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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V. VENUGOPAL
Smt. PurellaVenkatamma – Appellant
Versus
The State of Telangana – Respondent
WP 31054/2025
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.31054 OF 2025
O R D E R:
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following relief/s:-
“… to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the notice dated 22.09.2025 issued by the respondent no.03 i.e. Mandal Revenue Officer, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, without jurisdiction and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently set aside and quash the same, and direct the respondents not to interfere, obstruct or cause any disturbance to the peaceful possession, cultivation and enjoyment of the petitioner over the agricultural lands bearing Survey Nos.101/A, 191/A and 58/A, admeasuring Ac.3.33 Guntas situated at Revojpet Village, Dasturabad Mandal and pass such other orders …”
2. Heard Ms.Takkuri Chandhana, learned counsel for the petitioner appearing on-line and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader representing learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4.
3. The brief facts of the case are that the husband of the petitioner namely Late Sri Purella Mallaiah was the absolute owner and possessor of agricultural lands bearing Survey Nos. 101/A (Ac.1.02 gts), 191/A (Ac.1.31 gts) and 58/A (Ac.1.00 gts) totaling Acs.3.33 guntas, situated at Revojpet Village, Dasturabad Mandal, Nirmal District; that the above lands were ancestral properties which devolved upon Late Purella Mallaiah from his forefathers; that since then, he had been in continuous peaceful possession and enjoyment of the same; that the said lands stood in the name of the petitioner’s husband in all the revenue records and he was issued Pattadar Pass Book No. T14030030008 for the entire extent of land admeasuring Acs. 3.33 guntas; that her husband had availed crop loans and was receiving Rythu Bandhu benefits and his name was also reflected in the Record of Rights (1-B, ROR) and all revenue registers, showing his lawful possession and ownership; that the said Purella Mallaiah passed away on 16.01.2019 and his death certificate dated 12.03.2019 was also issued by the Gram Panchayat, Revojpet Village; that after his demise, the petitioner being his legally wedded wife and Class-1 legal heir applied for succession of the said lands on 19.09.2025 through the official Bhu Bharati portal enclosing the family certificate, death certificate, Aadhaar card, other documents and the said succession application bearing No.2500612035 was still pending before respondent No.3 for necessary mutation in the petitioner's name. Whileso, the petitioner received a notice dated 22.09.2025 from the Mandal Revenue Officer alleging that the Aadhaar number of the respondent No.6 was wrongly entered in respect of land admeasuring Ac.1.00 guntas in Survey No.58/A and that rectification was required to record the name of respondent No.6.
It is stated that the said notice was issued basing on the fabricated report of the Mandal Girdawar and Surveyor dated 17.09.2025, which falsely states that respondent No.6 was in possession of the property. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition seeking to set aside the impugned notice and to direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the subject lands.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.3 vide impugned notice dated 22.09.2025, directed the petitioner and respondent No.6 to appear at his Office on 25.09.2025 along with relevant original documents pertaining to the land admeasuring Ac.1.00 gts in Sy.No.58/A, Revojipet Village basing on the report submitted by the Mandal Girdawar and Surveyor dated 17.09.2025. He states that the petitioner was given only couple of days time to appear before respondent No.3. He further states that respondent No.6 has no right, title or interest over the said property and tha