Konapuram Malikarayudu Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Konapuram Malikarayudu Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 (District Collector, Ranga Reddy District) to consider On-line application No.2500122383 dated 01.09.2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after notice and hearing, within two months of receipt of a copy of the order; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stand closed; no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the inaction of respondents 2 to 4 in failing to consider the petitioner's On Line Application No.2500122383 dated 01.09.2025 for Pass Book Data Correction in respect of Ac.1-27 Gts in Sy.No.491 AA/3, Nagireddy Pally Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, is illegal and arbitrary, warranting issuance of a writ of mandamus. +1 more

Court's answer

Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, the writ petition is disposed of, directing respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's On-line application No.2500122383 dated 01.09.2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

Ratio / Principle

The orders are to be passed after duly issuing notice to the petitioner and affording him an opportunity of hearing.

Key takeaways

Respondent No.2 shall complete the exercise of considering the application and passing appropriate orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.ratio¶49

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (Special Original Jurisdiction), Laxmi Narayana Alishetty, J., 30.12.2025, W.P. No.40265 of 2025 — Konapuram Malikarayudu v. State of Telangana and 3 others: The petitioner, who along with his two brothers had jointly purchased Ac.1-27 Gts in Sy.No.491 AA/3 at Nagireddy Pally Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District (registered sale deed dated 06.01.1989; mutation ordered by the Tahsildar on 13.10.1989 vide Proceedings No.B/1244/1989), obtained e-pattadar passbooks after digitisation of revenue records under the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 2020, wherein the land was wrongly shown as 'assigned land' instead of 'patta land'. His On-line application No.2500122383 dated 01.09.2025 for Pass Book Data Correction lay unconsidered by respondents 2 to 4. On the learned AGP for Revenue stating that the application would be considered, the Court disposed of the petition, directing respondent No.2 (District Collector, Ranga Reddy District) to consider the application and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after duly issuing notice and affording an opportunity of hearing, completing the exercise within two months of receipt of a copy of the order; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stood closed; no costs.

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tN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

WRIT PETITION NO: 40265 OF 2025

Between:

KONAPURAM MALIKARAYUDU, S/o Balaiah, aged about 61^years, Occ. Agriculturist, r/o H. No.1-29 Ameerpet Village, Maheshwaram lVlandal Ranga Reddy District

...PETTTTONER(S)

AND

1 The State of Telangana, rep by its Principal Secretary,^{Revenue Department} Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad

2 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District^{Kongara Kalan, lbrahimpatnam} Mandal, Ranga Reddy District

3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur^{Revenue Division At Kandukur,} Ranga Reddy District

4 Th" T"h.ildrr, Maheshwaram Ranga^{ReddyDistrict}

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 ol the Constitution^{of lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the^{affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be} pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction^{moreparticularlyone in} the nature of WRIT OF^{MANDAMUSDeclaring the inactionon the part of} respondents 2 to 4 in not considering^{on Line Application No 2500122383 dated} 1-g-2O25 for Pass Book^{Data Correction in respect of the land admeasuringAc} 1-27 Gts in Sy NO 491 AN3 situated^{at Nagireddy PallyVillage,Maheshwaram} Mandal Ranga Reddy District as^{beinglllegal, Arbitrary, Capricious,Malafide,} Contrary to the Provisions of^{BhuBhartiAct and Rulesmadethere under.}

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the ; cumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Cour may be pleased to grant rnterim directions directing the respondents 2 to 4 to r;r rrect the data entry in respect of the land admeasuring Ac 1-27 Gts in Sy NC, 4glAA/3 situated at Nagireddy Pally Village, Maheshwaram Ir/andal Ranga Re r dy in pursuance of the On Line Application No 2500'122383 dated 1-9-2025.

Counsel for the Petitioner:SRl M. MEHDI HUSSAIN

Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE

The Court made the following: ORDER

TN THE HIGH COURT FORTHE STATE OFTELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

WP.No.40265 of2025

Dared3l.12.2025

Belween:

Konqnrram Ma I i karayudu

. . Pctitioner

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The State oJ-Telangana, reptd., by its Principal Secretary, Revcntre Department,

[Iydcrabad and three others.

Respondents

ORDER:

-fhis Writ Petition is flled seeking to issue a u'rit of Mandantus declaring the inaction of respondents 2 to^rl in considering On Line Application No.2500122383 dated 01.09.2025 for Pass Book Data Correction in respect of land admeasuring Acs. l-27 gts in Sy.No.49l AA.l3 situated at Nagireddy Pally Viltage, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as illegal and arbitrary and for consequential relief.

Heard Sri M.Mehdi Hussain, leamed counsel for petitioner, and learned Assistant Govemment Pleader for Revenue appearing

for respondents

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i. Learned counsel lor petitioner submitted tl r I thc petitioner and his trvo brothers are o\,llers of lar-rd admeasuri r . Ac.l.27 gts in S'No^.19/ ,\Ar-.j situated ar Nagir.eddy pally Viltae: \4aheshrvara.r {andal, Ranga ltedcll District, having purchased rre sarne jointly under registered salc dced vide document No.2-. rf 19g9, dated 06.01. 1989, fronr its original orvner-K.Omprakastr that petitioner and l-ris two brothers filed application before rcsl), ndent No.4 for rrutation ol- their narnes in the re'enue records a,t I the same \vas ordercd by respondent No.4 vide pr.oceedings \r B/12441189g9, dated I3.10. 1989 and accordingll,, their names rve ., mutated in the lcvenlle records rnd tlrcr ucre issucd pattadar pa:: l.,ooks and title .deeds^{in respectol the said land. He further subrr tted} that in the State of Telananga, new Revenue Act, 2020, i.e. the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar pass Books Act, ZO2O,:ame into lorce and the State has taken up digitalization ofrevenu: records and the petitioners also obtained e-pattadar passbooks, I twever, in the said e-pattadar passbooks, rhe nature of the subjer land has been rnentioned as 'assigned land' instead of^,patta lanc,. therefore, the petitioner submitted On-line application on C .09.2025, vide No.2500122383 lor passbook data con.ection and the said

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application is pending and respondents are not taking any action thereon. Hence, the present Writ Petition

Leamed Assistant Govemrnent Pleader for Revenue submitted that since the petitioner has already filed On-line application fol passbook data correction on 0l .09.2025, the respondents would consider the sarne and pass appropriate orders and prai,ed to grant sufficient time

Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioner and the leamed Assistant Govemment Pleader fbr Revenue, this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing respondent No.2 to consider the On-line application No.2500122383, on 0 | .09 .2025 , made by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after duly issuing notice to the petitioner and affording him an opportunity of hearing. Respondent No.2 shall complete this exercise within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

As a sequel, Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall

stand closed. No costs

SD/-U. SUDHA ASSISTANTEISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

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l.ThePrincipalsecretary,RevenueDepartmentSecretariat,Stateof Telangand'^{Buildings, HYderabad} 2.TheDistrictCollector,RangaReddyDistrictKongaraKalan,lbrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga^{Reddy District} - -'--'r' r_ao, ."--Ar,t-t'.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer,^{Kandukur Revenue Divi:;i rn At Kandukur,}

\ Ranga Reddy District

The Tahsildar, Maheshwaram Ranga^{Reddy District} 5. One CC to SRI M. I/EHDI HUSSAIN,^Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE,^{High Courtfor the Stalr of Telanganaat} Hyderabad. [OUT]

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HIGH COURT

DATED:3011212025

ORDER

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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