Smt Jukanti Vimala Vs The State of Telangana

Smt Jukanti Vimala, Wo Sudharshan Reddy, ed about 67 years, Occ House Wife, R/o 5-3-307, Vidhya Nagar Colony, Kama r dy Kamareddy District, Telangana State.

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.....PETITIONER

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AND

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1 . The State of Telangana, Rep by its Sec ary Revenue Department Secretariat Hyderabad.

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The District Collector, (Revenue Wing) Ni ambad Nizambad District

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The Tahsildar, Bodhan Bodhan lrzlandal,

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izambad District

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Sri Kota Srinivasa Reddy, S/o Lakhsma eddy Rl/o 6-18-28611, New NGO s Colony, Subash Age- 35 Years, Occ- Cul ation, New NGOs Colony, Subashnagar, Nizamabad, Telangana.

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.....RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under Article 226 of the Cons tution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated rn the affidavit filed t erewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction mo e particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other order o Writ declaring the action of the respondents no.3 in interfering with the peacef I possession and enjoyment of the petitioners Patta land admeasuring to an ext t of Ac. 02.00 Gts in Sy No 97, situated at Naganpally Village, Bodhan Man al, Nizambad District as illegat, arbitrary and violation of Art 14, 21 and 300 of the constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents no 3 n t to interfere with the peaceful

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possession and enjoyment of the petitioners patta rand admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 02.00 Gts in Sy.No.97, situated at Naganpally Viltage, Bodhan Mandat, Nizambad District.

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l.A.NO:1 OF 2024

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Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired rn support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the respondents no 3 not to interfere with the peacefur possession and enjoyment of the petitioners patta rand admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 02.00 Gts in Sy No: 97, situated Naganpaily Viilage, Bodhan Mandar, Nizambad District, pending disposal of the writ petition.

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|.A.NO:2 OF 2024

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Between

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Sri Kota srinivasa Reddv. S/o Lakhsma Reddv Rl/o 6-18-2g611_. New NGO s Corony, Subash Age- 35^years, bcc- crir uriinn irffi'Nico;i;tony, Subashnagar, Nizamabad, Telangana.

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.....PETITIONERYR-4

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AND

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Smt Jukanti Vimala. W/o Sudharshan Reddy, Aged about 67 years, Occ House Wife. R/o 5-3_307. vianya Nisai CJi";;: Kr;;r"dji ft;;;;;; District, Telangana State_

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.....RESPONDENT/PETITIONER

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The State of Telanoana Rep by its Secretary Revenue Department Secretariat Hydera"bad.

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The District Collector, (Revenue Wing) Nizambad Nizambad District.

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The Tahsildar, Bodhan Bodhan Mandal, Nizambad District.

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.....RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to vacate the rnterim order dated 19.02.2024 passed in w.p.No.438 g or 2024 and dismiss the writ petition with exemplary costs.

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Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI R.CHAND SHEKAR REDDY

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 : s. TEKURU SWETCHA, cP FOR REVENUE

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Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : SRI C.

MACHANDRA RAJU

W.P.NO: 3579 OF 2025

Between:

Smt Jukanti Vimala, W/o Sudharshan Red y, Aged about 67 years, Occ House Wife, Rl/o. 5-3-307, Vidhya Nagar Col y, Kamareddy Kamareddy District, Telangana State.

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.....PETITIONER

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AND

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'1 . The State of Telangana, Rep by its Se retary Revenue Department Secretariat Hyderabad.

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The District Collector - Nizambad, Niz bad District

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The Tahsildar - Bodhan, Bodhan lVland l, Nizambad District.

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Sri Kota Srinivasa Reddy, S/o Lakhsm Reddy F/o 6-18-28611 , New NGO s Colony, Subash Age- 35 Years, Occultivation, New NGOs Colony, Subashnagar, Nizamabad, Telangana

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.....RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under Article 226 of the Co stitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Wrrt, Order or direction ore particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF I/ANDAMUS or any other orde or Writ declaring the action of the respondents particulars respondent Nos. B5 3 in trying to issue Pattadar Passbook pursuant to the land admeasurin to an extent of Ac.02.00 Gts in Sy No.97, situated at Naganpally Village, B dhan Mandal, Nizambad District in favour of the respondent no. 4, in spite of t ere being a Pattadar Passbook Vide Patta Passbook No. T1 1040250421 issue already in favour of the petitioner herein pursuant to the aforementioned landⁱ illegal, arbitrary, violation of Art 14, 21 85 300A of the constitution of lndia nd apart from the violatron of the principles of natural justice and consequent direct the respondents no.2 86 3 not to issue Pattadar Passbook in favour of he respondent no. 4 pursuant to the

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land admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 02.00 Gts in Sy No. g7, situated at Naganpally Village, Bodhan Mandal, Nizambad District and to pass

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|.A.NO:1 OF 2025

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Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petrtion, the High court may be pleased to direct.the respondents no. 2 and 3 to stay the further proceedings on the application Vide No. Rc2300006912 filed by the respondent no. 4 for issuance of Pattadar Passbook pursuant to the land admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 02.00 Gts in Sy No.97, situated at Naganpally Viilage, Bodhan Mandal, Nizambad District, pending disposal of the writ petition.

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|.A.NO:2 OF 2025

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Between

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!r!,Xop^{Srinivasa.Reddy, S/o Lakhsma} _RedOy {g^{6-18-286t1,New NGO s Cotony,} Subash Age- 35 Years, Occ- Cultivation, New NGOs Colony, Subashnagar, Nizamabad, Telangana.

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.....PETtTtONERyRESpONDENT No.4

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AND

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1... - Smt Jukanti Vimala, W/o Sudharshan Reddy, Aged about 67 years, Occ. - House Wife, Rl/o. 5-3-307, Vidhya Nagar Cotony,^- Kimareddy Xa,inireif Oy Otstrict Telangana State.

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.....RESPONDENT/PETITIONER

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

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The District Collector - Nizambad, Nizambad District.

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The Tahsildar - Bodhan, Bodhan l\rlandal, Nizambad District.

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.....RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under section i 51 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to

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vacate the lnterim Order dated 07.02.202 passed in W.P.No.3579 of 2025 and dismiss the writ petition with exemplary co S

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Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI R.CHAND SHEKAR REDDY

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3^: s. TEKURU SWETCHA, GP FOR REVENUE

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Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : SRI^C. AMACHANDRA RAJU

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The Court made the following COMMON RDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN

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VIRIT PETITION Nos.43 8a of2024 and 3579 of20.25

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COMMON ORDER:

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Heard Sri R. Chandra Shekar Redclr., learni,rl counsel for petitioner and Sri Ms. Tekuru Swetch:r, learned Assist:r, t Government Pleader for Revr:nue appearing for respondent Nos. l to 3 and Sri C. Ramachandra Raju, learned counsel lor 4(1, resporrdent_

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According to the petitioner, she has purchased l:rncl to an extent of Acs.2.0O guntirs in Survey No.97, situated at Nagrrnpall-r, Village, Bodhan Mandal, Nizambad District, under a registcrcd sale deed bearing document No.Sg4/2022 datccl O?..O:.2022 from Smt. Ravella Koteshwaramma. She has obt..rint:d mutation proceedings, latest pattadar pass books and title det:cls Whereas,4th respondent is claiming that he has purchasecl the subject property under a registered sale deed bearing document No.g9l' of 20 l ll dated 07.O2.2OI3 executed by Sri Ravella Ramprasad, S/o. Smt. Ravella Koteshwaramma. He did not gct his name mutated in thc revenue records. He has obtained lhe aforesaid sale decd and Irc was silenL all through. Thereafrer, he hzrs hled a Writ Petition ulde W.p.No.3gg37 of 2O 18 against his vendor, Sri Rave lla Ramprasad, rrnd others, to declare the actiorL of the Sub-Registrar, Bl-roclan, Nizarrrzrbad District, in not furnishing valuatron particulars of his propert' irs per the basic value register, r.rOt receiving ancl not rcgistering an-r, deed ol

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conveyance^{including sale deed, as ill} in the said^{writ Petition.}

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gal- Pctitioner is 9th resPondent

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Vide order dated^{O9.06 2023'} his Court allowed the said^Writ Petition^{permitting4tl' responclcn[]-tc} ein to submit online apPlication in Dharani^{Portal for mutation and i} suance oi pattadar^pass bookⁱⁿ respect of the^{subject land before} he Tahsildar, Bhodan Mandal, Nizamabad^{District,and directingtl-tc} Tahsildar to update the^{name of} 4u, respondent^{and comPlete the} Pr cess within a period of four⁽⁴⁾ weeks from^{the date of submission} f such online application^{bY the} petitioner,^{without relerenceto} the cancellation deed^dated O8.O5.2O^{15 and the sale decd dated} 22.03.2022 . Further,^{once the} subject^{land is updatedin the namc} f 4rr respondent herein,^{he is at} liberty to^{take further steps for co} veyance of the subject land^or otherwise^{as he maY desire.}

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In comPliance^{rvilh thes} rd r>rder dated 09.06.2023, 4tl' respondent^{herein has} subm tted online application^dated 07^.O7 .2023^{tothe Additional} Collc tor, Nizamabad, who in^turn issued^{noticedated18.O1.2025,to t} e pet itioner and 4t]' resPondent .O2.2025 at I l:O0 AM.^Instead hcrein^{hxing the date of hearrng as O} of appearing^{beforethe AdditionalC} [[ector, Nizamabad, on^{the said} date oi hearing,^the Petitioncrⁱⁱ d the present Writ^Petition, W.P.No.3579^{of 2025.}

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Learned counsel for petitioner \r,ould contend thar the petitioner is not aware of the aforesaid sare deed obtainecl br .1rr. respondent from Sri Ravella Ramprasad, S/o. Smt. Ravella Kot<,shu.ara rlma, the petitioner's vendor. The petitioner is :r bon;t Iictc purchascr. Therefore, the Additional Collector cannot concluct an' enquin.. With the said submissions, he sought to set aside the rrnpugnt.rl noricc, dated 18.01.2025, issued bv the Additional Collecror.

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Sri Cl. Ramachandra Raju, learned counsel appearing lor 4rir respondent woulcl submit that 4th respondent hzrs purchased thc subject propertlr under a registered sale deed bc:rring d.cument No.897 of 2013, daLed O1.O2.2O13, fr.m Sri Ravella R:rmprurs:rcl, much earlier to the sale deed said to have been executed rn [a'our- o[ tht: petitioner on 02.o3.2022 from Smt. Ravela Koteshu':r r.:rmrnzr. mother of his vendor. Therefore, the sale deed of thc petitio.r'r has ,o varue. Hence, the present writ petition is not maintaira[rrt:. Hc rn'or-rlcr further submit that the peritioner is a party to W.p N..llu8 37 of 2Olg and the order dated 09.06.2023 passed in the above s:rirr writ [,erition attained its finality. Therefore, the petitioner cannol f-ile thc prescnt Writ Petiti()n, W.P.No.3579 of 2025 challenging th(. noti(.1. dared 18.01.2025.

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In the light of the aforesaid submissions, it is not in clispute that 4Ltt respondent has purchased the subject propcrtv r-rnder zr regislered sale deed bearing document No.g97 ol 20 13, datccl

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O1.O2.2O73,^{from Sri RavellaRamrasad. AdmittedlY, he has not} obtained^{mutation Proceeclings}

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rncd counsel^{aPPearing for 4th} 8. Sri C.^{RamachandraRaju' I} ubn-rit that^{whcn 4'h respondent} resPondent,^{on instructions'would} tried to^{get his namemutated in thcrevcrlue recordsin rcsPect of the} itics refusecl^{to receive the same'} subject^{property,the revenucautho} in the^{earlier Writ Pctition i e} ' The said^{contentionwas no[ ralsc} th ;1'spondeDt trled the^{said Writ} W.P.No.38837^{of 2O18'However'} b-Registrar,^{Bhodan,Nizamabad} Petition^{to declare the action of S} particulars^{of his} ProPertY^{as Per} District,^{in not furnishingvaluatron} g and not^{registering anY deed of} the basic^{value register' not recervr} conveyance^{including sale dced' asi} egal

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s 9'h resp<lndent^{in the said Writ} g. AdmittedlY'^{Petitioner herein} rder.^{Evcn then,shc wassilent} Petition.^{She is awareof the said} challenging^{the said orderdated} and she^{did not Prefer anY aPPeal} Og-06.2Ci23^{in W P'No 38837 ol 2O1} id ordcr^{dated 09'O6 2023} ln 10. In comPliance^{with thcs} respo^{dent herein has submitted an} W.P.No.38837^{of 2018' 4tt'} to ^d^{respondent$'ith a requestto} aPPlication^{dated 07 'O7 2023} pass book.^{On rcceiPt of the said} mutate his name^{and issuc Pattada} Rhodan. Nizamabad^{District, has} application,^{the AdditionalCollccto} equesting^{4th respondent herein to} issued a^{notice, dated18 o1 2025'} .O2.2O2r at^{1 I :OO AM'} appear^{beforehim for enquirlon O 1}

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1 1. In thc light of the submission made by the leerrned counsel lor the petitio.er that the petitroner is not aware of the c.rrier sarc crced ol 4tI responclent i.c., sale dccd bca.ng document No.gc)7 ol_2O 13, rlatecl 01.O2.2O13, it is relevant to note that Section 3 ol rht, Trzrnsfcr o[ Propcrty Act, lgg2, deals with interpretation clause, zrnd cxplanations I and II of the s.id provision are relevant and the :san)e .lre extr:lctecl

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below:

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"3. Inte rpretation clause

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Prouicled that-

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(1) tlrc instrument has been registered on(/ rts r.e9.iltratlon compteted in the manner i,ri".il.i i), ,n" lndian Reqistration Act, I g08 lj 6 of l iosi ,riiin.'' ,,,_, t.. made thereunder,

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_!2)^{t1,,2 instn)me [or memorandum]has} beert <lul11 entered or filed, as the case may be, i" L"oi, i"ir"r,)ii., section 5l of that Act, anr)

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,, lt! :1.^{panicularsregard.ingthe transoction} to tL,ttictr L.ne. tnstrtttnent relates hare been correctlg entered i'rt'tlu indexes kept under sectiort 55 of that Aci E-xplanatbn . Any person cLcquiing ang immout,rtbk, propertg or anu share or interest in any iuch orcy)r,,r1, shall be de:emed to haue n.otice of the ti;ie,";;;,i,'','i;:,'r, p.erson u,ho is for the tinrc beiig in actuit;;:....,..;;rr, thereof."

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Thus, the Petitioner^cannot ead ignorance of^{a registered} document. It^{is pertinentto note th} a Smt. Ravella Koteshwaramma, a suit in O.S.No.17O^{ol 2Ola} the vcndor of the^{petitionerhas file} against 4th rcspondent^hereinseekin canccllatiou oI^{registeredsale} deecl bearing^{document No.897 of 2O} 3, dated 01.O2.2013,^{and also} for perpetual^injunction.

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Sri C.^{RamachandraRaju, lear} ed counsel for^{4th resPondent,} on instructions,^{wouldsubmit that th} <sup>,nt peti[ioncr^{is not a} Party^to the said suit in^{O.S.No. i7O of} O 18. Ticle judgment^dated 17 .1O.2024,^{the trial Courtdipmissed} he said suit.

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As discussed^{suPra, the} Petitio er did not challenge^{the order} datecl 09.O6.2023^{in W.P.No.38837of} 018. Thereforc,^{the said order} has attained hnalitY.^IncomPlia ce u,ith the saicl^order,4'h lication in Dharani^Portalfor respondent^{hassubmitted online aP} ation, the Additior-rai^Collcctor, mutation.^{On receiptof the saidappli} ted 18.O1.2025,^{directing the} Nizamabad,^{has issuedanoticcd} petitioner as well^{as 4th respondent t} appcar before^{him[or enquiry.} beforc the Additional^Collector, Therefore, the^{petitionerhas to appea} t documellts rn suPPort^{ol his} Nizamabad, and^{submitall the releva} claim.

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15, While the^{matter stood thus,} e State h:rs^{promulgated the} hts in Land) Act,^{2025, in the} Telangana^{Bhu Bharati (Recordof Ri} placc of the Tclangana^{Rightsin Lan} and Pattaclar^{PassBooks Act,}

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2O2O. lt has also framed the Telangana Bhu Bharati (Re<:ord of Rights in Land) Rules, 2025, by issuing G.O.Ms.No.39, Revenue (Land Administration-l) Department, dated 14.O4.2025. Thus, thc albrcsaid Act as n cll as tht: Rules camc in to force lrom 14.O4 .2U25. As pcr thc said Rules and Schedule-A of tht: said Rules, 3.d respon dcnt-Tah sildar is the competent authority to consider the application submrttetl br. 4rh respondent.

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In the light of the aforesaid discussion, both these Writ petitions are disposecl of clirecting the Additional Collector, Nizamabad, tr> transler I he file to 3.d respondent-Tahsildar, Nizarnabad, for the purpose of cond ucting enquiry in compliance with r_he order d:rtecl 09.06.2023 in W.P.No.38837 ot2Ol8 within one week frorn the datc ol receipt of copy of this order. Thereupon, 3.d respondcnt shall disposc of the application dated 07.O7.2025 submitted by 4th respondent ancl issue pattadar pass books in accordance with lau,, by putting the petitioner and 4rrt respr-rndent on notice and affording them an opportunitr'. He shall complete the said exercise within a perioti o[ two (2) months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Both the petitioner and 4Ll' respondent shall cooperate with 3,,r responden I in conducting the enquiry. Liberty is granted to the pctitioner ancl 4,r, respondent to take all the pleas and contentions, rvhich they ltave rarsed in the prcsent Writ Petrtions, before 3.d rr:spondcnt and 3.,lrespondent shall consiclcr lhe same. Liberty is also grantecl to the

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n to review the^{()rder dated} pctitioncr eithcr to^{hle an applicati} 09.06.2023 in^{W.P.No.38837of 2Oi} or to^prefer an^intra-court appeal against^{the said order underCl} use 15 of the^{Letters Patent}

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ns pending, if any,^{shall stancl} As a sequel, miscellaneous Pett

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closed. Tl-rere^{shall be no order as to c} sts

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SD/. A. SRINIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE C PYII '\ . r'.,,

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SECTIdN OFFICER

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To

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1 The Secretary, Revenue Department cretariat State of Telangana at Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector - Nizambad, Niza bad District. J The Tahsildar - Bodhan, Bodhan Mand ,^Nizambad District. 4 Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High ourt for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] 5 One CC to SRI RAMAVARAM CHAND SHEKAR REDDY, Advocate loPUCl o One CC to SRI C.RAIVACHANDRA U, Advocate (OPUC) 7 Two CD Copies SA GJP 6

HIGH COURT

DATED:1610712025

COMMON ORDER

WP.Nos.4388 OF 2024 AND 3579 of 2025

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT^PETITIONS