HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31691 of 2024

ORDER

It is stated that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of the agriculture land admeasuring Ac.0.05 guntas in Sy.No.155/A/1 situated at Qileshpur Village, Raghunathapally Mandal, Jangaon District. It is further stated that his name is recorded as pattadar in revenue records more particularly 1-B register maintained under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short “the ROR Act, 1971”) and the Rules made thereunder and also issued 1-B register vide application No.ADL021623493151, dated 18.05.2016. It is stated that the petitioner had made an application No.2400097137, dated 14.09.2024 for data correction and consequential issuance of e-pattadar passbook under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2020 (for short “the ROR Act, 2020”). The grievance of the petitioner is that even after receiving the said application, the respondent authorities has not disposed of the same so far.

2. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.Swetcha, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4 and with their consent this writ petition was disposed at the admission stage. In view of the nature of relief sought in this writ petition issuance of notice to the unofficial respondent is dispensed with.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently contended that issuance of e-pattadar passbooks only consequential act of carrying the entries which have already been made under the provisions of the ROR Act, 1971. Learned counsel further submits that since the name of the petitioner has already been recorded in 1-B register, the petitioner is entitled for issuance of e-pattadar passbook under the provisions of the ROR Act, 2020.

4. Ms.Swetcha, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has not disputed the entries made in 1-B Register and submission of the online application by the petitioner.

5. In view of the above submissions and since it is stated that the petitioner had already submitted an application No.2400097137, dated 14.09.2024 seeking for issuance of e-pattadar passbook, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing the respondent authorities to examine the said application and if the said application has complied with all the requirements of the provisions of the ROR Act, 2020 and also the circular instructions issued by CCLA vide circular No.1 of 2021, dated 15.01.2021 and Circular No.1 of 2024, dated 28.02.2024, consider the same and if the petitioner fails to satisfy any of the requirements, the respondent authorities are directed to pass a reasoned order and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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

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

________________________________ JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY

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