Mohammed Iqbal v. State Of Telangana

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTI CE SANJAY KUMAR WRI T PETI TI ON NO.10088 OF 2019

O R D E R

The grievance of the petitioners is that the revenue authorities are not taking steps in relation to File No.B/171/2015 which was initiated on the strength of the application of the first petitioner and in which notice was issued on 19.02.2015 by the Tahsildar, Shankarpally Mandal, to all parties concerned.

Perusal of the record however reflects that the application on the strength of which the aforestated notice was issued was merely a handwritten communication of the petitioners, where upon the Tahsildar directed notices to be put up to all concerned. This is not in accordance with the procedure prescribed under Section 4 of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for brevity, 'the Act of 1971') read with Rule 18 of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989, which requires an application in Form VI(A) to be submitted. The petitioners therefore cannot complain of inaction on their improperly presented application.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit an application in the prescribed format in Form VI(A) along with the requisite fee and necessary documents. In the event such an application is filed, the Tahsildar, Shankarpally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, shall consider the same in accordance with the due procedure as prescribed under Section 5(3) of the Act of 1971 and take appropriate action. This exercise shall be completed expeditiously and in any event,

not later than eight weeks from the date of receipt of the application from the petitioners.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed in the light of this final order. No order as to costs. _______________ SANJAY KUMAR, J 21st JUNE, 2019 PGS