Dismissed

Chittipolu Goverdhan v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC16 Apr 2025WP/7357/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Two writ petitions challenged rejection of online applications for e-pattadar passbooks on agricultural land in Sy.No.116, which the Tahsildar said was covered by a village cart track vested in the Government under Section 24 of the Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli. The Court found no legal infirmity and dismissed both petitions, relegating petitioners to file a comprehensive civil suit for

What did the court decide?

None granted; petitioners relegated to approach the competent civil court by filing a comprehensive civil suit; miscellaneous applications closed; no costs.

Chittipolu Goverdhan Vs The State of Telangana — Land Acquisition | Telangana HC (2025)

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rE:ANGANA H|GH couRr^t?T IVEDSIiIEASf 1S^{pe ciai'oii ginal J urisdicti on)}

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WEDNESDAY,^{THE SIXTEENTHDAY OF IPRIL} "-"T';6-iH-6usAND AND TWENTY^FlvE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICEC'V' BHASKARREDDY}

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WRIT PETITlo^{N NOS7357AND7369 0F 2025}

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W.P.No 7357^{ot 2025}

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Between:

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3X|TBI'J,,",,W,1|IT "?1?,531i,X?3li

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Fr/o ft3[1ft?81'?""']?1id"3'%onricurture'

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.....PETITIONER

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AND

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lrhestateorrerangana,S;r",3U,,,,if,1,,.:",y#rl?"JEL1];S?t"Jilfi n,nu DePartment,^Secretarl

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2.TheDistrictCollector,Nalgonda,NalgondaTownandDistrict,

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The^{Revenue Divisional Officer' Nalgonda Division' Nalgonda'}

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The^{Tahsildar, Chityala Mandal' Nalgonda District'}

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Kotha^{Mallamma'W/o Yellaiah'AS9q qq",Yt 6-llears'OccHouseWife'Rlio'} Sunkenapally'ir''gt''chiiyl;'Hir"nlJ'^{r'l'tgondi District' Telangana'}

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Dubbala^{Kethamma, W/o Yadaiah'-AS"g?b.9YI-5^2 vears' Occ' HouseWife'} R/o Sunkenaparrv^{u,lJlLY, bfit6; ffi;J'L Nalsonda District' Telansana'}

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.....RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under^{Article226 ol lhe Constitutionof lndia prayingthat in the} circumstances^{statedin the affidavitfiledtherewith' the High Court may be} pleasedtoissueanappropriatewrit,orderordirectionmoreparticularlyoneinthe nature of Writ of^{Mandamusdeclaring the actionof the respondent no 2 in issuing} the impugned^{Proceedingsvide No' E3t3O23l2O23'dated 1610912023 and} rejectingtheonlineapplicationofthePetitionerandnon-initiatingtoissuetheEpattadarpassbooksonthePetitioneronhislandtoanextentofAc.0-16gtsin Sy.No. 116,^{which is situatedat SunkenapallyVillage of ChityalaMandal'} NalgondaDistrict,isillegalandarbitraryandviolativeofarticle14'15,21,and

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300-4 of co^stil J:icn of India and arso viorative of r.Jaturar Justice and consequently I;rrt ")( de the impugned Proceedings vide lr o. ll=_i\13 )2312023, dated 1610912023 an'j arrii( ' direct the respondent no.2 to issue € -pattadi rr passbooks on behalf of the n;lm<, ,1 the petitioner, on the agricultural land of the petitioner to an extent of Ac.0-16 r,'ts in Sy.No. 116, which is situated at Sunkr?n lpally Village of Chityala Mande , Na g:onda District.

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t.A.NO: 10F 2025

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Petition (Jrrdr:r lSection 151 CPC praying that in the r;ircunrslances stated in the affidavit filerl in r; rcport of the petition, the High Court rray, b,: f,leased to grant stay of the impLrrsnr:c Droceedings vide No. E3r3023r2023 daterl 16-0g-2023 and also direct the "espc rd-.nt no.2 to issue e-pattadar passt ooks o r behalf of the name of the petitic.tr:r., on the agricultural land of the peljtion€rr lo an extent of Ac.O-16 gts in [)y l,tc .^.l 16, which is situated at Sunkenap,ally V.ill:rge of Chityala Mandal, Nalgoncla frrs trict.

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Counsel for the petitioner : SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR

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Counsel forthe Respcndent Nos.1 to 4: AGp FOR REVENUE

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Counsel for the eesp:ndent Nos.5 & 6 : _

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W.P.NO :7369 OF 202,i

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Between:

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Chittipolu Srinivar;, Sic Kanthaiah,. Aged about 59 years, C,cc ; Agrriculture, Rt/o SunkenapallyVittage, 1:hityala tr/andat,-Natgondi Oiitrict, fetarrgu.i,i '^--'-'-''

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...,PETITIONER

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AND

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1 . The State of Tela ngana, Eep, by its principal Secretary, Revenu,: Departmenl Sc,:^-s1"rirt Buiiding, Khairatdbad, Hyderdbad,^{-fe:ri11g2nr.}

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The District r-lol eltor, Nalgonda, Nalgonda Town and D,r;trict.

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The Revenue D r isional Officer, Nalgonda Division, Nalg,:n,Ja

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The Tahsild;rr, {1111{y312 Mandal, Nalgonda District.

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Sunkenapaily villirge, Chityala Kotha Mallaiah S/o Yett.aiah, Aged about M-andal, Nalgorida 6g years, District Ocr; Agriculture, F/oTietang,inj - -

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6 PPPLlg.[:tha-]rna..W/o yadaiah, Aged about 52 years, Occ Ht,uss \A/1L, K/o sunKen.roa i /itrage, Chityala Mandal, Nalgonda Distrir;r,.Ielangana.

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7 Kotha llaiah, S/o.^{Late Yellaiah, Aged about 68 years, occ Agriculture,Fyo} ffi iH;;iiirilru-gi'Jhltv'r'^{i'ra-ndal'Nalgonda District' Telangana'}

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.....RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under^{Article 226 of the Constitutionof lndia prayingthat in the} circumstanCesstatedintheaffidavitfiledtherewith'theHighCourtmaybe pleased to issue an^{appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the} natureofWritofMandamusdeclaringtheactionoftherespondentno.2inissuing theimpugnedProceedingsvideNo.E3t3g6ot2o23,dated2)l0gl2023and rejectingtheonlineapplicationofthePetitionerandnon-initiatingtoissuetheEpattadar passbooks on^{the Petitioneron his land to an extentof Ac 0-17 gts in} Sy.No. 116,^{which is situatedat SunkenapallyVillage of ChityalaMandal'} NalgondaDistrict,isillegalandarbitraryandviolativeofarticlel4'15'21'and 300.4ofConstitutionoflndiaandalsoviolativeofNaturalJusticeand consequently set^{asidethe impugned Proceedings vide No E3/3960/2023'dated} 2OlOgl2O23 and^{also direct the respondentno.2to issuee-pattadar passbooks on} behalf of the name^{of the petitioner, on the agricultural land of the Petitionerto an} extentofAc.0-lTgtsinSy.No.l,l6,whichissituatedatSunkenapallyVillageof Chityala Mandal,^{Nalgonda District.}

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I.A.NO:1 OF 2025

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PetitionUnderSection,l5lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedin the affidavit filed^{in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleasedto grant} stayoftheimpugnedProceedingsvideNo.E3t396012023,dated20-09-2023and alsodirecttherespondentno.2toissuee-pattadarpassbooksonbehalfofthe nameofthepetitioner,ontheagriculturallandofthePetitionertoanextentof Ac.0-.1 7^gts in Sy.No.^{.t .16, which is situatedat sunkenapally Village 6t crrityata} Mandal, Nalgonda^District.

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Counsel for the Petitioner^{: SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR}

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Gounsel for the Respondent Nos.1^{to 4 : GPFOR REVENUE}

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Counsel for the Respondent^{Nos.S to 7 :} "

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The Court made the following COMMON^ORDER

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FIOI''BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REI)IDY

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WRJ TPETITIONNos. 7357 alid 736!) of ,to25

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coMMOlvORDER:

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The lssr.t€ involved in both the writ petiti,tns S rntrinsically interconntr,:l.e ,r I ;rn6 therefore, they are taken up zrnrJ I1s; rr.cl together and are being ,: isposed of by this common order.

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W.p..rrl:,. ,, ]5iz of 2O25 is filed seeking follow;_rg .6li6f;

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3 W.P.No.7iif !r <f 2025 is hled seeking follonins.relir:l

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"... rssue arL alt)l.\p4c!te u)t nature o[ ).tiit :.t' MqnctamJ'" Y!:::: direction more parttt).ttot tg or,= irt the ;,, ; ; ;i ;,',,,' .,',:; : r:ii., ii:! :irt r' ! -r,'i' " ffi ;;^i;:i ?, i',^{j,' j:} inittarittg ,,, ,. ,,. ,i.1,';';,::'",^{onrtneapplication} of the P,,,,tr, " n ,,.i ,,li ?,:t,,ill";t \ utugp ol .:it^{.,, ,} I . r^- r4and(tt i,(",'i!.i'^,0'.":9ooks^{sg No.l 16. *ni"n on} ir",i)ri",rtr'-^{rhipetiti<r'ttis lundto} t iotutiue ot ,,.. , t i- ii-' ,7".1.7;17^oi"r,i;;^',: i,:,i:;;;l,"; ,)';i;,i::'::" uiolariue .t, , - ,",' ,.,r"rrri' Qnd JUU'A of Conslilution ot t,r";,. o. a ,i.Jo proceediug... i, . t ,t. t,y sgf^and , consequentlg set asid, tt,, ,,,,,, ,i]n:ui respondeitr ,,,. .",,2;'."::y1,1223^clated zo/bs/zozs en ,a,, o ,tit d 11rc petttton."r ou .h , , ,r"utturo t1'^Iadar"p,oss^books on behalf o1 ,hr ,,, ,, of^'r'i" ';,1;,:;,' 1., _'. :,:,::::,:ii,"'''::i:::::;;';i,:;"';i,l I :r li"ii

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For^{the sake of convenience'W'P'No'7357 of 2025 is taken} up^{as leadingcaseto decidethe lis in these cases'} 5. Considered^{the submissions of the learned counselfor the} respective^{parties and perused the record'}

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lt is^{stated that the pelitioner is the pattadar and possessor of} the^{agricultural iand to an extent of Ac'O 16 gts' ' in Sy'No'1 16'} situated^{at Sunkenapally Viilage' ChityalaMandal' Nalgonda District'} It is^{furtherstatedthat originally'his father was the pattadar of the} land^{to an extent ofAc lO'14 gts'' in Sy No'115' 116' 161'2O7 ' 2O8 &} 210,^{situatedat Sunkenapaily Village and his name is recorded in the} revenue^{recordsand pattadarpassbook has also been issued'It is} further^{stated that after the death of his father'the petitionerand his} brothers^{divided the said land intothreeparts and the petitionerhas} got land^{to an extentof Ac'1 01 gts ' and his nameis recorded in the} revenue^{recordsand pattadar passbook has aiso beenissued in his} favour^{under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and} Pattadar^{PassbooksAct' 1971 It is further stated that out of the said} land,^{the petitioner has sold some of the iand' exceptthe land to an} extent^{of Ac.O' 16 gts; and thus he made an online applicationdated} Oa.o3.2O23^{seeking to issue e-pattadarpassbookin respectof the} land^{to an extent of Ac.o.16gts. Thegrievanceof the petitioner is} that^{acting upon the said application'respondentNo'2 has issued the} / ir.,prg.t"d'tio^{ttce uide No'E3/3023/ 2023' daLed 16'Og 2023' stating}

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that the;.,- j. :r cart track in the vrllage mi rrc,rrsh sy.No.116 in ra,hich trr:. -q r.r :kenapary to yeranki R.rd i., ; Iai:l 1,. th,.dcoarlment and as pcr t.l,r, e;rjoyment survey conducted ,t,. I,{iLnrrar Surveyor, - bLo' o r the Road r r\ r r( cr Ac.o.3o gts., B a t a o..,0, 4c002 8l I a trl Road to ARrir-uirr tr .,,... . :, ru an extenl of Ac.0.06 gts.. maJ<ir-Lg r. r otal Ac.0.3g gts ' in Sr-ri'r r lrl It is further stated that the narresr o-,re petrtioner and his brotlt ,r s are recorded as pattadars i n Ac.0.33 or. r. , -r -" Porrd,ars t Dhatlrr r(' 'tl) ( xtent o[ _ 6,,.. ,, ,L Lney are not in physical possessirtn as this extent is covered b]. I?,rr rr , v.hich is Government property ur)d(). Se rtion 24 of the Telanga r- I l,rrnd Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (fc,:_ l;ttort .Lhe Act, 1317) and :, .,-.., r:lingly rejected the said appiicatron =.d^risingthe petitioner to r;(.(,": r crlressal before the competent Civil Cor- :t

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Learncll ;,s; s,ant Government pleader for Rt:re;_.tuer rppearing for the respo^,. rt ( I :i lt:ts vehementl_v contended that irs ller. _q lcti()n 24 of the Act, 1.3 t^., 1.. a1l the public roads, lanes, paths, bl< 15 r:s rlitches, dikes, rivers. ritrr , r[:i, tanks, ponds, canals, iakes arLd lk,.vrrg u.ater and all lands .r.Lr I.c,,,cr situated, are vested in the rilor,,:111r15nt free from all encL -r lr , r tt.es ancl if any person is dispuring dt : public property i,esti r = the Government, he/she is entitl,:d tr a oproach the competent ltir I rl r,urt seeking declaration

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It is trtr: :-? t. in catena o[ judgments, this Corrrr rnd thc Hon'ble Apex^(,,r . L t held that if there is any disputr: witl r:gard to

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existence of^{the road/ pathwayand neighbouringolunersdisputed} very existence^{of road/madeencroachments on road' if easementary} rights are^{affected inany manner, the aggrievedpartieshave to} approach the competent^{Civil Court seeking appropriaterelief'A} perusal of the^{impugnedorderdated 16Og '2023 passedby} respondent^{No.2 would revealthat after examiningall the relevant} records,^{respondentNo'2 has rightiy advised the petitionerto seek} redressal^{of his grievance beforethe competentCivil Court- Therefore'} this Court^{does not find any legal infirmities in the impugnedorder} this Court^{under Article 226 ofLh..e} warranting^{interference of} Constitution^{of India'}

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g. Accordingly,^{both the WritPetitions are clismissed relegating the} petitioners^{to approach the competentCivil Court and seek redressal} of their^{grievance,by hling a comprehensivecivil suit' in accordance} with law.^{On hling such suit' the Civil Court shall decide the same} independently^{basing on the materialplaced on rccord' withoutbeing} influenced^{by any of the observationsmadein thc impugned ordcr or} in this order

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As a sequel,^{miscellareous applications pending if any' shal1}

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stand closed.^{No costs'}

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SD/.T.^{TIRUMALA DEVI} DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY//

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SECTION^OFFICER

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SECTION

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\ \ To flat Building,

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1 The Princrpa^{I Secretary,RevenueDePartment,Se} Khairatabad,^{Stateof Telangana at HYderabad, Telangana}

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2 The District Collector,^{Nalgonda, Nalgonda Town and Diskict} 3 The Revenue Divisional^{Officer, NalgbndaDivision, Nalgonda} 4 The Tahsildar,^{Chityala Mandal, Nalgonda District} 5 Two CCs to GP^{FORREVENUE, High Courtfor the State of Telanganaat} Hvderabad. [OUT]

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