IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.19422 of 2025 THE 09^TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 Between:

The Society of Trustees of Indigenous Churches in India, Rep. by Gujjarlapudi John Sundar Rao.

…Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue (Stamps & Registration), Secretariat, Hyderabad-500004 and three others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt. S. Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration appearing for respondents. Perused the entire material on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the order dated 02.04.2024 vide Refusal Order No.21/2024 passed by respondent No.4 as arbitrary and illegal.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that one Mr. Mathari Krishnappa Peter, S/o. Yellappa, donated the schedule land to the petitioner-Society and the land does not belong to the Government, nor there is any rival claimant. The donee-Society agreed to receive the said property for the purpose of establishing a church, and accordingly, a