M/s. Novus Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. Vs The State of Telangana

M/s.NovusRealEstatePW.LTD.'Rep-byitsDirectorMr.NaveenKumar Alr*} 5lo. .ta*at ar^Lal Aqarwal'^{aged aboirt 40 years,occ Director, havhg} its- Regd. Office at H.Ilo.^{3-6-ffi7, Flat No. 303 3rd Floor. Radhe Krshafl} ifeaiill Homes, Street M.^{10, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad -50o 029'}

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...PETITIONER

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

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The Additbnal Collector,^Ra noa Reddv District, lnteqrated^{District Office} Complexes, Kongara^Kalan Vlllage, lbiahimpatnam^{Mandal. Ranga Reddy} Distri.ct, Telangana 501^510.

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The Revenue Divisional^{Officer' Kandukur Division' at Kandukur,Ranga} Reddy District -5Ol^359.

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The Tahsildar, Balapur^{Mandal, Ranga Reddy Distrrct-5o0 005'}

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..RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article^{226 of the constitutionof lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in^{the affidavit filed therewith.the Hrgh court rnay be} pleased to (A) pass an older or^{directionmoreparticularly one in the nature of writ} of Mandamus declaring^{the inaclion of respondentNo' 2 in not consideringand} disposing of the^{petitioner's petition in File No. 3059of 2022 as arbitrary, illegal} and violative of Articles^{14, 19 (1} Xg)^{and 30oA of the constitutionof lndia and} contrary to the slatutory duty^{cast undef the A.P.(TelanganaArea)Abolitionof} lnams Act, 1955,^(B).

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IA NO: 1 oF 2025

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petition under Section 1s1 cpc^{praying that in the or cumstances statedin} the affidavit^{filed in support ot the petition' the HighCourtntr y be pleased to direct} respondent^{No- 2 to considerand dispose of the petition€'spending petitionin} File No.^{3059 0f 2022 wtthin a period of four (4)weeksir a cordancewithraw} pending disposal^{of the main Writ Petition'} :

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Counsel^{for the Petitioner:SRI C' RAGHU' S-EI'I|ORCOUI SEL REPRESENTING} MS. SNEHA^BHOGLE

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Counsel^{for the Respondents:AGP FOR ASSIGNMENT}

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The Court^{made the following:ORDER}

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THE TIONOT'RABLE^{SRI JUSTICEIC LAKSHMAN} WRITPETITIONNo.2^{7485 of 2025}

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ORAL ORDER:

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Heard Sri C.Raghu,^{leamed Senior Counselrepresenttng} Ms.Sneha Bhogle,^{leamed counsel for the petitionerand leamed} Assistant Government^{Pleaderfor Assignment appearingfor the} respondents.

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The petitioner herein^{claimsto be the absoluteownerand} possessor of land admeasuring^{Ac.45-28 guntas in Sy' Nos' 259'} 262, 269, and^{270, situated at Mamidipally Village,Balapur} Mandal, Ranga^{ReddyDistrict. The Joint Collector'Ranga} Reddy District,^{videproceedings dated25'02'2006,set aside the} Occupancy^{Right Certificate(ORC) issued in [avour of the} persons in^possession of^{the aforesaidproperty and other} properties in the same^{village.Challenging the said proccedings'} the petitioner^{and others fileda batchof writ petitions'vide W'P'} No. 5938 of 2006^{and batch. The petitioner'swrit petitionwas} W.P. No. 8419 of 2006.^{This Court, videcommonorder dated} ll.O2.2OZl, set aside^{the proceedings dated 25'02 2006 of the} Joint Collector, Ranga^{Reddy District, and remandedthe matter} 1 "'-2

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back to the Joint Collector (now desipated rs Additional Collector (Revenue), Ranga Reddy) to decide thr: matter afresh, duly taking into consideration the observations made by this Court in the said common order. Challenging the ;aid order, the Waqf Board preferred intra-court appeals vide S'. 4,. No. 318 of 2021 and, batch under Clause 15 of the Letter.r Patent. Vide common^judgment dated 12.1 1.2021, a Divisiort Bench of this Court dismissed the said writ appeals. The Waqf Board thereafter approached the Supreme Court by filin;; Special Leave Petitions, which were dismissed at the admissior. itage by order dated,26.11.2024. Even then, respondent No. 2 r Ls not decided the matter in compliance with the commo o order dated 11.02.2021 of the leamed Single Judge, as con-rmred by the Division Bench and rhe Supreme Court. The p: itioner filed a petition vide Case No. F3059 of 2022 before rerl ondent No. 2, requesting reopening o[ the matter and passing rf appropriate orders in accordance with [aw, in compliance wit r the common order dated 11.02.2021 in W.t,. No. 5938 of 2(06 and batch. Despite receiving and acknowledging the petitior n09.06.2022, vide Case No. F3059 of2022, respondent No. 2 hr s not disposed

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of the same. Aggrieved^{by the saidinactionof respondentNo.2,} the present writ^{petition is filed.}

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Whereas, the learned^{Assistant Government Pleaderfor} Assignment, on instructions,^{wouldsubmit that respondentNo'2} will consider the^{petition frled by the petitionerand disposeof} the same strictly in^{accordance with law, by putting the} petitioner and all the^{partiesto the said petition, including the} Telangana State^{Waqf Board, on notice and affording theman} opportunitY.

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In the light of the aforesaid^{discussion,the writ petitionis} disposed oi^{in the absenceof the TelanganaStateWaqf Board} and the^{petitioners andrespondentsto the other writ petitions,} directing respondent^{No.2 to considerthe petitionfrled by the} petitioner vide Case No.^{F 3059 of 2022,as well as the findings} of this Court in the comrnon^{order dated 11.02.2021in W'P'No'} 5938 of 2006 and batch,^{which was confirmed by the Division} Bench and the Supreme^{Court, by puttingthe petitioner and all} the parties to the^{said petition, including the TelanganaState} Waqf Board, on^{notice and affording them an opportunity'}

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However, respondent No.2 shall complete the aid exercise

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within a period of six months from the date of re<;, ipt of a copy

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

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As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pendinp, if any, shall

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stand closed.

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SD/. A.JAYASREE AS iISTANT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secreti riat, The State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

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The Airditional Collector, Ranga Reddy District, lnteg|i ted Diskict ffice Complexes, Kongara Kalan Village, lbrahimpatnam^lvli ndal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana 501 510.

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