S

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AND

State Of Telangana, Rep. by its^Principal Secretary,^{StampsAnd Registration,} Revenue Department, Secretariat,^Hyderabad.

Diskici Registrar, Stamps arid Registration^{Department, Nampally,} Hyderabad.

Sub - Registrar, Stamps and Assurance,^{East Marredpally, Secunderabad.}

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution^{of lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^filed therewith,^{the High Court may be} pleased to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more^particularly oneⁱⁿ the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the^{actionof the Respondentsin not} receiving and registering the Sale^{Deed alongwith all necessarydocuments} executed by the^petitioner in favour of^{KONDAGARI SHIVA KUMAR, sonof Sri} Kondagari Ramohan, in respect of Plot^{No-80, admeasuringin all 110 sq.yards in} Survey No.74l1 1, situated Near^{Teachers Colony,behind PolytechnicCollege,} beside Water Tank, East Marredpally,^{Secbad, T.S., as illegal,null, void and} arbitrary.

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Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying thatⁱⁿ the circumstances^{stated in} the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the^High Court^{may be pleased to direct} the 3rd Respondent to receive and register the^{proposedSale Deed alongwith all}

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necessary^{documentsexecuted by the petitionerin favourof KONDAGARI SHIVA} KUMAR, son^{of Sri Kondagari Ramohan,in respectof Plot No 80' admeasuringin} all 110 sq.yards^{in Survey No.74l11, situated Near Teachers Colony' behind} Polytechnic^{College, beside WaterTank, East Marredpally' Sec bad' T'S''pending} disposal of the^{present Writ Petition'}

Counsel for^{the Petitioner: SRI MANU} a;;;;"i for^{the Respondents: M/s' S'SRAVATHI' AGP FoR STAMPS &} REGISTRATION

The Court^{made the following: ORDER}

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH

WRIT PETITION No.1953 OF 2020

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.S.Sravathi, learned Assistant Government pleader for Stamps and Registration appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record.

Learned counsel for th9 petitioner submits that at the time of admission, this Court granted interim order on 31.O1.2O2O directing the Registering Authorities to receive and register the document presented by the petitioner, if it is otherwise found to be in compliance with the requirements of the Registration Act, 19Og and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in pursuance to the interim order passed by this Court on 3L.OI.2O2O, the Registering Authorities have registered the subject document.

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Learned Counsel^{for both sides submits that the} connected. matter^{in W.P.No.19i06of 2010 hled by the} State Government^{against the order in LGC'No' 167 ol} 1997 passed by the^{SpecialCourt under the A P Land} Grabbing (Prohibition)^{Act,1982, Hyderabad,was} dismissed by the^{Division Bench of thisCourt on} 28.O5.2025.

In view of the submissions^{made by both sides and in} view of the dismissal^{of W.P.No' 19106 of2010 on} 28.05.2025, the interim^{order passed by this Court in} I.A.No. 1 of 2O2O in^{W.P.No. 1953 of2O2O,dated} 37.OL.2O2O is made absolute.^{Accordingly,the writ} petition is disposed of.

It is made clear^{thatmere registration ofthe} document does not confer^{title on the subject property} and it is also made^{clear that this order would not have} aly bearing on all those^{matters where title/rights of the} parties are pending before the^{ar-rthoritieseither in} revision/ appeals for adjudication^{and in any other case} this order also does not preclude the^{parties in asserting}

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their rights before^{a competent Court of law. There shall}

be no order as to^costs.

Miscellaneous Petitions, if^{any, pending in this writ}

petition shall stand closed.

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DATED:07 tO7t2O2S

ORDER

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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