THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking following relief:

“For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the Petitioner herein prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in rejecting the petitioner application No. 2400116367 in mutating and issuing E Pattadar Pass book the land in Sy No. 56/26, to an extent of Ac. 0.20 guntas situated at Papireddyguda Village, Keshampet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District is illegal, arbitrary, and blatant violation of the principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of the Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Book Act (Act 9 of 2020) and as well as the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and set a side the same consequently direct the respondents to mutate and issue E Pattadar Pass Book in favour of the petitioners for the land in Sy No. 56/26, to an extent of Ac. 0.20 guntas situated at Papireddyguda Village, Keshampet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

2. It is stated that petitioner is the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Acs. 0.20 guntas in Survey No.56/26, situated at Papireddyguda Village, Keshampet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District (for short, ‘the subject land’), having purchased the same from one Late Sri Keshya, through registered Sale Deed dated 12.09.2012. The grievance of the petitioner is that he made an application bearing No.2400116367 dated 28.10.2024 in Dharani Web Portal for mutating his name in the revenue of the subject land, but the same was rejected.

3. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed at the admission stage.

4. This Court has carefully examined the impugned order rejecting the application submitted for mutation of the name of the petitioner in the revenue records and for issuance of new e-pattadar passbook and title deed in respect of the subject land. Except saying that “Application for Passbook Data Correction 2400116367 is rejected by RDO”, no valid reasons whatsoever has been assigned to enable the petitioner to take appropriate action.

5. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents has submitted that Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2020 has been repealed and replaced with Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025 (for short, ‘the Act 1 of 2025’) and if the petitioner submits online application in the prescribed format in Bhu Bharati Web Portal and if the same fulfills all the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent authorities will consider the same, in accordance with law. 6. In view of the above submission, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition permitting the petitioner to make appropriate online application in the prescribed format in Bhu Bharati Web Portal, seeking mutation of his name in the revenue records and for the event of such application being made by the petitioner and if the same fulfills all the requirements under the provisions of the Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent authorities shall examine and consider the case of the petitioner. In any event, if the application of the petitioner does not fulfill the requirements of the Act 1 of 2025 and the Rules made thereunder, the respondent authorities shall pass a reasoned order, in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of the application.

7. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of.

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