Mohammed Abdul Raoof Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Mohammed Abdul Raoof Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Directions to the respondent authorities to examine the petitioner's online application dated 21.08.2024 and, subject to fulfilment of the requirements in CCLA's Circular No. 1 of 2021 and Circular No. 1 of 2024, consider issuance of pattadar passbooks for the missing extent of the lands; failing eligibility, a reasoned order within eight (08) weeks communicated to the petitioner; miscellaneous petitions closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' action in not restoring the petitioner's name in revenue records including the Dharani Portal, and not issuing the Digital Pattadar Passbook, for the agricultural land in Sy.Nos. 29/AA (Ac.7.03 gts), 30/AA (Ac.6.17 gts), 51/AA/2 (Ac.0.05 gts) and 232/AA (Ac.2.00 gts) at Bodangiparthi Village, Chandur Mandal, Nalgonda District, is illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution, warranting a writ of mandamus directing restoration and issuance. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The Court disposed of the writ petition without going into the merits of the case.

Key takeaways

Directing the respondent authorities to examine the petitioner's online application dated 21.08.2024 and, if the petitioner fulfils all the requirements mentioned in CCLA's Circular No. 1 of 2021 (dated 15.01.2021) and Circular No. 1 of 2024 (dated 28.02.2024), to consider his case for issuance of pattadar passbooks in his favour in respect of the missing extent of the lands.ratio¶¶38
If the petitioner is otherwise not eligible, the respondents shall pass a reasoned order within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner.ratio¶¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), single member bench (Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy), Writ Petition No. 28346 of 2024, decided 28-01-2025. Mohammed Abdul Raoof (66, retired employee), whose name the revenue authorities had earlier mutated into the records and for whom pattadar passbooks had been issued, complained that while issuing the digital pattadar passbook the respondents omitted portions of his agricultural land at Bodangiparthi Village, Chandur Mandal, Nalgonda District (Sy.No.29/AA - Ac.7.03 gts; Sy.No.30/AA - Ac.6.17 gts; Sy.No.51/AA/2 - Ac.0.05 gts; Sy.No.232/AA - Ac.2.00 gts) and ignored his online application dated 21.08.2024 seeking pattadar passbooks for the missing extents. Under Article 226 he sought a mandamus declaring the respondents' conduct (non-restoration of his name in revenue records including the Dharani Portal, non-issuance of the Digital Pattadar Passbook) illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Articles 14 and 21. The Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue did not dispute the online application and submitted it would be considered if requirements were fulfilled. Without going into the merits, the Court disposed of the petition directing the respondents to examine the application and, if the requirements of CCLA's Circular No. 1 of 2021 (15.01.2021) and Circular No. 1 of 2024 (28.02.2024) are met, consider issuing pattadar passbooks for the missing extents; if the petitioner is otherwise not eligible, a reasoned order was to be passed within eight (08) weeks and communicated to him. No costs; miscellaneous petitions closed.

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

TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY

WRIT PETITION NO: 28346 OF 2024

Between:

Mohammed Abdul Raoof, Sio Late lt/lohammed Abdul Gaffor, Aged about 66 years, Occ. Rtd. Employee, F|/o H.No.10-2-5, AC Guards, Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Telangana State

...PETITIONER

AND

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

The District Collector, Nalgonda District, Telangana State

The Tahsildar, Chandur [Vlandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana State

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ, Order or Direction, or any other appropriate Order one in the nature of a WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the Respondents not restoring the Petitioner's name in revenue records including Dharani Portal for the agricultural land in Sy.No.29les , admeasuring Ac 7.03 gts, in Sy.No.3Oi er ,^{admeasuring4c.6.17 gts, in Sy.No.51le /2. admeasuring Ac.00.05gts, in} Sy.No.232ler , admeasuring Ac.2.00^gts., situated at Bodangiparthi Village, Chandur Mandal, Nalgonda District, and not issuing Digital Pattadar Passbook in favour of the Petitioner as illegal, arbitrary in violation of principles of natural justice and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the Respondents to restore the Petitioner's name in revenue records including Dharani Portal for the agricultural land in Sy.No.29lel admeasuring Ac 7.03 gts, in Sy.No.30/es, admeasuring Ac.6.17^gts, in Sy. No .51 le l2 , admeasuring Ac.00.05^gts, in Sy.No.232le, , admeasuring^Ac.2.00

gts., situated at llrdangiparthi Village, chandur tVlandal, Na gcnda District, and issue Digital^Dert a lar Passbook in favour of the petitioner lA NO: 1 OF 202,4

Pelition u'r:er Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fi e I ir support of the petition, the High C:ourt m,ay be pleased to direct the Rr-"sp:r derts to restore the Petitioner,s name rn -evenue records including Dharar i^)ortal for the agricultural land in Sy.No.2glcr , admeasuring Ac 7.03 gts, in S y. \o 30/ee , admeasuring Ac.6.17 gts, in Sy.No .51le 12, admeasuring A,r^()r) olt gts, in sy.No.232les , admeasuring i\o 2 00 gts., situated at Bodangiparthi 'illage, chandur Mandal, Nalgonda Distrrc .nd issue Digital Pattadar Passbo:I in favour of the petitioner, pending dispcs;al of the main writ Petition

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. M. A. HAROON AMZAD Counsel for the flespondents: SRI L. RAVINDER, AGp FOR FIE/ENUE The Court made iihe following: ORDER

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HON'BLE SRI^{JUSTICE C.V.BIIASKARREDDY}

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UTRIT PETTTION^{No.28 346 of2O24}

ORDER:

This Writ Petition,^{underArticle 226 of the Constitutionof} India, is frled^{seekingthe following reliel}

n..-.to issue Wit, Order or Direction or ang otter appropiate^Ord-er- oie in the nature^{of a WRIT OF MANDAMIJSdeclaringthe octionof} tle Respondents^{not restoing the Petitioners name in reuenue} ieco,rds' including^{Dhnrani io'tol} 1o'^{the agi.antturalland in} Sg.No.29/AA id*easu,ing^ecs'!'o-l -s-t:..: Sg No'30/AA ihi.*rri"g Ac.6.17 gti^{insg'No'Sl/AA/2admeasuing} i".oo.os^gti in^{sg.No.zs'z/el' od^io"'ing Ac'2'oogts situated-} ii Soaoniiporti-Vitloge,^{ChandurMa1dlt'Nalgonda Dtstict ond} i"t X""iig Oigital^{Paiodor Passbookin Jauour of the Petitioneras} notural^{justice ondin-} iitigii uioiotion ",r;it of ";! Afucles^{in uiolation 14 and'2i of pinciples of ihe Constitution} -of^{of India and'} canseqtenllg^{direct the Respondentsto} .restore^{the Petitioners} name in reuenue^{records includingDharoni Portalforthe} ogA."uAurot^{land in Sg.No'29/AA alneasuiltg Acs'7 O3 gts in} ig.Ni..iotAA admeaiuing^Ac'6'1-7 -^{gts. tnsv.No'Sl/AA/-2-} iii"o"uAng^{ac.Oo.O5 gts in Sy'No'232/AAad'measuingAc'2'00} G "iii"t^{a""t Bodangiparthtiitta-ge' chandur.Mandal' Nalgondo} ijitAd ona^{issue oiiitotPattadirPassbook in fannuroJ the} Petitioner...."

Considered the^{submissions of the learned counsel for the} respective^{parties and perused the record'}

The petitioner^{claims to be the ownerand possessor of} lands admeasuring^{Acs.7.O3 gts in Sy'No'29/AA' Ac'6'17 gts in} Sy.No.3O/AA,^{Ac.OO.OS gts in Sv'No'5llAAl21ndAc'2'0Ogts in} Sy.No.232/AA^{situated atBodangiparthi Village'C!e+-dur}

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Mandal, I\triL lJonda District ald the revenue author ities have mutated .hr s n;rme in the revenue records and also issued pattadar pass bo:ks in his favour. It is further statt:d that while issuing the cl gital pattadar passbook, the respondent:.; have not recorded th r n:Lme of the petitioner in respect of the lands admeasurinr4 Acs.2.O 1 gts in Sy.No.3O/113, Acs,C2.rlo gts 1n Sy.No.23t2 arrl,,\cs.0S.00 gts in Sy.No. Sl/Ell, the;-efore, he made online :pplication vide No.2400 OB4SOZ, clated 2 .Og.2024 requestir-rg I r issrre pattadar passbooks in his faovur n .espect of the missingl (' <te:rt of lalds. The grievance of the pel itioner is that even :r1 tr r r.eceiving the said application, the re spondent authorities iL-_. eot considering the same. I,lenct., the writ petition.

Sri L. F,.rvinder, learned Assistant Government pl:2fl61 f61 Revenue app,::ring for the respondents has not ,lispr_rt,::d about the submissio. ol' the online application and suburi..te,1 that if the applic at i rr r :iubmitted by the petitioner fulhts all the requirement si. . re respondent authorities wilr consider th,: same.

In vie.u, oi' [h6y 2fo6yg submissions, this Court, without going into merits r,,f t he case, deems it appropriate to Cisposr: of the writ petition i i recting the respondent authorities to l.x nlns

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online application,^{dated 21.08.2024 submitted by the petitioner} and if he fulhls all^{the requirementsmentioned inCCLA's} circular No. 1 of 2021,^{dated L5.Ol.2O2land Circular No'l of} 2024, d,ated 28.02.2024,^{consider his case for issuanceof} pattadar passbooks in his^{favourin respect of missing extent of} the lands and if^{the petitioneris otherwisenot eligible'the} respondents shall^{pass a reasoned order withina period of eight} (O8) weeks from the^{date of receipt of a copy of this order and} communicate the^{same to the petitioner'}

6 With the above^{observations, this Writ Petition is disposed}

of. No order as to^costs.

As a sequel, the^{miscellaneouspetitions pending, if any'}

shall stand closed.

SD/- T. JAYASREE SISTANT^REGISTRAR

//TRUE^COPY//

SECTION^OFFICER

To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department retariat, HYderabad, Telanga na The The Tahsildar,Distri na^State a StateTelangana

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DATED:281011t2025

ORDER

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