HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR JUKANTI WRIT PETITION Nos.15884 of 2017 AND 32937 of 2021 DATE OF ORDER : 17.03.2026 W.P.No.15884 of 2017 Between:

Purma Krishna Reddy, S/o. Chandra Reddy, Aged 76 years and three others .. Petitioners And The State of Telangana, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and eighteen (18) others .. Respondents

COMMON ORDER:

W.P.No.15884 of 2017 is filed with the following prayer:

“… to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the 2^nd respondent in passing orders in Rc.No.E5/2746/2009, dt.08.10.2016 remanding back the matter to the 3rd respondent for conducting denova enquiry who himself including the names of the unofficial respondents in the revenue records without issuing any notice as contemplated under the ROR Act, as being illegal, arbitrary, unilateral and unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and consequently set aside insofar as conducting denova enquiry by the 3^rd respondent is concerned the same by directing the 2^nd respondent to pass orders on merits in accordance with law, and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

2. W.P.No.32937 of 2021 is filed with the following prayer:

“… to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of the WRIT OF MANDAMUS to declare the mutation proceedings issued by the 5th respondent in respect of the lands in Sy.Nos.162, 163 and 164 to an extent of Ac.22.33 gts in favour of the unofficial respondents situated at Chinnaramancherla Village, Bachannapet mandal, Jangaon District, which is illegal, arbitrary and against the orders passed by the Joint Collector in proceedings No.E5/2746/2009, dated 08.10.2016, as well as the orders passed in W.P.No.15884 of 2017, dated 28.04.2017 and consequently to set aside the mutation proceedings issued in favour of the unofficial respondents in respect of the lands of the petitioners, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

3. Heard learned Senior Counsel Mr. Jalli Kanakaiah for petitioners in both the writ petitions appearing for Mr. K. Rama Krishna, learned counsel, Ms. Dara Haritha Kiran, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos.1 to 3, learned counsel Mr. K. Raghuveer Reddy appearing for Mr. K. Devender, learned counsel for respondent Nos.5 to 17, and 9 to 18 in W.P.No.15884 of 2017 and Mr. Ashok Reddy Kanathala, learned counsel for respondent Nos.6 to 25.

4. Both the writ petitions are heard together, order dated 08.10.2016 passed by the Joint Collector, Warangal, is under challenge in both writ petitions.

5. Facts in W.P.No.15884 of 2017 are being referred.

Petitioner Nos.1 to 3 are brothers and petitioner No.4 is son of one Mr. Pedda Bal Reddy. Case of petitioners is that land to an extent of Acs.14.20 guntas, Acs.10.08 guntas, and Acs.11.01 guntas in Survey Nos.162, 163 and 164 situated at Chinaramancherla Village, Bachannapet Mandal, Warangal District, belonged to one Jilla Anthaiah. That said lands were under possession and enjoyment of the forefathers of petitioners. That the name of Jilla Anthaiah continued as pattadar in the revenue records. It is further the case that in the year 1970, Jilla Anthaiah died and after his death, nobody claimed the said land. It is also submitted that since petitioners have been in long, continuous, uninterrupted peaceful possession and having inherited the lands from their ancestors, they perfected their title.

6. It is submitted by learned Senior Counsel that Tahsildar, Bachannapet Mandal (respondent No.3) without following due procedure, entered the names of unofficial respondents i.e., respondent Nos.4 to 19 in the revenue records. It is furthe