Disposed

Vallapureddy Krishna Reddy v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC7 Jan 2025WP/374/2025

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What is this about?

A landowner with a civil court decree sought mutation of revenue records and issuance of a pattedar passbook. The High Court permitted him to apply online via the Dharani Portal under Section 7 of Act 9 of 2020 and directed authorities to consider such application within three months.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner permitted to make online Dharani Portal application; respondents directed to consider it within three months. No costs.

Vallapureddy Krishna Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Property and Title | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original^{Jurisdiction)}

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TUESDAY ,THE^{SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTY FIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKARREDDY}

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WRIT PETITION^{NO:3 74 0F 2025}

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Between:

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Vallapureddy^{KrishnaReddy' S/o Thirupail'riReddvAqe T4 yrs'} occ.Aoriculture,^{nvo ii.Ni,la]ii, NiiJv'"igiiiviltase'Dh6rmasagarMandal'} Hanuriakonda District. ...,ET.T'ONER

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AND

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l.ThestateofTelangana,Represented.byitsPrincipleSecretary'Department of Revenue ,^{SecretariatBuildings HyoeraDao} ^ z. 3. i'n" iii; iiitin"t f;ti;;ilCIr,^{botlector, onu''1iag'' Subeda ri,-Hanumakond t,tanoat Hanumakonda a DistrictDrstrict '} i

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under^{Article226 ol lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the} circumstances^{stated in the affidavit filed therewiththe High Court maybe} pleased to issue a^{Writ, order, or direction'moreparticularly one in the nature of} Writ of Mandamus,^{declaring the action of the 3rd respondentin not considering} the application^{of the petitionerdated 27 10 2023 made to the Tahasildar3rd} respondent under^{a copy to the District Collector/ 2nd respondentfor mutationof-} hisnameintherevenuerecords(RecordofRights)andfortheissueofpattedar passbook and title^{deed in respect of his agricultural land admeasuring Ac'4'12} gts in Sy.No.237lA^{situated at Chatelparre Thanda Narayanagiri Village'} Dharmasagar^{Mandal, Hanumakonda Districtin view of the Judgment and Decree} dated.12.09.2023^{passed in O'S' No 869 of 2022 on the file of the Court of the lll} AdditionalJuniorCivilJudgecum-Judicial-MagistrateofFirstClass,Hanamkonda, and also not^{consideringthe lnstructionsissuedby the DistrictCollector'} Hanumakonda/2nd^{respondent to the Tahasildar /3'd respondent in response to} the application^{of thepetitioner on27 '10'2023 'vide instructions} N.Dis.D4l1091/^{2023-347, dated 06 12 2023 and furtherin pursuanceof the same}

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not considering the^{petitioner's grievancemade to the District collector,} Hanumakonda through^{PRAJAVANIvide Registration wGUDC/E12024102707,} dated.25.10.2024^{as illegal and violation of Article 14, 19 (1) (g) and 300Aof the} constitution^{of lndia and also violation of section7 of Telangana Rights in Land} and Pattedar^{Passbooks Act 2O2O and consequently direct the respondent} authorities^{to considerthe application of the petitionetdaled.27 .1O.2023 in view of} the Judgment and^{Decree dated.12.09'2023 passed in O-S. No.869 ol 2022on} the fite of the court^{of the lll AdditionalJunior civil Judge-cum-Judicial-Magistrate} of First class,^{Hanumkonda, and in view of section 7 of Telangana Rights in Land} Pattedar Passbooks^Acl2O2O

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition under Section 151 CPC^{praying that in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit^{filed in supportof the petition,the High Court may be pleasedto} direct the^{respondentauthoritles to consider the Application of the petitioner} daled.27 .10.2023^{vide Acknowledgment.,dated.2T l 0 .2023aod mutate the name} of the^petitioner in^{revenue records (ROR))and issue pattedar passbookand title} deed to the^{petitioner pending} disposal^{of the above Writ Petition}

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Counsel for the Petitioner:^{SRl.JAGAN MOHAN PERUMANDLA}

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Counsel for the Respondents:^{GP FOR REVENUE}

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The Court made the following:^ORDER

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HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.374 of 2o25

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ORDER:

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It is stated that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of the agricultural land to an extent of Acs.4. 12 guntas in Sy.No.237/A, situated at Chatelparre Thanda, Narayangiri Village, Dharmasagar Manda-I, Hanamkonda District. It is further stated that when disputes arose over the subject property, the petitioner was constrained to institute a suit for declaration and recovery of possession uide O.S.No.869 of 2022 on the flle of the III Additional Junior Civil Judgc, Hanamkonda and after contest, tJle said suit was decreed uide judgment and decree, dated 12.09.2023. It is further stated that soon after obtaining the decree, the petitioner has made a represenration seeking for mutation of his name in thc revenue recorcls and consequential issuance of pattadar pass book so as to enable him to enjoy the property as absolute ou,ner and also receive various incentives sanctioned by the Government as investment and fertilizer subsidiesy, for cultivation of the lands. tt is lurther stated that acting on the said representation, respondent No.2 issued instructions uide lctter N.Dis.D4l1O91/2023347, dated 06.12.2023 directing

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respondent^{No.3 to takenecessa4raction on the representation} submitted by^{the petitioner-The grievance of the petitioneris} that even alter^{receipt of the directions issuedby respondent} No.2, the representation,^{dated27.1O'2O23 submitted by him} has not been^{consideredby respondent No'3'}

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2- Considered the submissions^{of the leamed counsel for the} respectivc^{partiesand wit]l their consent, this writ petitionis} disposed^ol' at^{the admissionstage.}

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Sri L.Ravinder,^{learned Assistant GovernmentPleader for} Revenuc appearing^{for the respondents has not disputedthc} said fact. lt is further^{submittedby the learned Assistant} Governmcnt^{Pleader that as the petitionerhas not madean} application^{ir.r the format prescribed in the Dharali Portal as per} thc circulzrr^{irlstructions issuedby the Chief Commissioner'} Land Administration^{uidecircular No'1 of2021, dated} 15.0 1.2O2 1 zrncl Circular^{No.1 of 2024,dated28'02 '2024,the} rcspondents h:rvc^{not examinedthe case of the petitioner'}

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As pr'r Section 7 of^{the Telangana Rights in Land and} Pattadar I'a ssbooks Act, 2O2O^{(for short "the Act 9 of 2O2O"l, any} person, wh,r :rcquires right by decree^{of a Court and seeksto} changc th!' cntries in Record of^{Rights, shall apply, through the}

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website prescribed for this purpose,^{to the Tahsildar for allotting} available date and time to appear before^{the Tahsildar and if} such an application being submitted by the^{decreeholder,the} Tahsildar is conferred with the^portr/ers to carry out^{the changes} to the relevant entries in the Record of^{Rightsinstantly,duly} deleting the land covered by the decree from^{the account of the} judgment debtor and adding the same to the account of the decree holder where the^pattadar and^{property particularsin the} decree are in consonance with the^{entriesin the Recordof Rights} and on payment of Stamp Duty and Registration^{fee prescribed} as per the Registration Act, 1908 and^{the Indian StampAct,} 1899, respectively, if not collected by the^{Court before issue of} the Decree and mutation charges^prescribed.

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In view of the above submissions, this^{Court decms it} appropriate to dispose of this writ^{petitionpermittingthe} pctitioner to make online application^{in the prescribcd format of} Dharani Portal, duly enclosing the^{decreein O-S.No.tl69 of 2022} and the said application is complying^{with the provisionsof} section 7 of the Act 9 of 2O2O and fulfrls^{all the requircments of} aforesaid circular instructions issued^{by the CCLAancl if there} is no order prohibiting for entertaining^{such appliczrtion,the} respondent authorities are^{directed to consider the application}

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submitted by the petitioner, within a peri,od of three (O3) months from the date of submission of such application.

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With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any,

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shall stand closed.

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SD/.N. SRIHARI ASSIST T REGISTRAR

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c CTION OFFICER

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1 . The .Principre Secretary. Department of Revenue , Secretariat Buirdings, T.S.,Hyderabad ?.^{The District, Collector, Subedari, Hanumakonda District} 3. the Tahasildar. Dharmasagar Mandal Hanumakonda District 4. one CC ro SRt JAG_AN r',l6uAr.r peiiiirrAr.rbrn, Advocate topuCl 5. Two ccs ro Gp FoR REVENUE ,uigrr court?oiihl'siiiJli%u'niln" rt Hyderabad [OUT] 6. Two CD Copres BM GJP

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HIGH COURT

DATED:0710112025

ORDER

WP.No.374 of 2025