Allowed

Kandadi Venkat Reddy v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC10 Oct 2025WP/20051/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

The High Court set aside the Revenue Divisional Officer's order directing mutation of the petitioner's name in revenue records under the Telangana Bhu Bharathi Act, 2025. The Court held the procedure violated statutory requirements and principles of natural justice due to failure to issue notices and devoid of application of mind.

What did the court decide?

The impugned proceedings dated 07.07.2025 are set aside. The matter is remanded to Respondent No.3 to pass orders after issuing notices to the petitioner, other respondents, and interested parties.

Kandadi Venkat Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Land Acquisition | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FoR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO I'I]OUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN

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WRIT PETITION NO: 20051 OF 2025

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Between:

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Kandadi Venkat Reddy, S/o Narayana Reddy, aged about 55 years, Occ . Agriculture, R/o Rampally Dayara Vrllage Keesara lvlandal, Medchal tValkajgrri District. -501 301

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.PETITIONER

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AND

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The State of Telangana. Rep. by Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Sarfabad. Hyderabad-500 022.

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The District Collector, lr/iedchal lllalkajgiri District, at Anthaipaili, Shamirpet lvlandal, IVedchal tr4alkajgiri Distrrct. 500 078

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The Revenue Divisional Officer. Keesara Circle, Keesara [t/andal. Medchal lvlalkajgiri Drstrrct. 50'1 301

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The Tahsildar. Keesara [4andal. iVleclchal h/alkalgiri Drstrict.-501 30'1.

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Ramidi Bal Reddy, S/o Late Sri. I'larayana Reddy, aged aboutTT years, Occ, Agriculture, R/o H. No.6-47, Kee,;ara Dayara Vrllage, Keesara Mandal, Medchal Malkajgiri Drstrict 50 1 ll0'1

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Pylla Buchamma, Wo P Ram Rr:ddy, aoed about 63 years Occ. Housewife, R/o H. No. 2-11 6, Plot No^g, Venkateshwara Rao Nagar colony, Meerpet, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad -500 097

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.....RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit frled therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Dirertion. rnore particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Certorari, calling for the records in relation to the Order dated 07.07 2025 passed by the Respondent No.3 vide Proceedings bearing Procg. No. E110607010006/559/PPBs Court Cases/2025 and set aside the same is passed is

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in violation of the procedure prescribed under the lr,langana Bhu Bharathi (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025

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l.A.NO:1 OF 2025

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Petition Unler Sectron i 5i cpc prayrng that in the ;rrcurrstances stated rn the affidavit filed in support of the petrtion. the High c r r.t may be preased tc suspend the operatron of the order dated 07 07 .2025 pa i,(id by the Respondent No'3 vide Proceedings bearing procg No. E110607( 1o0os/559/ppBs court Cases/2025, pending disposal of the writ petition.

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l.A.NO:2 OF 20 25

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Petition tJncler Section 151 cpc praying that in the r rrcu.rstarces stated rn the affidavit filed ir support of the petit{on. the Hrgh court, ay be preased to direct the Respondent N. 5 to not arienate or create any thrrd par y rnterest rn respect of the land rnutated i. his name rn pursuance of the order d:r ed o/ oz.2o2s passed by the Respondent No.3 vide Proceedings ) t:trnq procg No. E 1 /06070 1 0006/559ippBs-Court Cases/2025, pendrng lrsposal of the wrrt petition.

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI B.NARAYANA REDDy, LEARNED SENTOR COUNSEL REPRESENTING SRI BOMMINENI VIVEKANAI.I f A

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99y1:"t^{for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : SRt L.RAV|NDEIi} AGp FOR REVENUE

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!91r19_eltor^{the Respondent No.S : SRt H.VENUGOPAL,} Lr:ARNED SENTOR COUNSEL REPRESENTING Ms. DANDI SHAILAJA

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Counsel for the Respondent No.6 : SRI VIJAy KUMAR pAIIUGANTI

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The Court made the following ORDER

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HON'I]I-F], SRI .IUSTICI] K. I-AKSFIMAN WRI'I PET'II'lON Nr,r.20051 OF 2025

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OITDER:

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Ileard SLi B.Narar ana Redcl-v, Lczrrtrcd Senror courtscl representing Sri Bomurincni Vivekanarrda.^{leartlecl coullsel lol the} pctitioncr, Sri L.Ravinder. Iearued Asst. Ciovt. l)leader fbr^Revenue, SLi H.Vcnugopal, learned Senior Counscl^{reltresc'ntingMs. Dandi} Shailala, learned couuseI appcaring lbl^{respondentNo.5 and Sri Vijay} Kumar Panugauti. lcarned counscl appcaring^{lor l'csponclc'ntNo.6.}

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The u'::it pctition is flled challen-cling the^procecdings No.E I /06070 10006/55g/PPBs-Clourt^{(lases/1025 dated 07.07.2025 of} 3'd respondent.

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Vide the aforesaici procccclings rlatecl 07.07.2011.^3u] respondent ordered to implcmeut^{the naue} of -i'l'^{rcsltondentin the} revcnue record/Bhu Bharati^{[)or1alin respcct of the lancladtneasuring} Ac.2.09 guntas out o1' Ac.^{17.35guntas in Sy.No.l58.situated at} Keesara Dayara Village, Kcesat'a^{Mandal(lbr short,'thcsubject} properly') and issuance of e-pattadar^{passbook in a (lourtClase} N4odule. He has also directcd to^{calTy out necessar,vchanges in Bhu}

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Bharati l)orLal in respcct olthe sLrb.ject propeft.. Clirallengine the saicl orcler, thc pr:titioner. llied the prcsent w,r.it peLition.

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Vidc order ciated 11.07.2025, [his Court !i tnte(i .!a7tr.! (luo

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to Lhc extci i of alicnaring tlie subject properl\ rrl 15.{.r7.102-i. Iirc satue has bc,:n exlendecl liom lintc to tiute.

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[-hr: petitio.er and respo,cle,t Nos.5 ancl ,r raiscc] s() rlra^\ grounds trt st-'r aside the irnpuenecl proceedir.r-rls darc,i ()7.07.102-i ol'l',r resl.r.rrclent. Du.ing the cou.se ol' l'rcari,g, Sri Il...r.rar.arra Redcr_r,. leltrttec.i Scnior CotLnsei represcnting Sri Llorrml.i n i .ir.ekananrla.

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le'artled counr;el for the petitioncr that 3'd rcspondent r lici uot lbllorr, rhe proccclurc Iaici dou', Lrnde. larv, nr.re particularlv. rl,c proceclure laicl dou,n undr:r'lelangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rigl r.r in l_ancl) :\ct. 1025 ltbr shri.t.'BhLr llhar.ati Act,2025'). -i,.J res1 ,,,rrdcrt has llrcd datc o['hearing on 03.07.2025 anc] i.forned rhc peri i.rrrcr. rrurr he * irl close the case on thc said date. 'fhc pelitioner appear.:r1 bc.lbr-e the l,,l t eslrondent anrl rcpi'esented that land is not Ina,r lan*rd oR(' *,h ich is sought 1o te irlplerrcnted b1, 5'h respondeut i:, rLot r alid. I.he petitioner reqrrested the 3'd respondent to issuc n,r iles to all the etlbcted partics. 3'd respondent did not consider. thc srrid aspcct. 3.d rcsl-rondent passcd itnytugned proceedings in gr.os; r,iolation ol.

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pLinciples of natural .]ustice arrcl also thc procedure laid clou r.t ttncler the llhLr Rhrlati Act. 1015.

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ln the light of thc said sul'rrtrissiotts.^r idc or-clcr clirtcd ll.0li.l0l5. this^(lourt. dilcctcd lcarticd r\sst.(ior t.l)lcader^tbr I{cvcnue. to produce oliginal ['ilc irr respcct ol'thc^{suLr.lectprocecdirtgs} ll'onr -l"i respondent. FIe has produced oliginal^{File in lespectol- the} impugned proceedings liorn i''l respondetrt.

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Pcrtrsal of the said oric.inal tllc^u otrlcl levtal^tlrzrt 'l'l' reslrondent has prepared l'.,'otc Iril.- iiatccl^{09.()-i.l0l:: :itelillg that 5'r'} rcspondent has subrnittccl ottlinc allpiicatiort^viclc Id.Rc.No.2400OO7 424, dated I t.09.1014.^{seekirtg irnplentcntatiorrol} tirc ORC to record his name ilr^{thc rcr cttttc t'ecolcli []hu []har-ati ['ortal} and issue c-pattadr passbook in^{rcspect of' thc sLrb.]ect propcrtl . Ot{C} issuccl vide proceedings No.J/l(r512007.^{dated03.06.1008 irr respect ol} the sub]ect property. Hc^{has also sr"rbmittcdatrotherapplication vide} Id.No.06070 100006, dated 08.05.2015^{in Rvthu Satlassttheld at} Keesara Village on 08.05.2025^{rvith sinrilarrcqucst.}

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On receipt of the said application,^{4'r' rcspoudetlthas tooktrp} tire same tbr enquirv, observed in^{the Note lile that on rcriflcatioll ol} P I of Keesala Daira Villagc, S.v.No.l58 to an^extcnt ol'^{ac. I7.12}

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qr[tlas is re( ordcd itr thc nltrnc ol Tara Bai as ltatrtr lrr. unrl the tcnanls ill ' Ii.antlaci Venkuiah (gr.rrndfathcr 6rf thg pe'ttllr l','r' ltctcitr ) encl \Lrf:alagudcrn l)ultaiah enrl orher.s. On vcritication t I rJrc or.tlcrs ol.this ( ()urt in ('fll) \6.1106 of. l0I 7 worild also re r cal ! lrt (r ' r.es1-lonclcnI lrr.r'ein is tlrc pctitionc.r ancl .5rr, rg5pondenl 15 thc rc.. y'otrclcnt. l1 is also tLrrth..r rrrcntrorrcd in the Note File that if agr.ecri. i ll()l rcc tuar be rsstrcd to llre interestccl/a f1-cctccJ parties i.e. l. Pvalla liLrcir.rnrnra 6,r I e sIonclcnr h.:r.,.in, I{rntidi I}ul I{cddV 5th lcspr,r tlc.rrl lrcrein rnd Krrntiadi Verriat llcciclr tirc pcririoncr herein irt rc:;,rr.ct ol tlre (.oLrn ('irsc P[)fJ itl)li]ication Iiled b1, -5,1, rcsponclent. u,ith a rl r...:ctior.r to attcnd thc heltr-inl. arrrl subntit relevarrt clocurncr.rts. He has rlso .11f11j11g11 il nl dtrli noticr. prcparcd lrr iiint lor appl.oval of thc I I rnol;ij1'111. I hL, suirl rrolicc vvt s appr.ovcd b1, -i,,r rcsponclent on 2 i. i)6 l()l-) ihc cu-sc \:r: r',lllr.,cl tlr lo.0(r.l0l5 tntl it rvas adjourx(.d to 0-1 .(r7.1()l-i ()n rr,hicl' datc. .l^r,l rL.spolt(lcr.rt notcci in tlie docket shcct a:; iirllo,r s._

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(a.e ir ,.irlled (odar. Iloth partics callcci prcscnt. a..l cLrrr,.,.l lir r.5l)o|dclll ,rl:o tlcputccl (iaDcslr Ila-j. rrto is represcntcd ,l] lrt,lriril.ol. Ilirsrppa. lirrhcrstarc(l thar one \.1).-o.l-j529 of 2025 rvas Ii t.i rr-slrrt,r th._ I rlr.ilJ.rr rrrr I Rlr( ). .ilnc ts pcrrding, so nol to taken Lrp p.( icnt (.a\c as (,)llc\ \uh jrdice- ar:cl ano(hcr \,.p also filcd u.hich rs un,J i rLtlnri,..r,n .lrrlr, So rctlire:led lt()ld tltc case until firralization of W.l)

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Furtlrsr rcsp(l0rlent llas statc(l that. llL' llr\ oLrlilllc(l^(JRC itl lhe^\ear 1008. RI)(). [:a:L llle No.5,']^(r-)/10()7. hut. Krrnchdi Vcrrkat llctlclr. ha. intcntionalll creatcd rcgistercd tlocrrlrcnt tlrrrrtrsh \etlrckal Esh*irrii. rrltt, llas lrrt rn Poiicssion tnd rlo r.ar calncctttcd tlts iirrr(1. ltntl ie(ltri\tcd^lrr inrplernerll ltis rtatttc in ROR rrlrilc clcleting. Karrdadi Vcnkat tlcdcll.^rtnJ l)arllr llrrchatttrra- firrlher it sls noliced tlrirl^{Kanrlrr,.li Vettkat} I{cdth^arrJ Pailla BLrclranrrra have llled pctitions asair)st thc sartl^{( )l{(} .^{since 1008.btit} appcal lilcrl Lrr Llucharrtrna ortll

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l'urrhcr'. [.tolh side parlics hare lllcd^{\ritlcll arsutlrcllts.Ilcttce- citsels} I{.F.O-

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9, Perusal of the Note Filc also \ottld l'e\ elll thal^()ll

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07.07.1015.4'r'respondent plrt up note^{stating as lbllows:-}

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"[n corrrpliance to the instructions ol thc Olllcel to l-'rcparc^drlli order. I prcparcd and^placed belorv for kind^{pcmsal lrntlapproi itl Sir'.'}

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Thus, 4'h rcspondent prepat'ed drali ordcr.^{subrtrittcti to I 'r} lesporldent lirr perusal and appl()val.^{Accordirlgly,3''l rcspotldct.tt} issucd impugr.red proceedings dated^{07.07.2025 i.e. on thc sarnc da)'.} 'l'hus, 3'd respondent did not pass the said order. On considcratiou olthc pleaclings/contentions of the^{pallics and also docutnents,} 'l'r' rcsl)ondent prepared the ordel^{and 3'd rcspondentirpprovc<J the' saule.} 'l'hus, the impugned order is contraly to the proccdure Iaid down urlder' tlre l}hrr Blrarati Act, 2025 and^{withoutapplication ol nrind b1' 3"r} respondenl.

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I 1.^-i" r'csponcle nt cannot instruct tlte 4rh r.e:; ,onderrt,.l.airsiltilir to l)i'crla.e tlr-' dr.alt o'ricr'. .l'l' rcspondent ca.rot prcr) rrc thc cr.rri .rri,lr -nJ . r(l ancl sirbur it rlrc )iarnc to ) r0sl)ondent and J r'\llon(lCnt Cann()t a;rptrr c. tlrc ;iLllte T hc crrtire proccdurc adoptecl br^.e spondcrrt Nos.3 and J. is illclil atui rcspondcnt. bcing tl-re qrrasi - jt Jiciai olliccr. has to considcr thc contention5 lplt.aclines of the 1,1,11igs unrl eiso docrrrlcr-r1s s rhslliglcd br them rn support o1- their. ;Lrhnrissiorrs artrj pass un orilct. instc-itcl ol'cloing so. hc has inslructcr 1 resfon(lcn l t() prcl)ulc clreti .r'clcr-. r.rho. in turn. preparcd clrafl or,i-,r.iurd subrnittcd fitr rtpplor.'lI ol^.;r'l respop{c1t

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-^trl l \c, ord inglr,. responclcnt appr.oved the .rLnte and ;-r355g(l orclcr', procecdin ss cla[ccl 01 .07.2025 rvhich is irnpugt-.rl lll thl prcsent ri'r'it pctitio,. llrLrs. thc i.r;rueucd 1-rr.ceedin-us al.e i.. . iorati., or- rhe prrrccrltire Iairl clou n Lrndcr- larv. C)n thc said gr rLrncl itscll, rhe inrpuuncd otrl:r is Iiablc to be set asicle.

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l-1. It i: also t'cler.,ant to notc that 5,1, respondr: )1 has sLrl)nt itted applieuriou 'iilc itl.No. It(' 14000071124 in Dharani, c ared r r.09.l0ll u,ith thc 1''I rt'spondent witJr a r.e(luL-st to intplement )llC Ccrt i ll care issr-lerl b1. 3" rcspondcnt vide proceedings No.Jr l(r.j/2007. dated 03 061008 ln rcstlL.ct o1'tltc sub-ject property. Ile hir: llso sublritted

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anothcr application vidc 1d.No.06070100006, drtted t)tr 0.,:.2025 duling Ilhu Rhar-ati [{whu Sadassu progralrrrlc to tlic^-1rt' r'tspondetrt.^,1'l' r-csponclcrrt has plepared Notc File dated 09.05.1015 urrd also report datecl 04.06.1025 and sublnitted the saure to -i"r rcspondent. ['htrs, thele is abnonnal dclay ol i6 ycars in sr-r[]nrittinrr thc seid applicalions l,r thc 5'r' rcspondcnt u ith a request to itttplcrttettt^tltc OR('.^datcd 01.06.100E including lnutating his nanrc in lhe^{t'er, cttLtc iccot-ds arld} issuauce ol'e-pattadat passhook. There is no cottsidcration^{ol- the saicl} a:pcct b) the 3"1 t'csponclettt.

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l-1. tr is also apt to notc that in the imptrerred^{procccdir-rgsdatecl} 01 .A7.2025,3"r respondcut held that onc N. liswarji,^{has executed salc} ricecl in the y'ear 20 t6 in favour of the petitiorlcr^{rvhichis null arrd void} sincc hc has no ligl'rt to alienate^w'ithout obtaining^{ORC'll om thc} c()nrpctcnt authoritl'. tn t-act,^{the pctitioner} is^{clairringthat he has} pLrrchascd the land adtneasuring^{Ac.2.09guntas} itr^{Sy.No. 158 ol'} Keesara Da1'ana Village. Keesara^{Mandalliorn N.Esrvariiundcr} rcgistered sale decd bearing docutnent^{No.295/2016 datedI l.0l .20 16.} lheretbre, 3'd lespondent cannot^{declare the said registeredsale deed} as null and void rvhile considering^{the online application dated}

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01.06.100ti sutrnlittccl [r1 5'i rcsp,,ntlcllt seekil]g inrplt r r..ntation olhis na I|!' i lt fc'' -.lt LLi ict't',f,-ls

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IL is rrlso airt t() uotc that according tl the Pctitioncr originalLr Snrt l.rnr Ilai. is tlrc prttadar, orvncr atrtl l'ossL-ssor of the rnru'c iJn(l irr^r' .\r-r. l 5l aclnreasuring Ac. I7.3^j sr.l:r.rs in Kecsara [)arana Villanc- thc surrrc \as lccot dcd in the rercrLrc recotd front l9-i-1-55 orrnirrcl.;. NlittaPullr I{aiaiah nantc \'as riritten in the l)ossessol^{cttlt nlr in lt-sl,ccl o{- thc land in Sv.No.rX as plotected} tcnant. On tire derrrisc ol tlrc saicl Mittapalll, I{alaiah. I rt' nan.rcs of his sons l.c I'littapirllr \arsaiali. N4uttapally Narsinr rlu. Mittapally, Kr-ishna zrn<l ir litLaPlllr Satltaiah hur c obtained 38-l rcrritjcate front 3"r rcspondcr.rt vidc 1.rr oceedirres No.Ii/705/LR 1../75

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Snrt^'l'lrl []ai [hlriugh hol General Porvcr ,r1' Attolney Sri Srce Raur l,rasiLcl l iu ari. aJons rvith pl-otectcd tenant. solcl auay the larrci adnrcirsu'irrq ;\c.(r.00 qLrntas t Sy.No. 158/parL. in firvour ol' Kishan Lal arrd l:slrri arii hearing document No.32l: 82, fbl a valid salc consi(lcrarion. lhe said Kishan Lal and F.sr,'arii. rarlitioncd their. lancl into trvo equal sltarcs. ljshrvarii got Ac.3.00 qu rlas vide Khata No. I90. brrsc,-l on the r-c'gistered clocuuront. Thc petitioner has prrrchasccl ,19.1.[)t) gutas out of Ac. ]-00 guntas of lirr il in Sr,.No 158

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fronr the said l-srvarji.'l-he petitionel has rtarraled the said aspects^allcl aIso cletaiIs of the pattadars t al tabr-rlar fbnn in^{paragraph No- I} I ol t-hc ir lit rl'ilcler it. Thcrc is no considcratiort of thc saicl as1'rccts hr .'i"r resgrond cn t

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i7. It is also apt to notc that tltc^{pctitioncrhereirrhas lllcd} \'.[).No.1iX)ti-l of ]015 to dcclalc thc^action of^{3'c tespondenr} ltl issuine iroticc datcd² t.06.2025 as ittegat.^{Vide older dated} 0.1⁽⁾⁷ 1015. tlris Court disposcd ol^{the said writ pctition directinqthe} 3''i |cspoi.iclcut contl)ctent autllorit)'^{to cntcfiaiu any of thc claitllslirr} nrLrlrrtion./r'ectillcation and conscquerltial^{issuancc ol the pattadarpass} L.rooks. Tlie- Ilcvcnuc t)ivisional^{Ofhccr has uot issuednoticesto all} r.irc pr-rstrns rt,ho atc intcrested and afl'ected by acting o11 tlic application submittccl by respondent^{No.5 for tnrttationo1- thc lancls} torrning part ol SurvcY^No t58 II- thele is any dcviation irt 1he IS proccd'"rre coutemplatcd for^{urutatiouof names,thc pctitioncr} alrr avs cr.rtitlcd to assail tlie^{said nltltation procccdingsbefore tllc} applopliate lirrum in accordancc^{rvith law. Since the lcarrledSenior} ('oilrscI statcd that the petitioncI has atready subnrilted ob.iectiotls to rhe imptrgncrl notice, this Court^{directedrespondent No.i i.c.,} Revenue Divisional Olllcel^{to considct'theobjectionssubmitted b1'}

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the pclitioner and others^{\to at e interested and alli::te d bl" mutation} proccctling.s [rnd l]ass a rcasorrccl^{o|der and conllltun..iteliic sllme to} [hc pirrt ies.

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fh'-rs, thcre is cltc!t)r'ie.ll^{trnding fbr isstlrrtrceof noticcto} alI thc interested^partics.

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It). As discussed sttpr-a.^{the petitioner'hes specifically} nrentioned th c details^o1' tlle^{patta.lars. purchaset's cLc. itl a tabulat'} forrn in the urit atflclavit.^{L:r,en therl, 3'J rcsponcrt nt did not issuc} notices to all the interestcd^{parties/eflected pr tics. 'l'hus, the} in-rpugned order is contrar)^{to tl'ie directionsissuecl h y tliis Court vide} ordcr datetl 0.1.07.1025^{in \'.P.No. t9085o1-2021.}

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It is also apt to note that^{the petirioner her: n hastlled a writ} pc-tition vidc \'.P.No- 15519 ol l0l5 to^{declarc t rc actiotr of thc} respondcnts 11crein.^{lror.' pertictllarl,v, 4'l' t'esI irnclct'tt/ fahsildar,} Keesala N1andal. Medchal^{Malkajgiri Distlict, in t I ing l-o take over} thc subject l:Lncl otr^{lhe grotttrdthat thc same is includedin the} prohibitor'1, list,^rvithout any^{prior uotice and rvit|t r-rt [bllowir-rg due} process of la\, as iltcgal. lhe said^{writ petition is pending' The} petitioner broLrghr^{pcndencvof the atbresaidwrit pt:rition to the notice} of the 3"1 rcsp.ncient^{atrd t'equcstedhi.r not to pLr':cccl lurther' The}

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said tirct uas t'ccordctl in^{thc ckrcketshectclated03.07.1025ol -l'd} rcsponclent. .'\s otr thc clatc^{o103.07.2025'the afbresaid W.P.No. 19684} o1- l()l-i^ri rr; irctrtiirrg^{bctbrelltis Cottrtatrcl oll the llext daf i e '} 04.07.102i tlisposccl ol' the^{saicl writ petitior.r with the alirrcsaid} dir-ectious. lhclc is uo^{ctlns idcratior-r of the saicl aspect b1' thc i"r} resptirrdcttt.

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II. As cliscussccl srtpra.^{3"r rcspondcnthas passedthe irnpugned} plocccclings clatccl 07.07.2025^{in gross violationol the procedure laid} dou rr lrncleL' lau'^{includirlg the directionsissucd by this Courl r'ide} order dated 0-1,07.1015.

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fl. ;\t tirc cctst ol-^{repetition, it is apt note [hat 3"1 respotldeut} catlu()t instruct^{4'l' respondcnti-l-ahsildar to prepare draft orderand} submit lor approvaI^{ot' 4'r' respondentand 4'h respondentcannot} prcparc ct'ali ordcr and strbmit^{to the approvzrlof 3'd respondent3'd} responcleut caltttot^{approve the ordcr prepalcdb1' 4th respondent'The} clraii ordel^{i.i,as sr.tbtltitted on 07.07.2025by 4tr'respondentand} respondeut No.3^{has passed the irnpugnedorder on 07'07'2025 itsetf'} Therc is no application^{of rninclby 3"r respondent in the order passed}

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by 3''i respondnt.'l'he order passed bl trir-n. Anv old,: pas:ied withottt zipplication of rrind ts non - cst

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ThLr;. ri ithoLLt lloing into the nrcrits arld de rr eL-its ol the case and vierved fi',rm :rn] airqlc. the impLrrned orcler dirlt cl 07.07.2025 is illega[, arbitrar'1, ir-r violation of thc proce'dure laici dori rr Lrncicr larv and in r,iolation ol principles o1'natural^j'.rstice. It is liabL,' Lo bc set aside only on thc' alirresaid^qlounds

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In thc iiglrt o1- Lhe albresaid ciiscr-rssion. tir ,r liL l-rctition is allowed. l he inrpugned proceedings dated 07.07.1.01:r issLrcd bv tjtc 3"1 respondent ale set asicle.^'l he matter is rernande -l i',ack to the 3"1 rcspondcnt u,jth a direction to pt]-ss oldcrs ati'csl by' ILr11i11g 1l1s petitioner, r'esJrondenl Nos.5 artd^(r and all intereslerl lril'iics on uot-ice and allbrding them an oppolttruitv- .3"i respondent s[ all consider rhe albresaid aspe,rts i.e. abnolmal delav in applourching ilsponclcnt Nos.2 to,1 h1, 5tL rcspt'rndent seekinr: inrplcmeuLntiou of he OI{C dtrtc.d 03.06.2008. pendcncl, ol- the alirresaid *rit petitions r.. ibllorving due procedtrre laid down uLrdel Iau. ln tnct, 5'l' respondc'rrt has sr-rbmitted application thLough l)harani I'ortal to tlrc 2'"1 Lespon 1t'nt r.r,ho is the competcnt authority,. As pcr the BtrLr Bherath, Ru[es. morc

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I)articularlv,^{thc Schedulc A and B of the Rulcs, if the malket value} ol'the sub.iect propert)'is [-rclorv I15.-'r [.akhs, thc ttDO is thc compctent authoritv irncl the nrarket r rlLrt: is ahove Rs..5 Lakhs. the District ('ollcctor is thc conrpctcllt u,.rtllorit'. -[ hcre is no cousideration ol'the

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said as;-rcct in thc inrpugned order

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2-5. Durirrg thc coursc of hcaring. it is also brought to the^notice

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ol'this CoLrrt that all the applications^rece ived^{irr Bhtr BharathiPoftal} wclc translellcd to cotrpctent aLltlioritics as specifled^{in BIiu Buarathi} Rules, but thc said tnct is not nrcntioncd^{in thc impr-rgnedorder.l'htrs,} the' irnpugncd ordcr is in violation ol the albresaid^procedureand ICport

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At this strge. it is apt to notc that^{quasi -.iudicial ofllcials} like respondcut rr-os.l to.l^{havc been assigued\l'ith certain quasi-} jirdicial tirnctions.^'l'he (lor erntnetrt has not imparted them any tlaining r'vith lcgard to l.hc said tirrrctions. Thcrefbre,^{they are not in} position to conduct quasi - .iudicial^{ploceedirrgsproperlyand pass} olders on consideration ol' the^{pleadirtgs, provisions} of^{law and} prir.rciplcs Iaid doun by thc Apex Cotrrl and this Courl. 1'hus, they requlre neccssal'y trarnltlg

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1 7. Vide ordcr drrccl IL07.1020 in W.l'}.No.6-l ol 010. this Corrrt clilcctcd thc^('hicl Sccrctirrr oi'thc Statc to iur1,11 r rrrlrtir,g to thc c1r-r.rsi --iutli,:ial trl'licials. bui tlrcrc is tro consiclcrirti()n^()l llr. sarttc [r\ tht'⁽ lricl Sr:crr:tarr,. l hclclbrc. irr thc lieht ol'the surrt.^rotlr tlre^('hiel Secrcturr,. State of' Ielangana unc] '"'l responderrtrl)i.tlirt L',.rllectot. arc <lilecLcrl t() look into the nrattel and take a ctr ()n iltc sl lltl{r':risLrv is diicctcd to nrark co1-r1 o1' the said olrl r to the^('hicl- Sccrctlrv. Statt' of felangana. ancl :rll tlre offlc:i:rl n' i]t)r)rlcnts llone. rvitlr the c()pv,il rlris ordcr'. 3"1 resporrdent shall corrsir er tlrt sarirc anci pilss L)r'der. [-ibcrtl, is also gftrntcd to thc petitioncr ir,](l |J5por)rlcnt Nos.5 an(l 6 ancl all intcrcstt:cl parlies to lrlis(' ali thc contcrtionsi^qr.lunds belirre the -3''l rt-'spondc-nt \|iclr^..) ll.i\ e raised in llt prescnr ri,rit pctition. I kxr e r cr. he sltail co r irlctc thc sricl crcrcisc r.r'ilhin a pcriod of thrcc (i) nronths lirrm thc⁽ . rr'r:l tL.ccil)t 01' th is oldcr

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('onscclrrerttly, tniscellancous pctitions, il- un_r. l,errrliug in this u rit 1'rctitiorr. shall stand closecl.

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St)^-P. PONNA^KRISHNA :)ISTANT REGISTRAR ,A\At

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re1:^{r 'at} Buildings, 1 The PrinciPal^{Secretary,RevenueDePartment,S} Saifabad.^{Stateof Telan gana at Hyderabad-500022} 2 The District^{tlcllector,N,4edchal Malkaig iri District, at Ar thaipalli, Sharnirpet} Ma ndal,^{MedchalN,4alkaigiri District.-500 078} a Circle, Kees: ra lvllrndal,^Mecichal 3 The Revenue^{Divisionat Officer. Keesar} iMalkajgiri District.-501³⁰¹

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The Tahsildar, Keesara Mandal, Medchal Malkalgiri District.-50.1 301. 5. Two CCs to Gp FOR REVENUE, Hrgh Court foiin" Stiiu-ot f"iu"ngrnu ,t Hyderabad. [OUTI

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One CC to SRI BOMM|NENI VTVEKANANDA, Advocate tOpUCl 7. One CC to SRt VtJAy KUIVAR PANUGANT|, Advoiate (OpUq' 8. One CC to IVls. DANDT SHA|LAJA, Advocate (OpUC)

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9 The section officer, Engrist Records sectio'n. nigh court for the State of tetangana at Hyderabad. (To Return the Originat ft-le produced OV nslo t["

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. ^^{gonce^rle! under property acknowledgment)"}

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1 O. Two CD Copies.

HIGH COURT

DATED:1 0t1012025

ORDER

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WP.No.20051 ot 2025

ALLOWING THE W.P

WITHOUT COSTS.

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Kandadi Venkat Reddy v. The State of Telangana

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