Siddapuram Bheeraiah v. The State Of Telangana

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAJASHEKER REDDY W.P.NO.8256 OF 2019

O R D E R

For the purpose of Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation, Government issued notification for acquiring the lands of the petitioners by invoking the provisions of Telangana Amendment Act 21 of 2017, and while the issue is under negotiations, petitioners sought for issuance of pattadar pass books for availing the Rythu Bandu Scheme floated by the Government under G.O.Rt.No.231 dated 04.04.2018. As the pass books are not being issued, depriving them of the benefits of Rythu Bandu Scheme, the present writ petition has been filed.

Learned counsel for the petitioners as well and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, for respondents 1, 3 4, and 5 and the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development, appearing for the 2nd respondent, submits that the issue in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this court in W.P.No.14574 of 2019 dated 18.07.2019, and hence similar order may be passed. Learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.14574 of 2019 dated 18.07.2019 disposed of the writ petition with the following direction: "7. Having regard to the said submissions, the writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to submit an application before the District Collector to refer their grievance to the Grievance Redressal Committee.

The Grievance Redressal Committee shall consider the factum that though land acquisition notification is issued, lands of the petitioners are not acquired and petitioners continued to cultivate the land. If the petitioners' claim to the ownership is verified and they are found to be the owners and are cultivating the land and if they are otherwise entitled to receive financial assistance under 'Rythu Bandu' scheme, appropriate immediate steps shall be taken, either to provide pattadar passbook and title deeds or release the money without insisting for new pattadar passbooks and title deeds, as the case may be. This exercise shall be completed and appropriate decision to be taken and communicated to the petitioners within a period of two weeks from the date of submission of the application by the petitioners.

8. If the petitioners are found to be eligible to receive financial assistance under 'Rythu Bandu', the same shall be sanctioned immediately." Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of the learned counsel and for the reasons alike, the present writ

petition is also disposed of in terms of the above directions of this court in W.P.No.14574 of 2019 dated 18.07.2019.

Interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. No order as to costs.

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