HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13556 of 2025

ORDER

It is stated that the petitioner is in occupation and possession of the land admeasuring Acs.2.27 guntas in Sy.No.550/U and Ac.0.22 guntas in Sy.No.550/N, situated at Palmakole Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, having purchased the same through registered sale deed bearing document No.544 of 1996, dated 30.07.1996. It is further stated that claiming that the subject land, which is in possession of the petitioner, is assigned land and prohibited for transfer under the provisions of the Telangana Assigned Lands (Prohibition for Transfer) Act, 1977 (for short “the Act, 1977”), the respondents are interfering with the peaceful possession of the petitioner without issuing any notice and without following due process of law. It is further stated, that even though the petitioner had purchased the subject property in violation of the terms and conditions mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.1406, dated 25.07.1958 since he is a landless poor person fulfilling all the criteria of assignment of the land as per the policy of the Government, he made a representation, dated 02.04.2025 seeking to regularize the said land in his favour. The grievance of the petitioner is that, even after receipt of the said representation, the respondent authorities did not consider the same. Therefore, he prayed this Court to direct the respondents to consider his case either for regularization or for assignment under the category of landless poor person duly taking into consideration of his long possession.

2. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri H.Somaiah Ezra Sastri, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Assignment appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4 and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage.

3. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, this Court, without expressing any opinion on the right and entitlement of the petitioner, either for consideration of regularization of his long possession or for assignment of the land and since it is stated that the petitioner is actively cultivating the land by raising various vegetables in the subject land, deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing the respondent authorities not to take any coercive action against the petitioner, if he is in possession of the subject property, except following due process of law.

4. With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

5. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________________ JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY

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