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2024 Supreme(Online)(TEL) 23121

HIGH COURT OF TELANGANA
SUREPALLI NANDA, J
Smt. Ponugoti Saritha – Appellant
Versus
The State of Telangana – Respondent
WP/27496/2022



The court emphasized the necessity of notifying all parties involved in proceedings to uphold the principles of natural justice.

Headnote:(A) Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadaar Pass Books Act, 1971 - Writ of Certiorari - The petitioners sought to set aside the order passed by the Special Tribunal, claiming it was illegal and arbitrary. The court found that the petitioner was not made a party in the proceedings. (Paras 2-3)

(B) Natural Justice - The court emphasized the need for providing reasonable opportunity to the petitioner before passing any orders. (Paras 4-5)

Facts of the case:
The petitioners challenged an order regarding a registered sale deed without being notified or made a party to the proceedings.

Findings of Court:
The court set aside the impugned proceedings and remanded the matter for reconsideration, ensuring adherence to natural justice principles.

Issues: The main issues included the legality of the order passed without notifying the petitioner and the requirement of providing a fair hearing.

Ratio Decidendi: The court ruled that the failure to notify the petitioner constituted a violation of natural justice, necessitating a reconsideration of the case by the Tribunal.

Result: The writ petition is allowed.

ORDER: 

Hear d M/ s. Ch an dr asen Law Offices, lear n ed  cou n sel appear in g on beh alf of t h e pet it ion er s, lear n ed Assist an t Gover n m en t Pleader for Reven u e, appear in g on beh alf of r espon den t Nos.1 t o 5 an d Sr i Av in ash Desai, lear n ed Sen ior Design at e Cou n sel r epr esen t in g Sr i Ku n ch a Su n il Gou d, lear n ed cou n sel appear in g on beh alf of r espon den t Nos. 6 t o 8 . 2 . 

Th e pet it ion er appr oach ed t h e Cou r t seek in g  pr ay er as u n der :

“ … to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari to call for the records and to set aside the order dated 16.04.2022 vide Case No. F2/ 131/ 2022 (Revision Case No.5221/ 2021) passed by Respondent No.2/ Special Tribunal as illegal, arbitrary, erroneous against the provisions of Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadaar Pass books Act, 1971 and also against all settled principles of Law and to pass… ”. 

3 . Th is Cou r t v ide it s or der dat ed 30 .0 6 .2 0 2 2 in W .P. No. 2 7 4 9 6 of 2 0 2 2 passed or der s obser vin g as u n der : W .P. No. 2 7 4 9 6 of 2 0 2 2 

“ Rule nisi. Call for records.

Learned Government Pleader for Revenue takes notice on behalf of R-1 to R.5 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to take out personal notice to R-6 to R-12 by RPAD and file proof of service.

Post on 10.08.2022.

I .A. No.1 of 2 0 2 2  A perusal of the impugned order shows that a finding is rendered in respect of a registered sale deed dated 06.10.2006 vide document No.11169/ 2006, dated 06.10.2006 covering an extent of Acs.5.10 gts in Survey Nos.52, 54 and 55 of Thimmapur Village, Bommalaramaram Mandal, Nalgonda District, executed in favour of the first petitioner herein by declaring that the vendor has not transferred any property through the said document. The first petitioner herein is not made a party before the Special Tribunal nor was she put on notice while passing the impugned order.

In the circumstances, there shall be interim suspension of the operation of the impugned order”.

4 . Sri Avinash Desai, learned Senior Designate Counsel representing Sri Kuncha Sunil Goud, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 6 to 8 fairly submits that in view of the fact that as borne on record that petitioner had not been made a party to the impugned proceedings and yet an order has been passed against the petitioner, the matter could be remanded to the 2 nd respondent for providing reasonable opportunity to the petitioner.

5 . Tak in g in t o con sider at ion t h e said su bm ission m ade by Sr i Av in ash Desai, lear n ed Sen ior Design at e Cou n sel r epr esen t in g Sr i Ku n ch a Su n il Gou d, lear n ed cou n sel appear in g on beh alf of r espon den t Nos. 6 t o 8 , t h e im pu gn ed pr oceedin gs passed by t h e 2 n d r espon den t dat ed 1 6 .0 4 .2 0 2 2 in Case No.F2 / 1 3 1 / 2 0 2 2 ( Rev ision Case No.5 2 2 1 / 2 0 2 1 ) , is set aside an d t h e m at t er is r em an ded t o t h e 2 n d r espon den t for r econ sider at ion of t h e en t ir e issu e afr esh again by giv in g an oppor t u n it y of per son al h ear in g t o t h e pet it ion er an d t o all con cer n ed i.e., Respon den t Nos.6 t o 8 as w ell an d pass appr opr iat e or der s, in accor dan ce t o law , in con for m it y w it h pr in ciples of n at u r al j u st ice w it h in a per iod of eigh t ( 8 ) w eek s fr om t h e dat e of r eceipt of a copy of t h is or der . Accor din gly , t h e w r it pet it ion is allow ed. How ever , t h er e sh all be n o or der as t o cost s.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed.  

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