THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION No.30353 of 2025

ORAL ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue.

2. Petitioner No.1 is claiming that she is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.1.10 guntas in Sy.Nos.252 and 251/3, situated at Burahanpuram Village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District. Petitioner No.2 is claiming that he is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring Acs.4.0250 guntas in Sy.Nos.251/2, 249/1, 250, 251/1, situated at Burahanpuram Village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District. In proof of the same, they have filed the copies of the latest pattadar passbooks and title deeds. They have submitted online applications bearing Nos.2100189668, dated 23.02.2021 and 2100189553, dated 02.03.2021 to respondent No.4 with a request to issue conversion proceedings converting the subject property from agricultural to non-agricultural. Despite receiving and acknowledging the said applications, respondent No.4 did not act upon the same. Aggrieved by the said inaction of respondent No.4, petitioners filed the present writ petition.

3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has produced the written instructions of respondent No.4 stating that the subject property is in buffer zone of Munneru River and it is a Shikam patta land. Therefore, issuance of conversion proceedings as requested by the petitioners is not possible. The said written instructions are placed on record.

4. However, having received the aforesaid online applications submitted by the petitioners along with fee of Rs.2,54,019/- from petitioner No.1 and Rs.8,25,500/- from petitioner No.2, respondent No.4 should have considered the said online applications and dispose of the same in accordance with law, instead of keeping the said online applications pending.

5. In the light of the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.4 to consider and dispose of the online applications bearing Nos.2100189668, dated 23.02.2021 and 2100189553, dated 02.03.2021 submitted by the petitioners with a request to issue conversion proceedings converting the subject property from agricultural to non- agricultural, strictly in accordance with law. If respondent No.4 is not inclined to accept the request made by the petitioners, he shall assign specific reasons, pass a reasoned order and communicate copy of the same to the petitioners. However, he shall complete the entire exercise within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

_________________ K. LAKSHMAN, J

7^th OCTOBER, 2025.

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7^th OCTOBER, 2025.

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