HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9787 of 2025

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:-

“…to issue an appropriate writ, order or directions more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to and connected with the order passed by respondent No.2 in proceedings No.D2/169/2023, dated 12.03.2025, wherein the application filed by respondent No.3 for restoring the land in Sy.No.218, to an extent of Ac.0.24 guntas in favour of respondent No.3 in the Revenue record and Dharani Portal is allowed as arbitrary, illegal, erroneous and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and pass such other…”

2. It is stated that respondent No.3 herein filed an application, dated 22.12.2023 before respondent No.2 seeking for inclusion of the land admeasuring Ac.0.24 guntas in Sy.No.218, situated at Morthad Shivar, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District in her name but the same was not considered by respondent No.2 on the ground that there are disputes with regard to possession of the said land. It is further stated that respondent No.3 also filed W.P.No.11384 of 2024 before this Court seeking a direction to consider the said application. This Court, by an order, dated 26.04.2024, disposed of the said writ petition directing her to file online application along with relevant documents before respondent No.2 with a specific request to correct the wrong entry and issue e-pattadar passbook and on filing of such application, respondent No.2 shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders, strictly in accordance with law. Pursuant to the said order, respondent No.2 has conducted an enquiry with regard to the validity or otherwise of the entries made in the revenue records for the land admeasuring Ac.0.24 guntas in Sy.No.218 and the petitioners herein are the respondents in the said enquiry conducted in Proceedings No.D2/169/2023, dated 12.03.2025. It is further stated that the petitioners were issued pattadar passbooks in the year 2008 under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short “the ROR Act, 1971”) and the Rules made thereunder and as such, respondent No.2 is not having any power or authority to correct the entries in the revenue records at this length of time on the application being filed by respondent No.2 herein.

3. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. In view of the nature of relief sought for in this writ petition, issuance of notice to the unofficial respondent is dispensed with.

4. This Court has carefully examined the records and the order, dated 12.03.2025 passed by respondent No.2. Respondent No.2 has observed in the impugned order that except pattadar passbook bearing No.544617 the petitioners herein, who claimed to have purchased the subject property, have failed to produce any documents or consequential mutation orders issued on their favour, which are the basis for issuance of pattadar passbook and title deeds as per the provisions of the ROR Act, 1971. In the order, it is also observed that it is found by the enquiring authority that the entries prior to issuance of pattadar passbook stand in the name of respondent No.3. In the absence of any documents produced by the petitioners, the District Collector, vide impugned order, directed respondent No.3 to make appropriate application in Dharani Portal seeking correction of the revenue records.

5. Prima facie it appears from the record that respondent No.2, after conducting an enquiry and after providing an opportunity to the petitioners and respondent No.3, has passed a reasoned order. If the petitioners are having any right over the subject property by virtue of issuance of pattadar p