Disposed

Smt. Kasgi Manamma v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC27 Jan 2025WP/2101/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Petitioners sought e-pattadar passbooks for agricultural land after their names were mutated following their husband's death. The court, without going into merits, directed authorities to examine the applications under the ROR Act, 2020 and pass a reasoned order within eight weeks.

What did the court decide?

Respondents directed to examine applications Nos.2400049007 and 2400048997 dated 28.06.2024, take into consideration old pattadar passbook, and if requirements met, pass reasoned order within 8 weeks.

Smt. Kasgi Manamma Vs The State of Telangana — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Telangana HC (2025)

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

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MONDAY,THE TWENW SEVENTH^{DAY OF JANUARY} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY^FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.^BHASKARREDDY

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WRIT PETITION NO: 2101 OF²⁰²⁵

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Between:

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Smt. Kasgi Manamma, w/o Late.^{Ramulu, aged-63years, Occ Agriculturist^} 2. Smt. Kaigi Saro.iana @ Saroja,^{w/o Late. Ramulu, ag^ed57 years, Occ} Agriculturilt Both- Rl/o ft.ruo.^{t -s-zo,HanumanMandir Street'Zaheerabad} Mandal, Sangareddy District.

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..,PETITIONERS

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AND

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The State of Telangana,^rep. by^{its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department,} Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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The District Collector, Sanga Reddy^District.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer,^Zaheerabad.

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The Mandal Revenue Officer,^{Jharasangam Mandal, Zaheerabad.}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution^{of lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in^{the affidavit filedtherewith,the High Court may be} pleased to issue any writ order or direction^{more in the nature of writ of} mandamus declaring the^{actionof the respondentsin not processing petitioners} Application Nos. 19152270000't300^{and 19152270000'1301 for issuanceof E} patta passbook in respect of agricultural landⁱⁿ Survey^{No. 100i 12 to an extent} of Ac.2-00 Gts and Sy.no.^{'100/12l1to an extentof Ac.2-00 gts altogether} admeasuring Ac.4-00^gts situated at^{MachnoorVillage, JharasangamMandal,} Sangareddy, T.S., as illegal,^{arbitrary and contraryto law and consequently} direct the respondents to^{forthwith consider petitionersapplication and issue} Telangana Patta^{passbooks in respectof petitioners agricultural land in survey} No. 100/12 to an extent of Ac.2-00^{Gts and Sy.no. '100/12l1 to an extento1 Ac.2-} oo gts altogether admeasuring^{Ac.4-00 gts situated at MachnoorVillage,} Jharasangam Mandal,^{Sangareddy,T.S.}

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IA NO: 1 OF 202{;

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to forthwith consider petitioners Application Nos. 191522700001300 and 19152270000130'l and issue E patta passbook in respect of petitioners agricultural land in Survey No.^'100/'12 to an extent of Ac.2-00 Gts and in Sy.no.1O0l12l1 to an extent of Ac.2-00 gts altogether admeasuring Ac. 4-00 gts situated at Machnoor Village, Jharasangam Mandat. Sangareddy, T.S. pending disposal of thej above writ petition

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. PRAMOD SINGH

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Counsel forthe Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. V. BIIASKAR REDDY

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WRIT PETITION No.2lol of 2025

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ORDER:

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It is stated that the husband of the petitioners by narne Kasgi Ramulu was allotted land admeasuring Acs.4.00^guntas in Sy.No. 10O of Machnoor Village, Jharasangam Mandal, Sanga Reddy District uide proceedings No.A9/7495/^{1974 and his name} was recorded as pattadar in all the revenue records. After the death of their husband, the names of the^{petitionerswere} mutated in all the revenue records and the revenue authorities also issued pattadar passbook No.O0023O6 uide Patta^No.3B0 in their favour under the provisions of the Telangala Rights in^Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, l97L^(for short "the ROR Act, l97l"l and the Rules made thereunder. It is further stated that^when the petitioners were not issued new e-pattadar^{passbooksunder} the provisions of tJ e Telangana Rights in l,and and^Pattadar Passbooks Act,2O2O^(for short "the ROR^{Act,2O2O"), theyhave} submitted online applications uid.e No.2400049007^and 24OOO48997, botl. dated 28.06.2024^{seeking for issuance of} e-pattadar passbook. The^grievance of the^{petitioners is that even} after receiving the said applications, the^{respondentauthorities}

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CVBR, ., wp_21,07_2025

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are not considering the same for issuance of e_pattadar pass book. Hence, the writ petition.

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Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the respective parties and with their consent this writ petition is 'disposed of at the admission stage.

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karned .counsel for the petitioners has vehemently contended that issuance of e-pattadar passbooks is only a consequential act of carr5ring the entries which have already been made under the provisions of the ROR Act, 1971 . Therefore, unless and until earlier passbooks have been cancelled by following the due procedure, the respondent authorities are not having any power or authority to deny issuance of .r"* pattadar passbook.

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Learned Assistant Government pleader f<rr Revenue appearing for the respondents has not disputed about the submission of the applications made by the petitioners and it is stated that if the applications submitted by the petitioners fufiir all the requirements, the respondent authorities will consider the same.

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CVBR, I wp_210L_2025

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In view of the above submissions, this Court,^{without going} into merits of the case, deems it appropriate^{to dispose of the writ} petition directing the respondent authorities to examine^the online applications Nos.2 4OOO49OO7 and^{24OOO48997,both} dated 28.06-2024 submitted by the^petitioners duly^{taking into} consideration of the old pattadar^pass book^{and if the petitioners} satis$ all the requirements for issuance^{of e-pattadarpass books} under the provisions of the ROR^{Act, 2O2Oand the circular} instructions issued by CCLA uide circular No.l of 2021,^dated 15.01.2021 a-trd Circular No.l of 2024, dated^28.02-2024, consider the same and pass a^reasoned order^strictlyin accord.ance with iaw and communicate^{a copyof ti.e said order to} the petitioners within a period of eight^{(8) weeks from the date of} receipt of a copy of this order.

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With the above observations, this^{Writ Petitionis disposed}

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of. There shall be no order as to^costs.

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7 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous^{petitions,if any,pending}

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shal1 stand closed.

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SD/-T. TIRUMALA DEVI IS T REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

To,

1 The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, T.S.,Hyderabad The District Collector, Sanga Reddy District.

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3 The Revenue Divisional Officer. ZaheerabacE 4q The Mandal Revenue Officer, JharasangamGndal, Zaheerabad. One CC to SRl. P RAMOD SINGH, Advocate [OPUCl

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