Sanem Ramulu v. The Sate of Telangana
Case brief
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Writ Petition No.4404 of 2025, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, decided 13.02.2025 by Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy. Petitioners Sanem Ramulu, Sanem Muthyalu, Sanem Laxmaiah and Sanem Mahesh (assignees/patta certificate holders dated 24.07.1992 of Acs. 10-29 guntas in Sy.No.SO7, Koheda Village, Abdullapurmet Mandal) challenged, under Article 226 read with Article 300A, the MRO/Tahsildar Abdullapurmet's notice dated 10.02.2025 in Proceedings No.C/408/2010 (following a Section 7 notice dated 12.06.2024 under the Telangana Land Encroachment Act, 1905) directing vacation of the lands within three days, alleging violation of natural justice. Court applied the alternative-remedy doctrine: appeal under Section 10 of the Act, 1905 lies to the District Collector; writ disposed of with liberty to appeal within two weeks; interim directions that respondents take no coercive action over the subject lands and petitioners not alienate or change the nature of the property; no costs. Keywords: alternative remedy, writ of certiorari, land encroachment, assignment patta, pattadar passbooks, revenue records, unauthorized occupation, coercive action, District Collector appeal, Telangana Land Encroachment Act 1905.