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Neeradi Savitha v. State of Telangana

Telangana HC22 Jul 2025WP/20626/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Land Purchase Scheme purchasers; insistence on High Court orders for slot-booked subsequent sale registrations; Tahsildar cum Joint-Sub Registrar Yedapally/Bodhan/Renjal; Section 71 Registration Act 1908 refusal procedure and recording of reasons; Indian Stamp Act 1899 compliance; Article 226 writ; disposed at admission with consent; no merits opinion; no costs; earlier writ orders for same survey numbers enumerated in prayer.

What did the court decide?

Registering Authority directed to receive, register and release the subject documents, subject to the petitioners complying with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899; liberty to refuse only by duly assigning reasons and communicating the decision; no order as to costs. ¶98

Neeradi Savitha Vs State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Respondents 3-5 (Registering Authorities) may insist on fresh High Court orders before receiving and registering the petitioners' documents for slot-booked subsequent sales of lands purchased under the Land Purchase Scheme, notwithstanding earlier writ orders for the respective survey numbers.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of directing the Registering Authority to receive, register and release the subject documents.

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Ratio / Principle

The direction is subject to the petitioners complying with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

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Key takeaways

It will be open to the Registering Authority to refuse the documents presented before him, if he has any objection, by duly assigning reasons in support of such decision and communicating the said decision to the petitioners.ratio¶83
The Court expressly made clear that it has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case as to the entitlement of the petitioners to get the subject documents registered.ratio¶83

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana HC (K. Sarath, J.), W.P. No. 20626 of 2025, disposed of at the stage of admission with consent on 22.07.2025: Thirty-two petitioners who purchased lands under the Land Purchase Scheme in Nizamabad district (Yedapally, Bodhan and Renjal mandals) and already held orders in earlier writ petitions for the respective survey numbers complained that the Tahsildars-cum-Joint Sub-Registrars insisted on fresh High Court orders before accepting documents for slot-booked subsequent sales. The learned AGP for Stamps and Registration submitted that the petitioners had not presented the documents, and that on presentation the respondents would receive them and follow Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908. The Court disposed of the writ directing the Registering Authority to receive, register and release the subject documents, subject to compliance with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899; the Registering Authority remains free to refuse a document if it has an objection, provided it duly assigns reasons and communicates the decision to the petitioners. The Court expressly expressed no opinion on the merits of the petitioners' entitlement to registration; no order as to costs.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH

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WRIT PETITION NO: 20626 OF 2025

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BETWEEN:

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I Neeradi Savitha^{Vr'/o Neeradi Pochaiah}

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Age:32, Sex:-^{Female, Caste :- SC}

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Occ: Asha worker,

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R/o H.No-^{1-13, Amtram village}

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Yedapatly^{(M),Nizamabad,T.s.-5O3185}

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2 CH Manoj S/o^{Kawar Singh}

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Age: 38, Sex^:- Male,^{Caste :- SC}

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Occ: Home Guard,

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R/o H.No-^{4-6-618, Shakkarnagar} Bodhan (M), Nizamabad,^{T.s'- 503185}

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a Burra Raju^{GoudS/o Rama Goud} Age:32, Sex:-^{Male,Caste :- BC} Occ: Farmer, R/o H.No-^{4-6-61a, Shakkarnagai} eldhah [M),^{Nizamabad,T.s.- 5o3185} 4 Chilumala^{Savithri alias Chirnala Savitlri} W/o Chilurnala^Mallaiah Age: 46, Sex:-^Female, Ofc: Farm.rr,^{R/o H.No- 3-66} ll,Jalrhapur^(V)' Yedapally^{(lvl), Nizamabad,T's'} 5 Irlulrttrar A1i^{S/o AbdulWaheed} 'Age: 44, Sex :- Male, Occ:^Farmer, R/o H.No-^{3-58, JarthaPur (V),} Yedapalll'^{(M), Nizamabad,T's}

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6	MisalaSavithriW/oMisa-laSwamy Age:53,Sex: Female, Occ: Farmer, R/o.H.No-5-lB,ARPCamp,Ambam(V), Yedapally(M),Nizamabad,T.s.
I	BandariGangamaniW/oBandarVenkati Age:39,Sex:- Female, Occ: Farmer, R/oH.No-2-59/1,ARPCamp,Ambam(V), Yedapally(M), Niza-rnabad, T.s.
B	ChepyalaMalewaaliasCheppala Marremma W/ocheppyalaJanaiah Age:54,Sex:-Female,Occ:Agriculture, R/oH.No- 1-69,Ramayaloet,Medak,T.s.
9	Shaik ShabuddinS/oShaik Mahabub Age:ff,Sex :- Male,Oce:Agriculture, R/oH.No-4-55,ARP Ca.mp,Yedapally, Nizanabad,T.S
1O	.Anees BegumW/oShaik Yousuf Age'.52,Sex:-Fema,le,Occ:Agriculture, R/oH.No-9,17-477,Hashmicolony, Nizamabad (urban), Nizamabad,T.s
11	.ShaikAmjathS/oShaikAhmed Age:.64,Se>::MaIe,Occ:Agriculture, R/oH.No-4-33,ARPCa:np, Yedapally, Nizamabad,T.s
12	.Moha"'medAzharS/OMoharnmedSaleem Age:31, Occ:Agriculture R/o-4-l-t166,ShakkarnagarXRoad, Bodhan, Nizamabad, T.s-5O3185.
13.	AbbagoniNikhilGoudS/O.a.bbagoniSatya Goud Age:20yrs,Occ:Agriculture R/o-12-23,Veerannagutta,Renjal, Nizamabad, T.s-5O3235

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Malka^{LakshmiW/o Late Malka Gangaiah} Age: 62, Occ:^Agriculture R/o - 4-76, A.R.P^{CamP, YedaPallY,}

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Nizamabad, T.s -503235.

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Gade Bhooma^{Lingam S/o LateGade Rajanna} Age: 68, Occ:^Agriculture R7o -1 1-l l8l9 12,^{Maruthi nagar, Kanteshwar}

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Nizarnabad, T.s⁵⁰³⁰⁰²

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L6. Gade Pushpalatha^W/o Qade^{Bhooma Lingam} Age: 63, Occ: Agriculture R/o -1 l-l-l}tg 12,^{Maruthi nagar, Kanteshwar}

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Niz.amabad,^{T-s -503OO2}

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Syed Nadeem^{S/o SYed Ghouse} Age: 4O, Occ:^{Pvt Bd3iness,} R/o H.no 8-2-176,^{Line gallY,}

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Nizamabad,^T.s -5O3OO1.

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18 Ahmed Moin khan^{S/o Mohammedkhasin khan} Age: 52, Occ: hrt^Business, R/o H.No 1 l-69311,^{Rakasipet, Bodhan,}

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Niza-mabad, T.s^-503185

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Gondla Nalla^{Posaniw/o Gondla parvaiaha} Age: 48, Occ: Agricultt-ue, R7o H,n" rc-7 l4A,^{Tadbiloli, Renjal,}

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Nizamabad, T.s^-5O3245

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Nagma^{Begumw/o ShaikGhousePasha} Age 27 , Occ:^Agriculture, R/o H.No^{9-22, YedaPdlY,}

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Nizamabad,^{T.s -5032O2}

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P.Jagadeshwzu^{goud S/o Rama Goud} Age: 7O, Occ:^{Agricultr:re,} R/o H.No 5O1,^{Neela Kanteshwartowers,}

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Maruthi nagar,^Nizarlabad Nizanabad,^{T.s -503OO2}

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Puli Srinivas rao S/o Basu,aiah Age: 54, Occ: Agriculture, R/o H.No -2-2O ARP Camp Arnbaln , Yedapally Mandal Nizamabad, T-s -5O3235

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Gaddam Savithri w/o Sailu Age: 38, Occ: Agriculture, R/o H.No - 1-81 , yadarpur, Ko tgir Mandal Nizamabad, T.s -5032O7

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Ptrli Srinivas rao S/o Baswaiah Age: 54, Occ: Agricu-lture, R/o H.No -2-2O ARP Camp Ambam , Yedapally Manda,l Ni-qmabad, T.s -503235

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Ruksana Kousan alias Ruksana Begum Age: 3O, Occ: Agricr"rlture, R/o H.No -4-1 1 , Saraswattri nagar, Medchal Malkajgiri, T.s -5O140 1

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Vari Rajani w/o Rarnchandar Age: 40, Occ: Agriculture, R/o H-No -3-lO9 /1 , ARP Camp, Yedapally Maldal Nizam.abad, T.s -503235

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Gorla Lavanya w/o Narayana Age: 43, Occ: Agriculture, R/o H.No -16-305, Nayabadi, Yedapally Mandal Niza,mabad, T.s -5032O2

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Pali Kondzr. Lingawa S/o Poshefff Age: 62, Occ: Agriculture,

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R/o H.No -i5-305, Nayabadi, Yedapally Mandal Nizamabad, T.s -5O32O2

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1. Nishath Fathima W/o Tasleem Khan Age: 45s, Occ: Agriculture,

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R/o H.No Gandhi nagar chowk, VTC, Deglur, Maharstara-43l717 |

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	30.	yaftalpudiKrishnaRaoS/oSu5raNarayana Age:44,Occ:Agriculture, R/oH.No-2-109,Jaithapur,Yedapally Mandal Nizamabad,T.s-5O32O2
	31.	ShanthBhagrasreew/oVeerappa Age:52,Occ:Housewife, R/oH.No4,2-352,NewBus standcolony, Bodhan.-503 185
	32.	ShanthVeerapaMatwa-laS/oshanth vishwanath Age:44,Occ:Agriculture, R/oH.No-FlatNo-1O1,A-Block, l.tfloor,srisaitowers,Bodhal, Nizamabad,T-s5O3185
		AND .... Petitioners
	1	StateofTelalgana, Rep.byitsPrincipa_l Secretar5r, RevenueDepartment, SecretariatBuildings, IJyderabad,Teiangana.
	2	TheDistrictcollector DistrictCollectorateNizamabad Nizamabad
	J	TahsildarcumJoint-SubRegistrar MandalRevenueolficeYedapally, Yedapally MandaI, Ni-am.6.6district
	4	Tahsildar cumJoint-SubRegistrar MandalRevenueoftice-Bodhan, BodhalMandal, Nizamabaddistrict
I !	5	lglsitaar^{cum Joint_Sub Registrar} Yqd4^{Revenueoflice_Renjal,} RenjalMandal, Nizamabaddistrict ....Respondents

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Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia^praying that in^the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may^be pleased to issue a writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of Respondents 3,4 and 5 in insisting High court orders to receive the documents for the slot booked by the^petitioners on every subsequent sales in regard with Lands^purchased by the^petitioners under Land purchase scheme inspite of having obtained High orders in W.P^No- 3157312022 for sy no -51211012, fmbam^(V), Yedapally lvlandal, W.P^No- 1660912025 for sy no- 41715 -1 acre, entakalan village, Bodhan(M) W.P No1770912025 for sy no- 4251112 -1 acre Pentakalan (v), Bodhan(M) W.P No 359312025- for sy no- 43014-1 acre Pentakalan (v), Bodhan (M), W.P No 362612025- for sy no- 43014.- 1 acre Pentakalan(V) Bodhan(ltil) W.P No 707212024- for sy no - 43919 - 1 Ac, 439/10 -1 Ac, 439111^-'1 Ac and 439112-1 acre, Pentakalan(V) Bodhan (M), W.F. No 25390/2024- for sy no - 172p3lnsf -1 acre Renjal (V), Renjal(M) W.P No 2331112024- for sy no -123614 - 1 acre Tadibiloli (V) Renjal(M), W.P No-1601012023, for survey no-566/1, 566/2, 565, 566/12 -extent 4.24 gnts Yedapally village, Yedapally Mandal, W.P No1585612023- for Sy no-252lp3 extent^'1 acre Renjal (v), Renlal(M) W.P No2630312023, for sy-no 300/1 -'1 acre Bardipur (V), Bodhan(M) W.P No1585512023- for Sy no-448/6 extent 1 acre, Pentakalan V),Bodhan(M) W.P No1535612023- for Sy no -41614- 1 4", 424/3-1 extent -2 ac Pentakalan(V),Bodhan(M) W.P No-15873/2023- lor Sy no -29317/39 extent 0.14 gnts Yedapally(M), Yedapally(M) W.P No 16010/2023 - for Sy no -566/1 , 566/2, 565, 566/12 -Exlenl 4.24 gnts Yedapally(v),Yedapally(M) W.P No 2245512023survey no-481i9, 48118, 48017 -Ac 2 acre Ambam (v) Yedapally, Yedapally(M) pertaining to agriculture lands which was the subject matter of the above writ petition is ill'egjal, arbitrary and contrary to the section 71 of Telangana registration Act and als against Article 14 v, 21 and 300 A of onstitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents 3,4 and 5 to register the subsequent sale registration documents of the petitioners as per the respective slot booking dates as per sec 71 of the registration Act without insisting on High Court.

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Counsel for the Petitioners : M/s P.LALITHA KAMESH

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Counsel for the Respondents : Ms. S.SRAVANTHI, AGP FOR REVENUE

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The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH

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WRIT PETITION No.2O626 of 2025

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ORDER:

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Heard learned counsel for the^{petitioners and} Ms. S. Sravanthi, learned Assistant^{GovernmentPleader for} Stamps and Registration appearing^{for the respondents and} perused the materia1 on record. With their consent,^this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission

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Aggrieved by the action of the respondent^{Nos.3, 4 and} 5 in insisting High Court orders to receive^{the documents} for the slot booked by the petitioners^{on every subsequent} sales in regard with lands purchased by^{the petitioners} under Land Purchase Scheme in spite^{of havingobtained} High Court orders in various writ^{petitionsbythe} petitioners for respective suit schedule^{properties, the} petitioners hled the present writ petition and requested^to direct the respondents to receive, register^{and releasethe} documents presented by the petitioners^{without insisting} any orders from this Court.

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sr(' W.P.No.2O626 of 2O2 5

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Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration submits that the petitioners, without presenting the documents, have approached this Court seeking registration of the documents. If the petitioners present the same before the Registering authority, the respondents will receive the same and follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short, the Act, 19O8')

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The Section 71 of the Act, 1908, reads as follows:

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Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded.-

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t1)^{Every Sub-Registrarrefusing} to^registera document, except on the ground that the property to which it relates is not situated within his subdistrict shall make an order of refusal and recorded his reasons for such order in his Book No.2, and endorse the words "registration refused" on the document; and, on application made by any person executing or claiming under the document, shall, without payment and unnecessary delay, give him a copy of the reasons so recorded.

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(2) No registering officer shall accept for registration a document so endorsed unless and until, under the provisions hereinafter contained, the document is directed to be registered.

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In view- of the above made submissions coupled with the provision under Section 71 of the Act, 1908, this writ petition is disposed of directing the Registering Authority to receive, register and release the subject documents, subject to the petitioners complying with the provisions of the Act, 1908 as well as the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. It u,ill be open to the Registering Authority to refuse the documents presented before him, if he has any objection, by duly assigning reasons .in support of such decision and communicate the said decision to the petitioners. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case as to the entitlernent of the petitioners to get the subject documents registered. There shall be no order as to costs.

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Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this writ

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petition shall stand closed.

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SDi- A.V.S.PRASAD DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII *::

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SECTION OFFICER

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To 1 The Principal Secretary,^{Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings'Stateof} Telanqana at^{HyderabadTelangana'}

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