IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH

WRIT PETITION No.17434 of 2022

DATE: 01.12.2025

Between:

Sri Chappidi Laxmaiah.

…Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary,

Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings,

Hyderabad, Telangana & three others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Mr. R.Thirupathaiah, learned counsel for the

petitioner and Mrs. S.Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the official

respondents. Perused the material available on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 and 4 herein in not issuing (New) Digital Pattadar Pass

Books in respect of land bearing Sy.No.564/5 admeasuring Ac.4-16 guntas situated at Gattuippalapally Village, Talakondapally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, in spite of latest representation dated 12.10.2021 rejected made through online Dharani portal as illegal and arbitrary.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of the agricultural land in Sy.No.564/5 admeasuring Ac.4-16 guntas situated at Gattuippalapally Village, Talakondapally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and the same was acquired and assigned under Ex-servicemen vide Final Patta Certificate in Dis.No.218/1990 dated 19.03.1990 in G.O.Ms.No.1406 dated 26.11.1958 read with G.O.Ms.No.1724 dated 26.03.1959. After issuing the patta certificate, the respondent No.4 has issued old Patta Pass Book NO.383491, Patta No.797 in favour of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the respondent authorities upgraded the revenue records but not issued the new Pattadar Pass Book to the petitioner. In view of the same, the petitioner made a representation dated

12.10.2021 vide Application No.LM2100103589 submitted through Dharani Portal and the same was rejected without assigning any reason. The respondent authorities has to consider the representation dated 12.10.2021 basing on the earlier Patta Pass Book NO.383491 and Patta No.797 issued by the respondent No.4-Tahsildar and they have to issue new Pattadar Pass Book in favour of the petitioner. Without doing so, the respondent authorities rejected the representation dated 12.10.2021 without giving any reason or opportunity to the petitioner. Aggrieved by the action of the respondent authorities, the petitioner filed the present writ petition and requested this Court to allow the same by directing the respondents to dispose of the representation dated 12.10.2021 vide Application No.2100103589 submitted through Dharani Portal on merits.

5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondent authorities submits that the petitioner has submitted a representation on 12.10.2021. But, as on that date, there is no provision to conduct enquiry through ROR Act, 2020. Once an application submitted through Dharani portal, the competent authority has to accept or reject the plea made by the applicant. In view of the same, the respondent authorities have rejected the application made by the petitioner through online. After filing of the writ petition, the ROR Act was amended as the Telangana Bhu Bharathi (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025. If the petitioner makes a fresh application as per existing rules i.e. through ROR portal under the Act, 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent-authorities will consider the same and pass appropriate orders as per existing rules in accordance with law and requested this Court to pass appropriate orders.

6. In view of the submissions made on either side, this writ petition is disposed of by setting aside rejection order passed on the petitioner’s Application No.2100103589 dated 12.10.2021 and granting liberty to the petitioner to make a fresh application through ‘ROR portal’ for correction of entries in the revenue records for the land of the petitioner under the Act, 2025 a