THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.34973 of 2025

ORDER :

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following relief:

“...pleased to issue an appropriate Writ or Order or orders or Directions more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the in-action on the part of the Respondents herein in considering the application submitted by the Petitioner herein application No.AOGO22200146692 as illegal, arbitrary, null and void and for a consequential directions to the Respondents herein to take action forthwith on the application No. AOGO22200146692 submitted by the Petitioner herein and be pleased to pass...”

2. Heard Sri M.V.Suresh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, for the respondents and perused the record.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the Government of Telangana issued G.O.Ms.No.59, dated 30-12-2014 for regularization and transfer of rights on lands encroachments on unobjectionable Government lands and surplus land under Urban Land Ceiling to the people on payment basis. As per the said G.O. persons who are in possession of land on or before 02-06-2014 are eligible for regularization on payment of amount. The dead line fixed under the above mentioned G.O. for submission of applications has been extended from time to time and G.O.Ms.No.14, dated 14-02-2022 is the last G.O. which extended the time limit to receive applications up to 31-03-2022. Rates have been fixed for regularization of residential lands as well as non-residential lands. Respondent No.1 has issued G.O.Ms.No.14 (Assignment-I) Department recommending rates for regularization as per the amendment issued in G.O.Ms.No.12, dated 30-1-2015.

4. The Petitioner is in possession of lands situated in Sy.No.817 of Peddapur, Atmakur Mandal, Hanumakonda Mandal and District on the date of issuance of G.O.Ms.No.59, dated 30-12-2014 and as such the petitioner submitted application bearing No.AOGO22200146692 for regularization and transfer of rights in respect of the lands mentioned in the application mentioned above. It is submitted that the petitioner has also paid the necessary fees as stipulated and as such the Petitioner is anxiously waiting for consideration of the application submitted by the Petitioner as per G.O.Ms.No.59, dated 30-12-2014. The Petitioner complied with all the required formalities as prescribed by the Respondent herein for regularization and transfer of rights as per the G.O. mentioned above. The petitioner is making oral representations to the respondents in respect of pendency of the application submitted by the petitioner for regularization of the lands as per G.O. mentioned above. However, the respondents are not taking any action on the application submitted by the petitioner.

Hence, the petitioner is constrained to file this writ petition.

5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue would submit that as per CCLA’s Lr.No.CMRO-II/06/2024, dated 25.01.2024 the District Collectors in the address entry are hereby informed that in view of certain complaints alleging fraud etc, it is proposed to take up rectification of certain applications received under G.O.Ms.No.59. Hence, the respondent-authorities are directed not to issue any proceedings and not to execute any conveyance deeds through system or manual method even if the payments are already made by applicants, till further orders, in respect of the regularisation applications received under G.O.Ms.No.59 until the verification is completed.

6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader further submitted that challenging the said G.O.Ms.No.59, Public Interest Litigations are pending before the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court vide W.P.(PIL).Nos.8 of 2015 and 109 of 2016 and since the subject matter is seized by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court the official respondents are not