THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION No.27344 of 2025

ORAL ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4.

2. Petitioners herein are claiming that they are the absolute owners and possessors of land admeasuring Ac.0.25 guntas in Sy.No.85/H/1/2 and Ac.0.25 guntas in Sy.No.85/H/1/1/2, total land admeasuring Acs.1.10 guntas, situated at Thimmampet Village, Zaffergadh Mandal, Jangaon District. It is an ancestral property. In proof of the same, they have filed the copies of digital pattadar passbook, pahani, registered gift deed, etc. They have submitted applications dated 14.12.2022, 03.06.2025 and 08.07.2025 to respondent No.3 with a request to append digital signature on pattadar passbook and mutate their names in revenue record in respect of the subject property. Despite receiving and acknowledging the aforesaid applications, respondent No.3 did not act upon the same. Aggrieved by the said inaction of respondent No.3, petitioners filed the present writ petition.

3. Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, would submit that respondent No.3 will consider the aforesaid applications dated 14.12.2022, 03.06.2025 and 08.07.2025 submitted by the petitioners, in accordance with law by putting the petitioners and all interested parties on notice and affording them an opportunity.

4. In the light of the said submission, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.3 to consider and dispose of the aforesaid applications dated 14.12.2022, 03.06.2025 and 08.07.2025 submitted by the petitioners with a request to append digital signature on pattadar passbook and mutate their names in revenue record in respect of the subject property, in accordance with law, by putting the petitioner and all interested parties on notice and affording them an opportunity. If respondent No.3 is not inclined to accept the request made by the petitioners, he shall assign specific reasons, pass a reasoned order and communicate copy of the same to the petitioners. However, he shall complete the entire exercise within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

_________________ K. LAKSHMAN, J

11^th SEPTEMBER, 2025.

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