HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2979 of 2025

ORDER

It is stated that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of land to an extent of Ac.1.33 ½ guntas in Sy.No.980/B; Ac.0.13 ½ guntas in Sy.No.981/A and Ac.1.01 ½ guntas in Sy.No.981/2, situated at Gudem Village, Mustabad Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District. It is further stated that the respondent authorities have mutated the name of the petitioner in the revenue records and also issued pattadar passbook No.149864 and title deed No.377583 vide Patta No.1209 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. The grievance of the petitioner is that while updating the revenue records, the respondent authorities have not entertained the application submitted by the petitioner provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 2020 (for short “the ROR Act, 2020”).

2. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and with their consent this writ petition is being disposed at the admission stage.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently contended that issuance of e-pattadar passbooks is only a consequential act of carrying the entries which have already been made under the provisions of the ROR Act, 1971. Learned counsel further submitted that the entries made in the pattadar passbook are only compilation of the survey numbers and the accounts for the extent being mentioned in a particular village, and therefore, it does not take away the right of the petitioner in any manner unless the entries in the revenue records are corrected by following due procedure.

4. Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has submitted that the petitioner has not submitted online application in the appropriate module of Dharani Web the circular instructions issued by the CCLA vide circular No.1 of 2021, dated 15.01.2021 and Circular No.1 of 2024, dated 5. In view of the above submissions, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition permitting the petitioner to make appropriate online application in Dharani Portal or any other mode facilitated by the Government for issuing e-pattadar passbook and if such an application is submitted by the petitioner, the respondent authorities are directed to examine and consider the same duly taking into consideration of the pattadar passbook and title deed issued under the provisions of the ROR Act, 1971 and if the petitioner is otherwise not entitled for the same, they shall pass a reasoned order and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of the petitioner’s application.

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

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

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