IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH

WRIT PETITION No.19422 of 2025

THE 09^TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025

Between:

The Society of Trustees of Indigenous Churches in India,

Rep. by Gujjarlapudi John Sundar Rao.

…Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue (Stamps & Registration), Secretariat,

Hyderabad-500004 and three others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and

Smt. S. Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration appearing for respondents. Perused the entire

material on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the order dated 02.04.2024 vide Refusal Order No.21/2024 passed by respondent No.4 as arbitrary

and illegal.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that one Mr. Mathari Krishnappa Peter, S/o. Yellappa, donated the schedule land to the petitioner-Society and the land does not belong to the Government, nor there is any rival claimant. The donee-Society agreed to receive the said property for the purpose of establishing a church, and accordingly, a gift deed wa