Disposed

Thatikayala Bhasker v. the State Oftelangana

Telangana HC2 Sept 2025WP/26144/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Landowners alleged police interference in a civil dispute over agricultural land with private respondents as trespassers. The State stated the Sub-Inspector had only made enquiries and awaited revenue records. The Court disposed of the writ petition directing police not to interfere in the civil dispute.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent authorities not to interfere in the civil dispute and to follow due process as contemplated under law.

Thatikayala Bhasker Vs the State Oftelangana — Property and Title | 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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TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

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WRIT PETITION NO: 26144 OF 2025

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Between:

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IHATIKAYALA BHASKER, S/o Soma Narasaiah aged about 61 years, Occupation. - Agriculture, R/o H.No.2-1 50, Thimmampet Village, Zaffergadh lVlandal, Jangaon District, 506143.

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THATIKAYALA THIRUPATHAIAH, S/o Late Soma Narasaiah, Aged about 57 years, Occupation. - Agriculture, R/o H.No.2-150, Thimmampet Village, Zat't ergadh [\4andal, Jangaon District, 506 1 43.

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THATIKAYALA BUCHATVNIA, W/o Soma Narasaiah, Aged about 80 years, Occupation . - Household, Rl/o H.No.2-1 50, Thimmampet Village, Zaltergadh Arlandal, Jangaon District, 506'143.

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.....PETITIONERS

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AND

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1 THE STATE OFTELANGANA, Represented by Principal Secretary Home Department, Govt of Telangana, Secretariat Hyderabad, TAlangana,

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COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WARANGAL, Police Commissionerate Warangal, Hanamkonda, Hanamkonda District - 506001 .

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ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WARDANNAPET, Wardannpet Town and Mandal, Warangal Rural District 506313.

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DEPUTY COMIUISSIONER OF POLICE, JANGAON West Zone, Jangaon, Police Commissionerate Warangal, Jangaon Town, Jangaon District, - 506167.

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SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ZAFFERGADH,Zaffergadh Potice Station, Zaffergadh Village and [/andal, Jangaon District.

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PENDLI VENKATAIAH, S/o Yerra Ramaswamy, aged about 56 years, Occ ; Agriculture, Rl/o Thimmampet Village, Zat'fergadh Mandal, Jangaon District.

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PENDLI KUIVARASWAMY, S/o Ramaswamy, aged about 61 years, Occ ; Agriculture, Rl/o Thimmampet Village, Zatfergadh l\i]andal, Jangaon District.

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B. PENDLI VENKATAIAH, S/o Ramaswamy, aged about 54 years, Occ ; Agriculture, Rl/o Thimmampet Village, Zaffergadh Mandal, Jangaon District.

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,....RESPONDENTS

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Petition Unde,r Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia^{prayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the l-ligh Court^{may be} pleased to issue a Writ of ltrlandamus or any other approp riate Writ Order or Orders, Direction or Directions to declare action Respondent^llo.5(Sl Zaffergadh) in lnvolving in Civil [r]atter and Settling the Property disputr:s and helping the parties who are trespassers and who have no Tangible legally admissible document to claim right and title is as lllegal, Arbitrary, void anC^{violative of Article} 14,21 , and 3004 of Constitution and Principles of Natural Juslice, Deserved to be lnq u ired into.

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I.A.NO:1 OF 2025

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Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circr.tmstances statedⁱⁿ the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court^'nay be^pleased to direct the Respondent No.5, to Stop interfering into the St. bject^property and threatening the Petitioners from Cultivating and Tilling the lanci. till the Disposal of this writ petition.

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Counsel for the Petitioners : M/s SONAL ATTAL

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5 : SRI M.SRINIVAS, AG'P FOR HOME

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.6 to 8 : -

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The Court at the stage of admission made the following OROER

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IHE HONOURABLIl Sltl IUSl'lCE^{N.V.SHRAVANKUMAI(} WIU'I PE'IITION No.26144 of²⁰²⁵

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OII.DEI(

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Hcard lcarned counscl tor^{the petitioners ancl Sri IVl.Srirrivas, learnecl} r\ssrstant^{(,ctvcrnr-nenI} I)li.aelcr^{lor I lontc .rppiurirr;,,lot rc:Potttlt'tllNLrs.It() J} \rih.their c()nset1t, this^r"r'rit pctiti0n^{rs Lrcinli Lakt,ttttP Ir)r LlisPosal at tlle} atl ur ission stage itsclf.

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l. f his writ peiition h.rs bcen^{filet'l sccking th.' follorrirrr',} f)r.'r<sup>cr:-

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"ltt tleclnre tltL'ttctiott llcsltLtrtrlLttl '\0':i^(5/ /'tlfi'r'lLrLllt) rir^{irr''(r1( ri /11 l/i} t.it,il Matfur tnl Sattlittg tlr^{l)ropt'rt11LlisTttrlts ,ittl ltr'llttttgllrt} ltlrhL'.' u,lrct we trespfiss?rs^tDtd dp^{ltrRv tttt 1u11siblt Itgttlly rrrlttrissibk'} tlot'.tt trLtttr t to cltin ngltt ttul^{Ittlc is tts illt';;tti,Arlttlrrtt'11,rt)tdntttl} oioltttit'c of Articla^{14, ?,-l nttrl J00A t'l (lottslitrrtrott rtttrl I)rttt< i7tIesol} N rrnrl lu stica,"

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Villa11c, Zaffcrgadh Ma,clal, Jarrliaorr^{I)isrLict,l,.rt'in1ia,..11'irt'tl thc sarnc} thrtrug,h legistereLl Cift^{cleed Lrc.lrirlg, tlocutnettl Ntr ]llt' ol2019 tlatetl} ?5.01.2019.^.Ihe casc of^{tlrc petrtioncris Llrat on l().t)7.]t)2: at abotrt I['m} r.cs1-rrrnitent Nos.6 to [3 trt.spassecl^{the sulrjt:ct} Pr()P(-rtv^{arrti tl.IllagedLhc} .rt.tnelrng crops anl.l abrrstrl tlre pctitiorrL,rs itr lhe tr.lttrL' ()l their caSte. Ilrt,r-t_.alter, pctitioners^{r:n .t I.07.2025 rnaclea complairrtbt:[ort' rcspotr.leLrt} No.5 anl{ rerluestctl^{to tal<c actiotl agairtst rcsPonclctllNLrs (r to 8, horvcver,} rr.lrt'n the samc \/;ls rt(tI cottsir]e^I r'tl, tilt' frctilione^{rs orr ll.0l 2025through} RI',\l) sent tr^{cottlplaitticncltlsitti; all thc rcie vatlt tlot tttltctlt.lnclagairr}

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J. [-i'.trrtr:rl .,:si:,LItt (;(),(.|I]1ent plcadcr I()r IIr)nl(. ,tPoc:rrin,,, for 1I st)1r11II1.11i )'. rc I Lr' r lrla,c.1 ,.)11 :(.(.ol.cl ulstraucti()ns issu,il [r.,. ljub-[nsLrt:e tor rlt I)rrlirc. .zali(" !r,l(llr [)o]jti'st.rtitrn, !varanlrar ( cnrnrissit, rr.rhtC rr,htrcin it is statt,tl that r,ir l;.()8 201a, r.csPondent N<j.7 rnacie a complairri trttorc lcs','r,ntJt'r'tt (r^- qta{iull th.rt hc and Sri.P.Mallai,-.r h, p liantas.r.r,.tn-r, ...trc Catt.riah, ['.I]a:h.rialr rrr.ro ir..r possession of Ac..l .03 gunta, ()l.th,r acrrcultural iarrcl anrl LIrr. pctltjollgt- No I is p,."r,"nting them frorn plr,rr!,hip11 the.ir lapcls. I lrt'roaltt r te,tpon(lc.f Nrl.5 t..adc CD eut^.. [)r.rrirril tht, coLlrso of llr\ r'stirl.lti(r. l)ctrli(,lt('rs st.rtcr{ th.1t the' are the or.r,trcrs (,1 tlt(,sLrbi(t.l la.rl .l t)tl t.r'.'Irr111l1.nt \r., lt,ts 'l() rr1lht rrr cr thc sulriL,cl l)r(rl)L.rl\ . I It-nco, t('\ [)( !t(la lt I ,r.-r arlJt.t,ss.,rl a lettcr datecl 19.0t1.202i rncl rr qucstr:rl thc

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'l-ahsildar, Zaffcrgac'lh Mandal, to submit thc dctails of persons "''ho are iu Pr.)s5r'ssir)lr^{rrl Lhi: suLrjcr,Llatt.l irr Si ,.,.8J ,,i- iirlrul.rtiP.L.r\ Lii.r*i. .lrtti tirr.'} s.rnrtr is a!'aiterl. lt is turther subrnitted lhat c\ccpt c(tusinll cn(luir\ r)lr tltl cornfrlirint datcr'l 17.08.2025, rc.sponclcnt No.5 tliei rtot inr ttlvc in⁽ i\ il LlrspLrt(' and .litl nof trv to settle the civil clisputc bctrr'ecn thc parties

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Recortling thc. submissions macle bv Iearlr,.'c1 counsr'I appeannll on cilhcr sirlc:rncl sincc thc mattcr is pending for invcstigation, this Court decms rt appropriate to dispose of the u,rit pctition rvith a clircction to rcspttnclc't.tI authoritit's not to intcrferc in tl'rc civil dispute and lor iurthcr coursr'ot actiott, |espirndcnt autlrorities are directecl to lollorr' cluL: pr-oceeluri' .rs c()nt! nrfrl.rt('d n nrlcr larv

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(l \'ith the abovc direction, this n,rit petition ts c{ isptrst'ci of

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{ iscella ncor-rs applications, if anv pcndir-rg,, shall shrrcl closctl. No^()rLlcr.ls tr)

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cr.,sts

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SD/. P. RONNA KRISHNA I$TANT REGISTRAR

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//TRUE COPY//

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SECTION OFFICER

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To 1 The Principal Secretary,^{Home Department, Govt of Telangana, Secretariat} State of Telangana^{at Hyderabad, Telangana}

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2 ThE COM[/ISSIONER OF^{POLICEWARANGAL,POIiCE COMMiSSiONCTATE} Warangal, Hanamkonda,^{Hanamkonda District,- 506001.}

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J ASSISTANT COTVN/ISSIONER^{OF POLICE,WARDANNAPET, Wardannpet} Town and Mandal, Warangal^{Rural District} -^506313.

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4 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER^{OF POLICE, JANGAON West Zone, Jangaon,} Police Commissionerate^{Warangal, Jangaon Town,Jangaon District' -} 506167.

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5 su-a-iNlspecroR oF^{POLICE, ZAFFERGADH,ZaffergadhPolicestation,} Zaffeeadh Village and^{Mandal,Jangaon District.} ^

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6 two C"Cs to GCFOR^HOME ,High^{Court for the State of Telangana at} Hvderabad. [OUTI

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7 Ohe CC to N//s SONAL^{ATTAL,Advocate} [OPUCI 8 Two CD Copies

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ORDER

WP.No.26144 of 2025

DISPOSING OF THE W.P

AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION

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WITHOUT COSTS.

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Thatikayala Bhasker v. the State Oftelangana

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