Pattadars challenged issuance of patta certificates and passbooks to private respondents over their claimed land after representations went unconsidered. The Court, without deciding merits, directed the District Collector to consider the representation and pass orders after notice to all affected parties within eight weeks.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA .#''' -* or"",jl?,1'P"=,I1,1t?,",,".r
THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY
WRIT PETITION NO: 4233 OF 2025
Between:
2- Chende Shankari, S/o. Late Chende Bazarmera, Age60 years, Occ:Agriculture, H.No.3-86, Kannepalli Village and IMandal, Mancherial Diskict.
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Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or Direction, more particularly a writ of lMandamus by declaring the action of the respondents 2 and 3 in not cancelling the patta certificates and patta pass book issued in favoul of respondents 5 to 7 in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.3.28 gts in Sy.No, 53/AA, admeasuring Ac.1.34 gts
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,/ in Sy.No 53lAl2 andadmeasuring Ac'1 34 gts in Sy No' 53/A/3 resPectivelY, It/anchertal District' situated at tvlothkupalliVilage sivar'Kannepalli Mandal' though the .Seidlaacl oi6patta land of the petitionersand inspite of submitting representations as illegal,arbitrary' abuse of process of law' violation of principles of naturaljustice'and contraryto the rules and consequently directthe respondents2 and 3 to cancelthe patta certificatesand patta pass book issued in favour ofrespondents 5 to 7 in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.3.28gtsin Sy-No. 53/AA,admeasuring Ac 134 gts in Sy'No. 53lAl2 and admeasuring Ac.,l.34gtsinSy'No'53/4/3respectively,situatedatlrilothkupalliVilagesivar, KannepalliMandal,lr'4ancherialDistrict by consideringthe rerpresentation submittedby the pet tioners,in the interest of Justice-
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PetitionUndersectionl5lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstanQesstated in the affidavitfiled in supportof the petition,the High court may be pleasedto directtherespondents2and3tocancelthepattacertificatesandpattapaSS book issuedin favourof respondents5 to 7 in respectof therlanrl admeasuring Ac.3.28grs inSy.l\lc 53/AA, admeasuringAc 1'34 gts in Sy'Nc53lAl2 and admeasuringAc.l.34gtSinSy'No.53/A/3respectively,situatedatlVlothkupalli Vilage sivar,Kannepallit,4andal,Mancherial District by consideringthe representationSUbn.littedbythepetitioners'pendingdisposaloftheaboVewrit petition.
Counsel forthe Petitioners:SRI S. SURENDER REDDY
Counsel for theRespondent Nos.'lto 4: GP FOR REVENUE
Counsel for theRespondent Nos.5to 7:--
The Court madethe following: ORDER
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WRIT PETITIO N No.4233 of2O25
ORDER:
This writ petition is filed praying this Court to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 and 3 in not cancelling the patta certificates and pattadar passbooks issued in favour of respondent Nos.S to 7 in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.3.28 guntas in Sy.No.S3/AA, Ac. 1.34 gunras in Sy.No.S3/A/2 and Ac. 1.34 guntas in Sy.No.53/A/3, situatecl at Mothkupalli Village sivar, Kannepalli Mandal, as illegai. and arbitrary and consequently prayed for other appropriate reliefs.
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5 Sri L.Flevinder,learned Assistant Government Pk:ader for of resPondentauthoritieshas RevenueaPP,::rring on behalf has not filedanY docutnentsin submittedthat lhe Petitioners supportof tl,eir claimthat they are the pattadarsand issuance of passbookstrnder the provisionsof The Telangana Illghtsin LandandPal.tadarPassBooksAct,lg7|,(ActNo.26tlf|971| and theRules made there under' karned'\ssistant Governmenl-Pleaderfurther submitsthat the name s of the ',\rerc not reflectecl inDharaniPortra Iwhile petitioners
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conducting Telangana Lald Records Updation programme. Therefore, at this length of time, the petitioners are not entitled to file this writ petition seeking to cancel the passbooks issued in favour of respondent Nos.5 to 7.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the authorities should cancel pattadar passbooks issued to respondents 5 to 7 over land claimed by the petitioners.
Whether the District Collector must consider the petitioners' representation dated 16.01.2025.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Chende Pochumera
Chende Shankari
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department
The District Collector, Mancherial District
The Sub-Collector, Bellampalli, Mancherial District
The Tahsildar, Kannepalli Mandal, Mancherial District
C.V. Bhaskar Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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