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Teli Daniel Padma Rao, v. The Government of Andhra Pradesh

Telangana HC13 Jun 2025WP/25997/2013

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Refusal of registration; writ of mandamus; Sub-Registrar Marredpally; interim order dated 05.09.2013 made absolute; Registration Act 1908; Indian Stamp Act 1899; A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act 1982; L.Grl. No. 162 of 1997; W.P. No. 19106 of 2010 dismissed by Division Bench 28.05.2025; mere registration confers no title; 426 sq. yards Sy. No. 74/108 part of G.L.R. No. 396 Plot No. 65 Road No. 8 Thrimurthy Colony Mahendra Hills East Marredpally; Telangana High Court 2025; Justice K. Sarath; disposed without costs.

What did the court decide?

Interim order dated 05.09.2013 in W.P.M.P. No. 32118 of 2013 made absolute; writ petition disposed of with the clarification that mere registration does not confer title; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed. ¶36

Teli Daniel Padma Rao, Vs The Government of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the 3rd respondent in refusing to register the schedule property (ground floor total land and house admeasuring 426 sq. yards in Sy. No. 74/108, part of G.L.R. No. 396, Plot No. 65, Road No. 8, Thrimurthy Colony, Phase II, Mahendra Hills, East Marredpally) is arbitrary and illegal, and whether respondents 2 and 3 ought to register the said property and release it after due registration.

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Court's answer

In view of the submissions made by both sides and the dismissal of W.P. No. 19106 of 2010 by the Division Bench on 28.05.2025, the interim order dated 05.09.2013 in W.P.M.P. No. 32118 of 2013 in W.P. No. 25997 of 2013 is made absolute and the writ petition is disposed of.

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Key takeaways

Mere registration of the document does not confer title on the subject property; the order will have no bearing on matters where title/rights of the parties are pending before the authorities in revision/appeals or elsewhere, and does not preclude the parties from asserting their rights before a competent court.obiter¶37

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (Sri Justice K. Sarath), W.P. No. 25997 of 2013, decided 13-06-2025: Writ petition under Article 226 challenging the 3rd respondent's refusal to register a document in respect of ground floor total land and house admeasuring 426 sq. yards in Sy. No. 74/108, part of G.L.R. No. 396, Plot No. 65, Road No. 8, Thrimurthy Colony, Phase II, Mahendra Hills, East Marredpally, as arbitrary and illegal, with a prayer to direct respondents 2 and 3 to register and release the property. An interim order dated 05.09.2013 had directed the Registering Authorities to receive and register the document if otherwise compliant with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899; pursuant thereto the document was registered. Noting that the connected W.P. No. 19106 of 2010 (State's challenge to the order in L.Grl. No. 162 of 1997 of the Special Court under the A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, Hyderabad) was dismissed by the Division Bench on 28.05.2025, the Court made the interim order absolute and disposed of the writ petition, clarifying that mere registration of the document does not confer title and that the order shall not affect matters where title/rights are pending before authorities in revision/appeals, nor preclude the parties from asserting their rights before a competent court. No order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

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FRIDAY,^{THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JUNE} ''i;;d rtiousnr'ro AND rwENry^FlvE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE K' SARATH} WR^{IT PETITIONNO:25997 0F 20'13}

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Between:

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..RESPONDENTS

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Petition^{underArticle 226 of the Constitution of lndiapraying that in the} circumstances^{stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be} pleased to^{issue a writ of Mandamusor any other appropriatewrit or writs'order} or directbn,^{declaring the bcticjn of the 3rd Respondentin refusingto registerthe} said^{schedule propertyin respect of groundfloor total land and house} admeasuring^{426 Sq' Yards in Sy'No'74108 or part of G'L R No' 396' situated at} prot No.65, Road No.^{B, Thrimurthy corony, phase -,,Mahendra Hilrs, East} Marredpally'^{as being arbitrary and illegaland consequentlydirectthe} Respondents^{No.2,and 31o registeithesaid propertyand rerease the same after} due registration

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l.A. NO:10 F 2013(WPMP. NO:32118 0F 2013)

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Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the cin;ums:ances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may,be p,rssss6 to direct the Respondents No.2 and 3 to register the said property in respec.: of ground froor total land and house admeasuring 426 Sq. yards in sy. No. r4ro' <tr part of G.L.R. No. 396, situated at plot No.65, Road No. g, Thrimurthy Colony, phase _ II, Mahendra Hi's' East Marredpary pending disposar of the above writ petition.

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Between:

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The Govemment of Andhra-?fg:".1, [ep. by.its principat Secrctary, ^^{Bgve_nueDepartment, Secretariat,Hideiabail.--' '}

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AND

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...PETITIONERS/ RESPONDENTS

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1' Teri Danier padma Rao, s/o. Late sri .T. Mathew, R/o. prot No. 65, Road No. 8, Thirumurthy Cotony, phase _ tr, rr,'a-i-ii,'ii,.i""fiirrJ.,.it s'ecunoeraoia: R"p;;'d;";li"o"v r,rs power of nt";,.t-iit"rs?3fi''xRamakrishna, s/o. A. Raii neaa'v nged 50"v"#,6'i".1'slnr"r" Engineer, _";;it*ff.id No 7, rhirumuriny doro"y, rftlfii",oiriirrI,"East Maredpaly, _

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Smt. N. Vasudha, W/o. N,V.L Narasimha Reddy, Aged 39 years, Occ. House Wife, Rlio. Plot No. 65, Road tto. a'tnirumurtf,i'Co"f,i,iy]irfirJ. _ tf, Mahindra Hiils, East Maredpaly, Secunoelaoao.^{"'-" 'e'| $ '|, vv'v, ,,}

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Petition under Section 151 cPC praying that in the circumstarces stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased vacate the interim order granted on 5-9-20i3 in wpMp No. 32118 of 20.t3 in wp No. 25997 ot 2013

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Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI G.RAJKUMAR Counse! 1o.1 theRespondents: AGp FOR STAMPS & RE9ISTRATION

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE K'SARATH} WRIT^{PETITIONNo.25997ot 20L3}

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ORDER:

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Heard learned^{counselfor the petitioners and learned} Assistant^{Government Pleader forStamps and} Registration^{appearing for the respondentsand perused} the material^{on record'}

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Learned^{counsel for the petitionerssubmits that at} the time^{of admission, this Court granted interim order} on05.Og.2ol3,directingtheRegisteringAuthoritiesto receive and^{registerthe documentPresentedbY the} petitioners^{if it is otherwisefound to be in compliance} with the^{requirements of the Registration Act' 1908' and} the Indian^{StamP Act, 1899'}

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Today,^{when the matter is taken up for hearing'} learned^{counsel for the petitionerssubmits that in} pursuance^{to the interim ord'er passed by this Court} on 05.O9.2O13,^{theRegistering Authoritieshave} registered^{the subject document'}

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sK, J W.P.No.2599? of 20l3

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Learned Counsel for both sides submits that the connected matter in W.p.No.19106 of 2O1O filect bv the State Government against the order in LGrl.No. L6Z of 1997 passed by the Special Court under the A.p. Land Grabbing (prohibition) Act, Igg2, Hyderabari, was dismissed by the Division Bench of this Court on 28.Os.202s.

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In view of the submissions made by both sides and in view of the dismissal of W.p.No. 19106 ol- 2CILO on 28.05.2025, the interim order passed by this Cr>urt in W.P.M.P.No.32tt1 ot 2013 in W.p.No.21gg,t ot. 2013 dated 05.O9.20i3 is made absolute. Accordingly, flre writ petition is disposed of.

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It is made clear that mere registration of the document does not conler title on the subject propert5r and it is a_lso made clear that this order woulcl not have any bearing on all those matters where title/rights of the parties are pending before the authorities either in revision,/appeals for adjudication and in any other case I l^{this order} also does not preclude the parties in ass,erting

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their rights before a competent Court of law.. There sha-ll

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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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/- P.GOWRI SHANKAR DEPUW REGIST

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SECTION OFFICER

The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, riat, Hyderabad, Government of Telangana.

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2 The District Registrar, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 3 The Sub Regist rar, Manedpally, Bowenpa lly, Hyderabad 4 The Dist rict Col lector, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 5 The Tatrasildar, Marredpally Mandal, Hyderabad District.

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