HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14929 of 2025

ORDER

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

“….to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in not mutating the name of the petitioner in the revenue records and not issuing the E- Pattadar Pass books in the name of the petitioner the land in Sy.No.401/AA to an extent of Ac.2.31 guntas situated at Indrakal Village, Tadur Mandal, Nagarkurnool District is illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the provisions of the Act-1 of 2005 and as well as the violation of the principles of natural justice and as well fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to mutate the name of the petitioner and issue of E-Pattadar Pass Book in favour of the petitioner for the above said land and pass such order or other orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case..…”

2. Considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and with their consent this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

3. It is stated that the petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring Acs.2.31 guntas in Sy.No.401/AA, situated at Indrakal Village, Tadur Mandal, Nagarkurnool District, having purchased the same through registered sale deed dated 02.01.2006. From the date of purchase of the land, the petitioner is in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the land and eking his livelihood by doing agriculture. It is further stated that after purchasing the subject land, even though respondent No.4 issued proceedings dated 23.09.2020 for mutating the name of the petitioner in the revenue records, the said proceedings have not been implemented. It is further stated that after the ROR Act, 1971 was repealed and replaced with the new enactment of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2020 (for short “the Act 9 of 2020”), the petitioner made a representation, dated 25.04.2025 seeking for issuance of pattadar passbook and making necessary entries in Dharani Portal to enable him to enjoy the subject property. Pending examination of the claim, the Act 9 of 2020 was also repealed and replaced with the Telangana Bhu Bharathi (Record of Rights in Lands) Act, 2025 ( for short “Act No.1 of 2025”). The grievance of the petitioner is that even after receiving the said representation, the respondent authorities did not consider the case of the petitioner and in view of non-issuance of the pattadar passbook, he is not in a position to receive the various incentives sanctioned by the Government for cultivation of the agriculture land. Hence, the present writ petition.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents vehemently contended that the petitioner has made an application under the provisions of the Act 9 of 2020, seeking mutation of his name in the revenue records. Learned Assistant Government Pleader further submits that the said Act 9 of 2020 has been recently repealed and replaced with Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025 (for short “the Act No.1 of 2025”), and as such the petitioner is entitled to make appropriate application seeking for mutation of his name, in terms of the provisions of the said Act.

5. In view of the above submissions, this Court is of the opinion that the ends of justice would be met, if the petitioner is permitted to make appropriate application seeking for mutation of his name in terms of the Act No.1 of 2025 duly enclosing all the documents and in such event of application being submitted by the petitioner, the respondent authorities are directed to consider the same and if the petitioner is otherwise not entitled for issuance of e-pattadar passbook, the respondent authorities shall pass a reasoned order strictly in accordance wit