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P. Chinna saibanna @ Sailu v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC1 Sept 2025WP/25888/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Telangana High Court writ petition (mandamus, Article 226) - protection of possession of agricultural land; alleged interference by Mandal Revenue Officer and subordinates; direction to follow due procedure laid down under law before taking action; latest pattadar passbooks and title deeds considered; AGP for Revenue undertaking on instructions; Article 21 invoked; disposed of without costs; Narayanpet Division / Makhtal Mandal / Mahaboobnagar district.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent No.4 to follow due procedure laid down under law before taking any action against the petitioner; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stand closed. ¶30

P. Chinna saibanna @ Sailu Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to respondent No.4 to follow due procedure laid down under law before taking any action against the petitioner; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stand closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents, particularly respondent No.4 (Mandal Revenue Officer), can interfere with the petitioner's possession of the subject lands without following the procedure laid down under law, warranting a writ of mandamus restraining such interference.

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Court's answer

In light of the learned Assistant Government Pleader's submission that respondent No.4 will follow due procedure laid down under law before taking action against the petitioner, and considering the petitioner's latest pattadar passbooks and title deeds, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to follow due procedure laid down under law before taking any action against the petitioner.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (K. Lakshman, J.), Writ Petition No. 25888 of 2025, decided 01.09.2025 - P Chinna saibanna @ Sailu v. The State of Telangana and others: The petitioner claimed absolute ownership and possession of lands in Sy.No.294/A, Sy.No.295 and Sy.No.296 at Lingampally Chinna Porla village, Makhtal Mandal, Narayanpet District, relying on copies of the latest pattadar passbooks and title deeds, and alleged that respondent No.4 (Mandal Revenue Officer) and his subordinates were attempting to interfere with his possession of the subject property without following the procedure laid down under law. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted on instructions that respondent No.4 would follow due procedure laid down under law before taking action against the petitioner. Disposition: In light of the said submission and considering the pattadar passbooks and title deeds, the writ petition was disposed of directing the 4th respondent to follow due procedure laid down under law before taking any action against the petitioner; there shall be no order as to costs, and pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.

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

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IVONDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEN/BER TWO THOUSAND 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: 25888 OF 292-s

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Between

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P Chinna saibanna @ Sailu, S/o Late Polappa, Aged^{about 69 years,Occ.} Agriculture, R/o.H.NO 9-160/9/79, Plot No 1-11284, Bajrang^{Nagar, Hanuman} Temple,Jawahar Nagar, 3.3. Nagar Colony, Ranga Reddy⁸⁷

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..,PETITIONER

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AND

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The State of Telangana, Rep by its Prl Secretary.^{Revenue department,} secretariat, Hyderabad.

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2 Distrrct Collector, Mahaboobnagar dist.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narayanpet Division,^{l\Iahaboobnagar dist}

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4 The I/andal Revenue Officer, Alakhtal [\ildl, IVlahaboobnagar.dist

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia^{prayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the lHigh^{Court maybe} pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly dne in the^{nature of} Writ of [/landamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering^{in to the} petitioner land in survey No 2941A an Extent of Ac 1 . 10 guntas situated at Lingampally Chinna Porla vil, tvlakhtal Mdl, Narayanpet Divisron^and Mahaboobnagar Dist, as illegal, arbitrary, unJUSt, discriminatory^{and alsoin} violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently^directthe Respondents not to interfere in to the petitioner land.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2O2!t

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Petition under Sectjon 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to issue a direction to the respondents not to interfere in to the petitioner lands in survey No 29411', an Extent of Ac 1 10 guntas situated e t Lingampally Chinna Porla vil, Makhtar l\4d1, Narayanpet Division and Mahaboobrlagar Dist

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Counsel for the l)etitioner: Ms. SUNITHA AKULA

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Counsel for the llespondents: SRI L. RAVINDER, AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICEK. LAKSHMAN}

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WRIT PETITION No.25888 OF 2025

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ORAL ORDER:

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner ernd Mr.l--Ravinder, learned Assistant Government^{Pleader for} Rcvenue appearing for the respondents

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The Petitioner herein is claiming that he is thc absolute on,ncr and possessor of the lands in sy.No.294/A (Ac.2 20 gts and Sy.No.295 (Ac.3-10 gts and Sr'.No.296 (Ac.2 16 gts) situated at Lingampally chinna Porla Villerge, N4al<htal Mandal, Narayanpet District. ln prool' of the s:rnre, he l-rers liled copies of the latest pattadar passb<>ol<s ;urd title rlr:r:r.ls. Evcn then, respondent No.4 ar-rd his strl; ordinat<:s arc trying to interfere r,r,ith thc possc'ss'ron of tl'rc petitioncr over the subject property, withor:t l-ollorving rllre procedurc laid down under lau,. Challenging thc IS irctior-r ol- the 4th respondent, tl-re present u,rit pctition ll lcrl

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Whereits, learncd Assistant^(iovernment Pleader for Revcnue, on instrr-rctions Noulcl submit that^zlrh resPonclent

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u'ill follr>rv due procedr-rre laid dou't't urtde r la,i' bctbre taking action e.gainst the petitioners herein

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In the light of the said submiss ion and also considering the latest pattad;rr passbooks arrd title deeds of the petitioner, this r,,,rit petitior.r is disposed of directing the 4tlt rcsl)ondent to lollorv clurc procedure la d down under lan,, be bre taking arr,r, action against tl-re pe titioner herein. There shall be no order as to costs

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Ar; a sequel, miscellaneous petitions l,ending, if any,

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shall st.rrrd closed.

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SO/.MOHD. ISMA]L r)EPUTY REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER