ORDER

This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the inaction of the respondents in granting assignment patta to the petitioner in spite of petitioner’s name included in the list of beneficiaries for re-assignment of laoni patta to the eligible poor farmers prepared by the respondents, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently prayed this Court to direct the respondents to grant assignment patta to the petitioner for lands in Sy.No.11/12/8, admeasuring Ac.3.00 gts., Sy.No.19/EE, admeasuring Ac.0.20 gts., situated at Gundeboinagudem Village, Palakeedu Mandal, Suryapet District in view of beneficiary list for re-assignment of laoni patta to eligible poor farmers.

2. Considered the submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties and with their consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

3. It is stated that the petitioner belongs to Scheduled Tribe and he is the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.3.00 gts., in Sy.No.11/12/8, Ac.0.20 gts., in Sy.No.19/EE, situated at Gundeboinagudem Village, Palakeedu Mandal, Suryapet District, having acquired the same through simple sale deed. It is further stated that the land admeasuring Ac.3.00 gts., in Sy.No.11 was assigned to Nagulavancha Vupendra and land admeasuring Ac.1.23 gts., in Sy.No.19 was assigned to Pillutla Jayanthi by virtue of Assigned Patta Certificate No.B/6221/2007, dated 19.01.2008. It is further stated that Nagulavancha Vupendra and Pillutla Jayanthi have sold their lands to an extent of Ac.3.00 gts., in Sy.No.11 and Ac.0.20 gts., out of Ac.1.23 gts., in Sy.No.19 jointly to the petitioner. It is further stated that the Tahsildar has issued Notice under Rule 3 of the Telangana Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 directing the petitioner to submit explanation within 15 days for purchasing the said assigned lands in violation of Section 3(2) of the Act and pursuant to the said notice, the petitioner approached respondent No.4 and requested to re-assign the said lands to him. In pursuance of the same, an enquiry was conducted and the respondents prepared list of beneficiaries for re-assignment of laoni pattas to eligible poor farmers, wherein, the petitioner’s name was included at Sl.No.19. The case of the petitioner is that when the petitioner approached the respondents to implement the said list, they refused to implement the same stating that there is no provision for granting assignment pattas under the new system. The grievance of the petitioner is that when the respondents did not take any steps, in spite of several requests made by him to re-assign the said lands and grant assignment patta certificate, he made a representation dated 24.12.2024, however, no action has been taken thereon so far. Hence the writ petition.

4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits or demerits of the case, as it is stated that the petitioner was in possession and cultivating the said lands, and his name is also included in the list of beneficiaries for re-assignment of laoni patta to eligible poor farmers, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents to examine the representation dated 24.12.2024 submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate reasoned order in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner, within a period of three (03) months from today.

5. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________________ JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY

09.01.2025 pvt HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.901 of 2025

09.01.2025 pvt