Edupuganti Sathyanarayana Murthy v. State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Two writ petitions were filed by elderly agriculturalists challenging the inaction of the Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, in deciding their revision and stay petitions against appellate orders confirming a Special Deputy Collector's decision in an LTR case. The petitioners claimed ownership and possession of agricultural land and a residential house in Sy.Nos. 129 and 130, which they alleged were wrongly included in a land dispute concerning Sy.No. 131. The court disposed of the writ petitions without going into merits, directing the Principal Secretary to consider and dispose of the revision petitions and stay applications expeditiously, preferably within three months, after affording a fair hearing to all parties.
What did the court decide?
Directed Respondent No. 1 (Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare) to consider and dispose of the revision petitions and stay applications filed by the petitioners on 02.09.2026, preferably within three months from receipt of the order, after affording a fair hearing to all parties. No costs.